Things are always exciting when the Whites come to town. Of course, we started out our weekend with the very fun American Idol concert on Friday night. Unfortunately, both Erin and Willow were sick with some sort of stomach bug on Friday night. Thankfully (knock on wood) no one else has come down with it as of Monday afternoon. So we spent Saturday just hanging out and playing in the backyard while the girls recovered. Here are Tess, Grayson, and Willow being silly and loving up Imogen.
Here is Imogen practicing her new trick - clapping - with Aunt Tess.
And here is Willow cuddling with their dog Yankee, who just couldn't resist invading the playhouse at every opportunity.
Uncle Greg is now a proficient knitter, so he and I were comparing knitting projects. Here is Elliot modeling some of my knitting projects from awhile back - a felted hat and nice warm mittens (perfect outfit for a 90 degree day, no?).
And you can tell that Erin is feeling much better in this picture, which was taken before we left for our grand adventure on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon we headed up to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington. This place was SO MUCH FUN. It's a fantastic spot to vacation with kids. It's a big hotel with a gigantic water park attached to it (water park passes are included with your stay). It also has all sorts of other things for kids to do (that cost extra - that's how they get ya!), such as an arcade and a Harry Potteresque magical quest that is spread out all over the stairwells and hotel floors. They also have an animatronic show and story time each evening in the lobby, with all the kids gathered around in their pajamas. Super fun.
Everyone had a great time at the Lodge. Elliot loved the water park almost as much as he loved riding the elevators at the hotel. And Imogen enjoyed her first swimming experience. She looked super cute in her little baby swimsuit, but alas, being a water park, we didn't bring our camera. She spent a lot of time splashing in the shallows while Elliot rode the slides over and over again. The big kids and grown ups rode the really big slide, but I decided to save that one for next time. There will definitely be a next time. We plan to make this an annual or more-than-annual excursion with the Whites. Big fun.
Whew! Now we're home and back to our crazy busy summer lives once more. We hope all of you are enjoying your summer as much as we are!
Here is Imogen practicing her new trick - clapping - with Aunt Tess.
And here is Willow cuddling with their dog Yankee, who just couldn't resist invading the playhouse at every opportunity.
Uncle Greg is now a proficient knitter, so he and I were comparing knitting projects. Here is Elliot modeling some of my knitting projects from awhile back - a felted hat and nice warm mittens (perfect outfit for a 90 degree day, no?).
And you can tell that Erin is feeling much better in this picture, which was taken before we left for our grand adventure on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon we headed up to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington. This place was SO MUCH FUN. It's a fantastic spot to vacation with kids. It's a big hotel with a gigantic water park attached to it (water park passes are included with your stay). It also has all sorts of other things for kids to do (that cost extra - that's how they get ya!), such as an arcade and a Harry Potteresque magical quest that is spread out all over the stairwells and hotel floors. They also have an animatronic show and story time each evening in the lobby, with all the kids gathered around in their pajamas. Super fun.
Everyone had a great time at the Lodge. Elliot loved the water park almost as much as he loved riding the elevators at the hotel. And Imogen enjoyed her first swimming experience. She looked super cute in her little baby swimsuit, but alas, being a water park, we didn't bring our camera. She spent a lot of time splashing in the shallows while Elliot rode the slides over and over again. The big kids and grown ups rode the really big slide, but I decided to save that one for next time. There will definitely be a next time. We plan to make this an annual or more-than-annual excursion with the Whites. Big fun.
Whew! Now we're home and back to our crazy busy summer lives once more. We hope all of you are enjoying your summer as much as we are!
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