Great Wolf Lodge

We recently took a family trip to the Great Wolf Lodge (Indoor waterpark and hotel) in the Poconos. With the exception of the first night being hell during bedtime, the rest of the trip was really great. It really showed me how much the girls have grown. This was the first year that Ashley was ready to go on the big kid/adult slides. The last couple of years she was was hesitant and scared to try, but this year she was ready to. She was very brave and did great, and loved it. I always tell people how I feel like she is so much like Matt with her personality, but in reality she definitely has both of us (and some parts that are her own unique self too, obviously). She talks and acts a lot like Matt with mannerisms, but at the same time she is more cautious and thinks things through more like I do. (She also shares my empathy and thoughtfulness about others). But anyway, given that she's pretty cautious at times, I was proud that she pushed herself to try and enjoyed it.
Emily, on the other hand, I've been told has more of my personality and mannerisms, however she is definitely a mix too. She has a little bit of mischievous side to her (at least at this age)--where you leave her alone for two minutes and she gets into troublesome situations. She also is apparently quite the daredevil. She wanted to go down the big slide from the get go. After debate, and agreeing to immediately catch her at the bottom (it didn't dump you into a big pool, you stayed in a shallow strip on slide), I decided to let her go down with her life vest. She loved it and wanted to go again.

So we had a fun time in the wave pool, on the kiddie and adult slides, and even a "hot tub" for two days. We also dined at the really cute restaurant with a wooded theme and that was fun. It was a cool place, and Emily's already been carrying around her bathing suit and swimshoes saying that she wants to go to the pool again. :)