Weekend Getaway with the Family

Last weekend, we went to an indoor water park called Wasserbaun located only about 2 hours east of our home. We went with Grandma and Grandpa Fawcett and Leanna and Grace. The kids had a blast. There was a small pool with fountains, slides, and a tipping barrel of water that Ethan spent most of his time in as well as a deeper pool that both the boys enjoyed with Mom and Dad. I was a bit reluctant to go swimming but I took the plunge and had a great time! I think Thomas felt like he was a kid again and had a blast with the boys teaching them how to go under water, jump off the edge, and slide down a big slide. He is a great teacher and I can see the lifeguard come out in him with the boys around the water. He might have to teach me a thing or two. We had a wonderful time with the family, the set up was great being that we had a room right next to grandma and grandpa Fawcett and Leanna and Grace were just a few doors down. Uncle Tom joined us for dinner one night which was a treat! We love spending time with him. Thomas and I were even able to go out on a date one night, thanks to Mom and Dad Fawcett, when the boys went to bed. They were pretty pooped from the afternoon so they went right to bed and we headed out. It was some much needed one on one time that we were blessed with! I would say it was a great weekend, full of memories with the family. I could see this becoming tradition every year as a way to break up the winter months a bit with a fun getaway that isn't too far at all!







This is Ethan jumping into the water from the side. He was able to even jump in all by himself with his life jacket on. I didn't get any pictures of that. We were pretty impressed that he was able jump so far!





These are the pictures of the water park and the slide that Ethan went on all by himself! He loved it. Simon went down with Thomas but wasn't so sure about it. He clearly let us know that he did NOT want to go down again. Maybe next time :)





Here are a few pictures with Grace. She was also jumping off the side with Ethan. This was our best attempt at getting a picture of all three of them together. It's not the easiest thing to do :)




There was also an arcade which Simon thoroughly enjoyed. He really liked playing ski ball and racing cars. All three of the kids played for tickets and by the end of the trip were able to trade in tickets for some fun toys to take home!