Vacation

Last weekend we went on our first (and last) family vacation as a family of four. We went to Grapevine Texas, where we went to the mall, the rainforest cafe and met a friend from high school and her husband and their new baby. The next day we went to the Great Wolf Lodge where we had a blast playing at the water park. Our girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and they were on their best behavior the whole weekend. It was a wonderful vacation full of many happy memories that I hope our girls will cherish. The weekend was better than I expected. It was really hard for me to wrap my brain around the next time we go on vacation we will have another baby. That brings all kinds of feelings up, but I know the new baby will only add to the joy and fun of our family.
We rode the train at the mall. This train actually rides around the mall. It was a lot of stop and go though because it was tax free weekend so there were many, many people there.

We ate dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. We sat right next to the elephants. Abigail was pretty apprehensive about it. She kept asking if they were real so I told her they weren't. But she wasn't convinced since they moved around so much. Sarah didn't seem to mind though, in fact, I think she felt right at home.

The balloon man and the highlight of the dinner made Sarah a puppy, which she held on to much of the weekend.

Abigail had a princess crown made and she loved wearing it back to the hotel.

At the Great Wolf Lodge the girls would pass this big bear on the way to the hotel room and they would always have to hug it as we would go by.

Sarah did not enjoy the slides very much but she liked relaxing with Daddy or playing in the shallow water. Her favorite part of the waterpark was the outdoor park. I think she liked it because it was warmer and there was more space for her to move without water splashing in her face. She was so easy going and happy on this trip. I would ask "Do you want to take a nap?" and she would reply "yes" and we would go back up to our room without her resisting. When it was time to leave she didn't need any convincing. She was ready to go! At the end of the trip I was following Sarah around in the baby pool and she took my hand and lead me out of the pool to a chair and told me to sit. I guess I was embarassing her or I was in her space. I sat down and watched her and she had fun playing make believe all by herself.

Abigail on one of the jet skis.

Abigail on one of the slides.

Abigail loved going on all the slides. Josh and I would take turns taking her on all the them. Abigail never slowed down making sure to get in as much fun as possible. I think she thought she owned the water park because she would just take off and leave us in the dust. She never minded if there was water in her eyes, and of course she would make friends whenever she could. I was surprised that once we rode one slide Abigail had no fear about riding any of them. I could see that she was really proud of herself and that she felt really old.