Great Wolf Lodge

We had the best time this weekend! We met our good friends Tobey, Jason, Addie and Noah Roos in Sandusky at an indoor waterpark resort. It really was a blast to all be together and have a break from the cold and snow. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge and it was a perfect family spot. They had all sorts of activities for the kids with a play room, storytime, craft time, an arcade, and of course the waterpark. The girls were in heaven!

Addie, Bella, Maddie


The girls doing craft time.


Maddie playing in the fountain.


Dad splashing the girls in the "warm" pool. It was kind of like a hot tub and was of course the girls' favorite pool.


They had some fun little slides for kids and surprisingly the girls LOVED them. We thought they'd be a little scared but they did great and wanted to do them over and over. We all shared a family suite and we tried to put all the girls to sleep in the upstair area together. After some talking and playing we went up there and Bella was asleep but Maddie had climbed into bed with Addie and they were definitely no where near sleeiping! Those three are cute little friends. It was so fun to relax and play and have a little get away. It was only just over an hour away too. We loved spending time with the Roos fam and miss living so close to them! Thanks for everything guys! When can we go again?

Freezing in Cleveland!

It is about time I updated. I have been waiting to get some pictures off my camera, but haven't been able to because my camera broke on our trip. I have such bad luck with cameras. I've got to get it into a repair place. I'll add some pictures when I get them....

We are back to snowy Cleveland after a wonderful holiday trip to see our family and friends. It is always good to get back to the routine, but we miss everyone already. We were truly spoiled and loved spending time with everyone. We flew into Vegas where we celebrated Scott's mom's birthday at Cheesecake Factory. We spent the next few days hanging out with the family- playing games, eating delicious food, getting attacked by a huge herd of geese and ducks, and just relaxing with everyone. The girls provided all sorts of entertainment by putting on shows and doing Irish dancing for everyone.

We headed up to Salt Lake for the annual Lunt Girls' (and Dad) excursion to Ballet West's Nutcracker. We've done that for so many years and it is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. We took the girls down to see the lights on temple square- and though it was a quick, cold visit, it was fun as well. It had been years since we'd seen them. We spent Christmas Eve and day being with family, opening presents, and enjoying the holiday. It was truly wonderful!

We were only in SL for a couple days but got to see our dear friends the Hintons. We just love them! We also got to spend a few minutes with the darling Nielson fam- our close friends from Kirksville. They are living the life in sunny Arizona and we totally miss them!! We had a semi- Mahak gathering (minus Alex and Hill) and it was so great to catch up and visit these beautiful and talented friends! I love them all! There is nothing like getting together with old friends. I'm so grateful for them.

We headed back to St. George for a night and then said goodbye to Scott who came back for rotations. Mike and Chantele picked the girls and I up and drove us to Capistrano for a fabulous week at the beach. It was so fun for the girls to play with their cousins and see their aunts, uncles, and grandma and grandpa. Thanks everyone for your help!! We had beach time, Maddie and Bella's first trip to Disneyland, a trip to the aquarium and lots of family fun. I treasure this tradition and love watching our family grow up and get older and bigger. Thank you Mom and Dad for everything!

We are back home, and happy to be with Scott again! We missed him! We are adjusting into normal life, though we've had so much snow that I think it may be a long winter! Poor Scott is spending hours and hours shoveling our long driveway to get our cars back to the garage! Someday, a snowblower has got to be on the shopping list!