Great Wolf / Spartan weekend

This was our second visit to the Great Wolf Lodge, and I enjoyed myself more this time. Here is the post about last year's visit.

We left Friday the second. The drive is about an hour and a half.

Now just a warning to everyone, this place can get expensive, so to help save some money try to eat in-town and not at the places in the hotel, because they are very over priced. The first night for dinner we had domino's. They were about ten minutes down the road, and a lot cheaper than the pizza place in the hotel.

We stayed in the Kid cabin room again

The water park is great and has a lot to do in a small space. We let the older two go off together while Jeremy and I switched off on watching the younger two, so we both were able to go on the water slides.

We arrived at 2:30pm, and immediately went to the water park, and stayed there until about 6pm, that was when we were all feeling cold and hungry. After dinner we did an hour of Magic quest and we played in the arcade. Yes the kids love this place, and Zachary said that he would love to live there.

Saturday was the Spartan Race. We drove another hour and a half to get to Washougal, WA. Jeremy's race was at 8:30am and the boys' race wasn't until 12:05pm, but hanging out there all day wasn't that bad.

This is Jeremy's after picture. I regret not getting a before pictures because this outfit use to be completely white.

This is the boys' before picture.

The boys are waiting to start.

...during...

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This is after. They actually don't look to bad until you notice the feet. :)

Even though I didn't race I still felt pretty dirty by the end of the day. It was really dusty there, and even my shoes looked awful and smelled unwearable. :P

When got back to the lodge around 3:30pm and once again went to the water park. That night we hang out in the arcade for quite a long time, and the next day we played magic quest for a few hours before leaving.

I meant to take more pictures, but I just forgot... oh well. :)

Coming this summer...

The title may seem exciting, but don't get too excited okay...

This is just a post to update on everything, and to tell you what we are going to be doing this summer (if you are interested).

Jeremy my wonderful husband is going to be running a relay race this weekend. I'm sure some of you facebook friends have noticed that he has been running a lot lately (A LOT), he was getting ready. The race is the Ragnar Relay and it's over 180 miles long. Jeremy is going to be the first runner, and run 13.9 miles over all. He is really excited! I helped him pack last night, and yes it was totally last minute. He has duty today, and is leaving right after work tomorrow for the race, so we won't be seeing him again until saturday night. While we were out buying some last minute things for him to take, I saw this...

(we were at the navy exchange). I wanted to get a new purse for my birthday (which is next weekend), and I had been thinking about getting a Vera Bradley (suggested to me by Jessica Ober). It was at a great price, but I was still unsure, so I didn't buy it. On the ride home however, I had convinced myself that I should get it. This morning I went back, and I bought it. Along with the purse I got the matching wallet...

Olivia (my youngest, and only daughter) decided that she liked these purses too...

Yup she got one too.

I also got a new bathing suit for my birthday (I know I'm awful, I hate waiting for the actually date), because we are going to the Great Wolf Lodge again! My husband signed the kids and himself up for this Spartan Race that is going to be on the 3rd and 4th of next month. It's in southern Washington, and we figured since we would have to stay in a hotel anyways, it might as well be a fun one. The kids are super excited! Olivia really loves the water (she thinks she's a mermaid). I'll tell you all about it when we come back.

Oh and last weekend I got to Skype into my little sister's bridal shower...

 This is a picture of me (from the laptop) during the purse raid game. I'm so glad I was able to be there (you know in a way). I loved seeing everyone, and talking to everyone. The skype call lasted for 3 and a half hours, and I was super tired by the end of it. I'm just so happy for my little sister, and really excited for her too. :)

Well that is all for now. Thanks for reading.