The next morning we left pretty early from Kettle Falls to head closer towards the lodge. We docked at a sand site called Ashback Beach, which was so much easier to figure out! The kids immediately spotted a couple turtles and loved watching them the whole time. They named the turtles "snippy" and "snoopy."
They went off the slide multiple times.
Spy Conor and Peyton in the background? Those two are always wrestling!
Our friends finally arrived by water taxi that night. They have two girls that are Peyton and Conor's age. Caitie was so excited to have some friends to play with!
We cooked dinner and blew the generator while trying to grill out. It made for an interesting evening for the boys to get it back on. Then we played a game of trivia with all the other houseboats. We went into about 5 overtimes, but ending up placing second. The kids thought it was really fun.
The next day we set off pretty early in the morning to find a different houseboat site. We settled on a unmarked spot and it had the most gorgeous views. It was not without it's challenges to dock it though! We had a gorgeous sunset!
The kids skipped rocks and roasted marshmallows by the fire. This spot did not have any bugs and it was really great. However, there was a lot of wind at the site and the boat swayed back and forth like crazy. It was a tough site to sleep at because the boat rocked all night long. I guess you trade bugs for wind and swaying.
We played another game of trivia and battled it out for second place again. We took off early in the morning and headed back to Minneapolis. We arrived around mid-afternoon at the Great Wolf Lodge for the night. The kids had a lot of fun playing for a few hours at the waterpark.
We went back to the Mall of America (which was across the street) for dinner. Caitie played so hard she fell asleep at dinner!
We had a couple hours left of play time in the morning at the waterpark before departing for the airport.
It was a fun and unique experience, but it was definitely a lot of work! Hopefully the kids grow up and appreciate all of the different experiences we have tried to share with them over the years!
No comments:
Post a Comment