Fun Friday

I decided to keep Jacob home from school today and take him and Katelyn to someplace fun... So where did we go??? There is a hotel nearby that has a waterpark in the courtyard area of the hotel... It's not anything huge like Aquatica (the Seaworld waterpark), but it's just the right size for us!!! Aquatica was just a tad too crazy for me... especially with 3 kids.

Anyway, we met some friends there and hung out for a couple of hours. The kids (5 in all) had a blast, and us three ladies enjoyed ourselves too. We took turns watching the kids so we could go down the waterslides. It's been quite a while since I've done anything like that... it was fun! They have a great little kid area that has smaller slides and water that's only 6 inches deep... perfect for the little kids. They also have a lazy river that is only 2 1/2 feet deep. Again... simply perfect for the kids. Jacob was able to walk around the whole thing. Katelyn enjoyed floating on her back (life jacket on, of course). There is also a hot tub and another separate pool and even younger kid area. They even have little cabanas that you can rent for the day. We figured they'd be super pricey, so we didn't even consider it... come to find out, the regular cabanas are only $9 a day, and the deluxe ones (with TVs in them!) are only $15 a day. Uhhhh... yeah, we'll be renting one of those when we go with a group...

Here are some pics of the area... they are from my cell phone, so keep that in mind when you wonder why they aren't crystal clear!! :o)

the kid area

looking at the slides/lazy river from the kid area

Oh, and I meant to add that there is a 24 live camera feed that you can check out online... go to http://www.clarionwaterpark.com/ and scroll down to the bottom. Most of the time the camera is pointing at the slides and lazy river, but today it was pointing at the kid area... so I called Scott (who was working from home) and told him to check it out... he was able to see us!!!