Family Trip, Feb 2015

The To me there are two types of trips, a family trip which is where we bring our kids and a vacation, which doesn't include any children. We love both! As our children get older we are enjoying family trips more and more. We no longer have a baby which makes these trips so much less stressful and we all have an opportunity to do a lot of fun things together and strengthen our bond as a family. We are able to create incredible memories that are so precious to us all.

In our school district there is a "February break" where the kids have a long weekend (no school on Monday or Tuesday) and this year we decided to take advantage of it! We spent the weekend in the Dallas, TX area and took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge. This was our second adventure at GWL and this trip was even better than our first. Within reason we stopped caring about the expense and bought our kids each a Wolf Pass and stayed in a fun suite. A Wolf Pass lets the kids do a ton of extra activities that without the pass would cost almost double. Along with having a great time at the indoor water park we all did the awesome ropes course, the 3D movie, had extra sweets, played in the Arcade, played the super cool Magic Quest game (we also had the Compass game loaded on their magic wands that are needed for the games), the kids got to create a stuffed animal (similar to Build A Bear), play laser tag and so much more! We had a blast together and each of us walked away happier than we went in and so thankful for the fun time we had together.

Because we were in the area that Chad's sister, our BIL and nephew live we were able to visit with them twice. We really enjoy getting to spend time with them and loving on our perfect baby nephew! They came to visit us when we arrived at GWL and then we spent part of the late afternoon at their house on Monday.

Chad and I have decided to invest more in memories and experiences rather than things for our children, we have not regretted that decision once. I'm so thrilled with the experience we all just had together and it makes me eager to plan another family trip soon!

Until next time, count your blessings! :)

Sara