Right when we arrived we immediately ordered pizza so we could eat and then head to the pool! The place had 2 pools but we went to the one that also had 2 water slides, a little kid pool and hot tubs - indoor and outdoor. I wasn't sure if the kids would be brave enough for the water slides so we went with them first, and after that Bentley went by herself over and over and over again. Deacon preferred sitting on mine or Jeff's lap but one time I just pushed him down by himself and he loved it! He went down lots by himself until he had one bad one where he ended up on his stomach and got lots of water in his face. I give him credit for even doing it at all though. The slides were pretty fast and he is only 3! I took Leo on the slide with me and he kind of liked it but I could tell he was so tired. Once I went into the hot tub, he snuggled with me for a long time, almost falling asleep. I enjoyed the cuddles, but poor guy was so exhausted! The kids could've stayed there forever, but once 8:00 hit we figured we better go for Leo's sake. We bathed the kids and quickly put Leo in bed. He didn't care where he slept, he just fell asleep instantly.
After Leo was settled and the other kids were ready for bed, we decided to let them stay up and have a little fire. Jeff started the fire really nicely, but then we realized the vent didn't seem to be working and all the smoke was pouring into the house. The smoke detector was going off and Jeff pulled out the log, I grabbed some water so we could put it out. Then, Jeff finally discovered the switch to open the vent, way up under the fireplace! It was so funny because after we did this, we then read the instructions and warnings that were posted all over our room. This was not the first time someone had done this, and we felt like idiots for letting it happen! Haha. Normally the switch is a lot easier to find, but anyways, we opened the windows to air out the place and eventually started the fire again. The kids snuggled in blankets and we all had a nice, relaxing evening until bedtime.
The next day we woke up and made breakfast in our suite. I had brought a cooler of food, so I made sausages, eggs, and blueberry Eggo waffles. I thought I had lots of food but we all downed it so fast and probably could've eaten more! Sometimes I underestimate how much Leo eats!! Afterwards we got ready for the day and headed to the other fun thing the hotel had to offer, a play place for the kids. It was so nice to have all these fun things close by. The kids played for a couple of hours. I took Leo back to the hotel for a nap while they were still playing and also packed everything up for checkout. The kids were sad that we weren't gonna be staying there another night, and Jeff and I decided that next time we should do 2 nights! It's just too much fun.
After we checked out, we headed into town. I had packed a lunch and was planning on having a picnic at the central park and doing a hike, but it was raining and cold, so we changed our plans! We decided to go bowling and when we got there it was opening in about 10 minutes. So we hit a store and then came back, and luckily got in right away! Even though the kids just use a ramp for bowling, they still love it. And it gives Jeff and I some actual grown-up fun! They had free popcorn there which was also a hit! Leo was a little bit of a pest, but we took turns entertaining him.
After bowling we let the kids pick something at the candy store. Bentley picked a good old push pop and Deacon picked a water gun with candy in it. We then went to the Spaghetti Factory for lunch. I hadn't been there in such a long time and it was better than I remembered! My pasta was delicious and everything was very affordable. The kids weren't in the best of moods though so we ate and then got out of there pretty quick. Our last stop was Cow's ice cream, which we took to the van for the drive home. All 3 of the kids eventually fell asleep on the way home. We all had a great trip!
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