What a Splash!

In June, we bought a brand spanking new van in Kellogg, ID. The paperwork took forever,and by the time we were done, it was around 6:30 PM. SO not looking forward to a 3 1/2 hour drive back home with two bored, tired, cranky boys, we set out to find something fun to do. We came across an indoor water park, newly opened. Just one drawback, though. Only guests of the resort could use the waterpark. And it was $200 a night to stay. I had never paid that much for a hotel room before, and I just wasn't sure I wanted to start. But, then I stopped and thought about it. The room came with four free passes to the park for two days. In that light, the price wasn't too bad. So we decided to stay and we had sooo much fun. But our fun was cut short. Corbin had fallen asleep during dinner, without eating, which should have been a red flag, but I thought he was just tuckered out. He slept the entire way back to the hotel room in my arms and didn't wake up until 11:00 PM when he started to puke all over the beautiful hotel room. That was a long night. The next day he seemed fine, but Patterson and I both had queasy tummies. We decided to chance it and go back to the waterpark for some more fun, but had to stop after only half and hour of playing, when Patterson had to run to the bathroom to empty his stomach. We left shortly after and boy was it an unpleasant, winding road home. I managed to keep from upchucking, but poor Patterson sat in the back with towels all around the floor and a sick sack in his lap. And all this in my brand new van

We planned our little family vacation, back to the indoor waterpark in Kellogg. And this time around our experienc was so much better. The room we had last time was a beautiful little room with a mini kitchenette, but this time we went all out. We got a great deal on a one bedroom condo complete with a full kitchen, dining table and chairs, sitting room, fireplace, balcony, seperate bedroom, a washer and dryer, and a huge bathroom. And free passes to the waterpark for two days for only 180 bucks.