Birthday Post - Part 1

So, we celebrated a 5th birthday here a couple of weeks ago ... I can hardly believe it. I read a quote once that said something to the effect of ... as a SAHM the days are long but the years are short. I couldn't agree more ... especially since we have been trapped inside the house by snow and sickness for almost a week ... I cannot believe that she is 5! She will be going to kindergarten next year. Full Day Kindergarten! AHHH! But alas, that is a post for another time - this is just about her birthday! We headed back to see our friends in Kansas. We stayed at The Great Wolfe Lodge for the first part of the celebration. We headed into town on a friday, picked up her BFF and headed for waterpark fun. We had never been a Great Wolfe before and we loved it! Keira has already told me that she would like to have her 6 birthday there too! Ha. The waterpark part was excellent, lots of pool space, slides, etc for the kids. Lots of areas for all ages to play. They have storytime at night where the kids can get in the PJs and head to the lobby and hear a story from some of their characters. And of course, there was plenty of food, candy, donuts, etc. Below are a few of our favorite pictures.

Keira, Lexi, and Mallory outside the snack shop.

The girls first dip in the pool. Look at those smiles!

Looks like Mallory knows she is a Hacker - she loves the water too!

This is the area where a very large bucket of water dumps on the kids. The girls really wanted me to hurry and take their picture so they could get out of the way!

I guess it is possible to wear them out!