Mini-Vacation

I think it's safe to say that we've found our favorite family getaway destination. The Great Wolf Lodge. And to be more specific, the GWL in Grapevine, Texas. We first visited the GWL-Kansas City last fall which rendered lots of fun for the entire family that we decided to give the Grapevine location a shot over the Memorial Day weekend - which also marked our wedding anniversary. Woot! Woot! 6 years! This year we decided to forgo a Jamaican vacayand instead spent our 6th anniversary with our two little ladies. My parents along with my brothers joined in on the fun; GREAT fun for all.

If anyone is considering make a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge and can't decide between the two closest locations, this is why we prefer the Grapevine location over the Kansas City

-larger resort hence more rooms

-larger indoor water park. spacious without the feeling of being overcrowded.

-seven water slides and the slap tail pond with 3ft. waves (great for prepping the girls for the ocean)

-larger outdoor water park. two water slides

-more fun and comforts, very accommodating for all age groups

-good restaurants

-friendlier staff

-their bracelet system - serves as entry to water park, room key and with the added ability of "charge to room" if needed.

Overall, we loved it and highly recommend this location to anyone looking for a mini vacation.

I only took two pictures during our entire stay, I feel terrible. I have got to do a better job at capturing memories :( In my defense, we were busy having fun with our little girls. We simply love seeing them smile and watchingthem enjoy life.

The girls and Violet, their favorite Wolf

2013 Bucket List - a family weekender with grandparents..........CHECK!

Play dates

We LOVE everything there is to love about play dates. We love hosting them as well as being guests. No matter the size or the place, they're our absolute favorite. We've been extremely lucky in finding a great group of kiddos and wonderful mamas to become good friends with. Despite the fact that not one single family lives in Prague, we still put forth effort in meeting once a week (at least) to let the kiddos play. Okay, who are we kidding, we love having Mommy talk too! We met our wonderful friends through our Kindermusik program in Shawnee. This has been a wonderful program for our little family. The program has helped Isabel and Maya tremendously in their developments and its allowed me to meet some wonderful stay-at-home Mamas.
In my Summer 2013 Bucket List I mentioned how I'd like to host a play date once a month at our house, so far I've stayed on top of it:)
For the month of May we hosted a Painting Play Date. The children got to play with paint, learn how to mix colors and explore different painting tools. Lots of fun!


No matter how neat the project, nothing beats outdoor fun. Thank goodness for the great outdoor living space! What kid doesn't enjoy running freely, playing some good ol' fashioned hide and seek? These kids, together, have more energy and momentum than an Oklahoma tornado!



Here you have our M&M's (Maya and Marie)exploring and learning the world around them.

Sitting here blogging and glancing through images makes me realize that we're slowly setting our roots here in this small town. The place where we will raise our girls and make wonderful memories; this is our home.