Adventures at Great Wolf Lodge

Over the weekend, we had a very fun time in Sandusky, Ohio, with dear, old friends.  How far do you go back? you ask?  Well, Tony has known Neal since high school; the three of us went to UVa together; and we all (Neal, his wife Annie, Tony and I) became parents within 4 days of each other back in December 2008 when we lived in Durham, NC.  And now they live in Cleveland, so let's just say, "It's a small world!"

Here's a little rewind:

Baby Sammy is on the far right and Baby Lucy is in the middle.  (On the far left, is Sammy's buddy Grace who now lives in Chillicothe...crazy how we all ended up in Ohio!)

The new mommies (Mandy, Annie and me) in early 2009!

Here are Baby Lucy and Baby Sammy holding hands!

Growing up!

Lucy entertaining Sammy at one of our favorite Durham restaurants.

Palling around and sharing toys...

and chairs! 

And now fast-forward four years, and we thought it would be fun to meet at Great Wolf Lodge for a little reunion, and so the kids could meet again and play!

Ready to splish and splash!

Brie at the top of the tree slide...

Two handsome guys!

The water was warm (while it flurried outside)!

Sammy loved floating along the Lazy River in his life preserver...

A slightly blurry Daddy and Brie...how fast was this Lazy River??

Sam shooting down the Totem Pole slide!

"This is so much fun! Let's do it again, Mom!"

Back to the kiddos...they have REALLY grown. It was fun to see them together (although they never held still for a single pic in the waterpark)...hanging out after a tiring day of water play, eating yummy things and watching movies, too.  Here are Sammy, Joseph, Brie and Lucy. (Little Peter is missing from this pic.)

Joseph telling everyone what slides he'll be tackling the next day.

This is Baby Daniel...he was THIS sweet all weekend long! 

Watching something interesting in one of the Wolf Bunks! 

We all had a great weekend, and you cannot beat catching up with old friends. We look forward to going back to Great Wolf when the kiddos are a bit bigger (and I'm a bit smaller = post-baby)! As for our friends in Chillicothe, you were missed. Hope you can join us next time for a full reunion!!