Great Wolf Lodge

Mimi and G-daddy treated us to a night at the Great Wolf Lodge for Christmas and we cashed in on a cold, rainy February weekend! This place is absolutely ridiculous...so fun and a perfect family trip. We went with our Raleigh cousins and the kids had a blast...check out the photos below.

Haley is waiting for this giant bucket of water to drop...my little dare-devil!

Scott, Charlie, Jake and Todd at the top of the waterslide

Todd in action
Jake
Charlie (went down face first on his tummy!)
Dane
Cole
Haley and Riley in front of the wave pool
All the cousins right before we left...you can hardly tell how exhausted they were!

Busy Christmas Activities

Playing in a little snow in Lincolnton at Aunt Janet's with Caroline

Charlie and his bud, Ben, comparing their cool clear backpacks
Breakfast with Santa (love how Haley is cutting her eyes with Santa here)
Caroling at Sharon Towers with Haley's class

Good luck charms

A long day, but well worth it to see a big WIN for Carolina!

Disney on Ice

Let's just say Disney on Ice is ALL it is cracked up to be. Haley and her cousin Caroline had the time of their lives at the show. I even got a little teary when the show started...I was just thinking that this is As Good As It Gets! We took the light rail to the show and just had a girls day with Kelly and Caroline. Haley's excitement bubbled out of her eyes and smile! She waved to all the princesses and was in a trance when the show began. Lord, please let me enjoy these times with my kids and soak in all their Joy!

Waiting for the train (a fun activity all by itself)

The show about to begin

Seriously, this is what we came for...Princesses!!!

The end of our journey...

Britt's Donuts

They were open for the holiday weekend and we partook! Is "partook" a word? Seriously, these are the best donuts around. Britt's donuts opened in 1939 and is a Carolina Beach tradition. The menu is simple...donuts and drinks, that is it. As you sit at the counter, you see the donuts fry in the one small fryer and watch the servers wait on the ridiculous line that forms each morning of the weekend. The boardwalk is filled with hungry beachcombers waiting for the next dozen to cool just enough to get placed into a simple white paper bag before getting devoured! During our short stay in Carolina Beach, we visited the shop each day and the kids quickly learned to ask for the donuts by name...delish!

2009 Football Opener

Talk about a blast from the past...we went to the opening game at NCSU this past week and relived some college days in Raleigh. We tailgated in a sea of red and watched the pack take on the gamecocks under the stars on a perfect Thursday night! It was so funny to watch all the college girls that were literally in uniform, white sundresses with cowboy boots. They all looked so young, yet I still feel like I am young...hmmm. I absolutely loved all the excitement surrounding the season opener and feeling a little more connected to my Alma mater. It was so fun to reconnect with so many friends from the past and enjoy some pure NC State tailgating. Hopefully we will start going to more games...maybe even buy some season tickets and anxiously await a long overdue stellar wolfpack season!