We just returned from Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky and it was better than I could have imagined! They do such a good job of making it magical and the kids loved every minute of it. It’s a water park with a rustic lodge theme and right now it’s decked out like the North Pole. Last year we went around this time and decided we would make it a yearly tradition. We swam, visited with Santa, heard a local choir sing Christmas carols and even watched it snow in the lobby! My mom came along which was a huge help too. It was so neat to watch Garrett splash in the little kiddie pool, he is getting so big! Last year when we went I was pregnant and wobbling around and now he’s here and discovering the water on his own! Gabriel is getting great at swimming by himself and Grant is just content to jump in and out over, and over, and over again! Lol.:) It was probably a 10 out of 10 and a perfect way to lead up to Christmas. On the way there we turned up the Christmas music and all sang our guts out, you can’t buy memories like that!:)
I think we are pretty much set with presents except for one big item. Gabriel decided he wanted a certain video game device and recently added it to his list. Actually he mentioned it a while ago but I blew it off because he didn’t even know WHAT it was! He heard his buddy talking about it and decided he wanted one too. Now he’s been talking about it non-stop and has asked Santa for it, wrote it on his list, etc. Jim and I discussed it and decided to go ahead and get it for him (it’s designed for kids so we think he would use it). So last night we tried to buy it only to discover they are sold out EVERYWHERE. I had no idea this was such an in-demand item?! Jim ended up waking up super early and leaving out hotel to stand in line for the store to open this morning (they were getting a shipment overnight). He was competing with people who had camped out and didn’t get in fast enough. How did we all of a sudden become sucked into the marketing frenzy?! Jim is a competitor though so now this has made him want it even more! Yikes. I don’t see how we’ll manage to find one of these things a week before Christmas but, you never know! Stay tuned. To be continued…..:)
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