Bode loved the place. Sort of. Every time we'd walk by the entrance, he'd want to go in. And he did enjoy most of water park, but he wasn't a big fan of the slides. Since he enjoys the slide on the playground, we thought he'd be more into them at the water park. There were some real small and slow ones, so it's not like they went too fast. What he didn't like (we think) is the entry into the water. He's not a big fan of water splashing into his face, so after a couple tries, whenever we asked if he wanted to go down the slide, he'd just shake his head.
We then took him down a big water slide. The three of us sat in the middle of this raft and went shooting down a tube. Lots of fun...for Mommy and Daddy. Ashley was able to see Bode's face the whole time. He was not amused. Oh well. Besides the slides, he had a blast. They had a little basketball court, which was probably his favorite. Here are some action photos. First we have the little dude throwing the ball.
Bode really enjoyed putting the ball into the basket. Unfortunately, he isn't the lightest kid. Every time he made a basket, he wanted to do it again. And again. And again. It was quite a work out.
Finally, here's a shot of the two of us resting on the side of the pool. We all slept well at night.
The lodge had a bunch of cool activities for Bode. He was given a little wand (eeriely similar to a Harry Potter wand). There was all sorts of pictures and statues and treasure chests located throughout the hotel. There were quests (like thirty of them), and each quest involved finding different artifacts. When you found one, you waved your wand at said item, and lights would flash and little displays would light up. Mommy and Daddy did the actual finding of the items while Bode was in charge of the wand. We completed two quests (chaching!). Bode seemed to like it...and it involved a lot of walking (which further helped us sleep at night).Bode was also allowed to make his own stuffed animal. He picked out a green dragon. The nice lady stuffed him up for us.
Here's Bode holding his new friend. We asked Bode, "What's your dragon's name?" Bode responded, "Green-One."
Fortunately, they gave us a little box to keep "Green-One" in...we can't have dragons flying around unattended :-)
There was an arcade with all sorts of blinking and flashing lights and loud noises. We, of course, had to go. There were some cool games...
but Bode was more interested in driving bus. The kid's got a little Ralph Kramden in him...I guess it's better than Norton.
While we were gone, a girl up the street watched Auburn. The pup is doing great, and she was thrilled when we got home.
We had a great time, and now need a vacation to rest up from our vacation. Ashley is trying to take a nap, but I think Bode isn't letting her. She's probably exhausted from the deep tissue massage she got at the hotel spa (which was her Mother's Day gift).Pleasant week to all.
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