Great Wolf Lodge Getaway

I knew the kids would be sad when family left and Hung had to work. So, Abby and I planned a quick trip to Great Wolf Lodge to have some fun during the 2nd week of vacation. It felt like a super spreader event so hopefully our vaccines held up but the kids had a BLAST! The girls were obsessed with the water slides - We got a few hours in on day one and they spent 5 full hours on the slides on day 2!! They also loved our Kid Cabin room where they had their own bunkbeds - they played house/family late into the night and giggled away!

Tay was OBSESSED with the arcade - He was only interested in claw games! He had some success and won a couple of the giant ticket balls and was able to get some decent stuffed animals (probably worth a TON less than what I spent on tokens lol). But he really really loved it! He liked the water slides ok but was a little scared of the big ones - So I spent a lot of time in the wave pool with him. He thought it was hysterical that he could hold me in the water. He was walking me around telling anyone who would listen that he was carrying his mom. He was not up for water slides all day on Day 2, so we bowled, putt-putt golfed and did more arcade while the girls swam their hearts out! 

Tay also decided he didn't really need to go to bed. The tv in the kids room was off around 11 so I assumed they were sleeping. Abby went to use the bathroom at 1 am and found Tay on his iPad eating Pringles. LOL. So he was a bit tired the next morning but good practice for staying up on NYE!

It was so fun to get away with friends and play!!!

A Merry Christmas

 Despite Tay catching a stomach bug, we had a great week leading up Christmas. We went to Jingle Rails with Greyson and Erika and Avery's friend Areen joined us, as well. The kids liked looking for all of the pictures on the scavenger hunt and playing in the new kids area. Avery and I got nails done, Tay took some much needed rest time, Hung made the huge Costco run and we also made 3 batches of Grandma's Chex Mic. The family started to arrive on the 23rd - Grandpa, Grandma T, Aunt Maddie and Uncle Eddie were the first ones to get here. Christmas Eve was low key as Tay was not feeling well but he rallied and we had dinner at G and Papa's (Thai and Bundt Cakes). We came home, put the reindeer food out and got ready for Santa! 

By Christmas Morning, Nate and Debbie had arrived. Once Cullen and KJ made it over, we started stockings around 9:30. Our annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange was perfect and the kids were showered with so many amazing, generous gifts. A highlight for Avery was surprise tickets to see Olivia Rodrigo with Hung in NYC (Thanks to Nate and Debbie's friend Kevin!!). Tay got SUPER frustrated by a Math Book from Santa (the carrying of 1's was not clicking on X-mas morning and this caused some drama) but he rallied and was very excited about his new color changing cars, games, new scooter and Mini-Fridge. The fridge was surprisingly a TOP gift - He promptly set it up in his room and proceeded to stock it full with snacks, cheese, caramel apple dip and pickles. He loves eating out of it and showing it to people. Avery got some awesome clothes and beauty products that she was super excited about. She also got an amazing foot massager that we ALL are enjoying a TON! 

I made Christmas Brunch and Teri made a delicious Christmas dinner. We were in jammies all day just enjoying the company and all our new toys. The 26th was another relaxing day - The boys got some golf in and we also checked out the progress on Du's new house. Maddie and Eddie had to leave on the 27th and we were so sad to see them go. Debbie pulled out the VR goggles and that took up a TON of time the next couple days. The kids were SO cute in the VR world - They even loved just being in the menu section and "dancing with the robot". May be our next big gift....We did have Lila and Lena sleepover on the 27th and went to Pins Mechanical and stayed up late giggling and watching movies. On the 28th Grandma T and Grandpa headed home while Nate and Debbie and I took the kids to see Sing 2. It was such a wonderful Christmas - We loved having the full house with our amazing family. Lots of special memories were made!

Jingle Rails

Random Ice Challenge Tay Found on a TV Show

Christmas Eve - Tay not feeling so hot....

Christmas Morning

After Christmas Fun