We weren't able to go on a long summer vacation this year because of work. Instead we took a weekend to Concord NC to visit Great Wolf Lodge. Brianna's friend, Kyleah, went with us.
For some of you that aren't familiar with it, Great Wolf is a hotel with an indoor/outdoor water park. The water park consisted of a wave pool, a kiddie adventure park, an obstacle course pool, about 5 different water slides, and Fort McKenzie. Fort McKenzie was the girls favorite. About every 15 minutes the big bucket on the top would fill with water and come crashing down on everyone below. Brianna just loved that. In addition to playing in the water park, the girls enjoyed a game of MagicQuest. MagicQuest is a scavenger hunt throughout the hotel with Magic Wands in which you save a princess and slay a dragon. Brianna spent alot of time doing this. We also played a game of putt-putt, spent time in the arcade, and even made a stuffed animal in Animal Land. Great Wolf also has a Cubs Club. This is a room where the kids can make all kinds of arts and crafts. Brianna and Kyleah colored their own knapsacks. One of Brianna's favorite things she did was getting a pedicure at Scoops Kids Spa. This was an ice cream themed spa. She could pick what flavor fizz she wanted in her foot bath and what flavor lotion she wanted massaged on her legs. She could even pick a "topping" for her polished toes. Both Kyleah and Brianna ate this stuff up-no pun intended!
We checked into the hotel Friday afternoon and checked out Sunday morning. One of the good things about it was even after check out, you could still stay at the water park and play. So after one more round of MagicQuest, a visit to the pools, and a few quick games in the arcade we were on our way home. It may not have been a trip to the beach or a visit to an amusement park, but I'm sure it was one of Brianna's best vacations!
