The Growing Caldwell Family

Our second day was action packed! We quickly got going and went to the water park when it opened. It was awesome to get there before the crowd and enjoy the waterslides! They enjoyed the waterslides, but LOVED the wave pool!   The kids loved the ropes course! Sarah Graves was tall enough to use the net to hold on and seemed to zip across. Charlie was so proud of how he could get across! After some time in the waterpark, they were ready to complete some of the things on their paw pass. The pass let them go to lots of the places inside the lodge and they were really excited to do it. First up, they picked out bracelets and had their name inscribed on it. We checked out the mini golf course. Magiquest was by far the thing they loved most! They are still talking about and hope to go back and continue getting more quests. There is a build-a-bear style shop where they had the chance to pick and stuff their own stuffe...

For fall break, we hit the road and headed to North Carolina to Great Wolf Lodge! Of course, a trip to an indoor water park required pedicures! We stopped for gas and Charlie pointed out that we could get a snack! Lovie and Pops have taught them well! We stopped for lunch and had such a nice time with them. Oh my goodness were they excited to get there and see our room! They had the coolest :wolf den" that gave them their own little space with bunkbeds and a TV. Sissy claimed the top bunk and Charlie didn't fuss too much! I was anxious to check out the water park. Charlie was just over 42 inches tall and able to ride all the slides except for one! So much fun! There was trick or treating in the lobby and we couldn't miss that! The kids were excited to explore the hotel and getting candy was also great! We had dinner at the buffet restaurant and it was so gross! Even Sarah Graves pointed out that the croutons were bad...

Charlie was a cutie pie in his soccer pictures.  Here's Charlie's team with his nice coach! 

Our trip to the Halloween store showed us that we were missing out on something - a haunted cookie house to decorate! The kids were so pumped to do it! Sarah Graves even came home and did her homework right after school so they could make it that evening. These two worked as such a good team! They made a plan, took turns, and made it such a fun experience. I'm not sure why it was necessary to dress as a railroad conductor while decorating the house, but he sure was cute! This pretty girl was quite pleased with how it turned out!

 We had a fun Sunday afternoon! After church Charlie went over to Miles' house for a playdate. These silly boys are such good pals. There was a meet up for pre-k at the park and Sarah Graves was delighted to find Mallory there! After the park we headed out for a fun family dinner! I think everybody was in the mood for a little silliness! Push ups were a yummy treat with dinner! After dinner Sarah Graves asked if we could get a wig for her Halloween costume. More silliness there!