On Saturday, Matt woke up early and scoped out the water parks (and picked up donuts for breakfast!) The weather was pretty chilly, so the indoor water park opened earlier and they delayed the opening of the outdoor waterparks. Who would have guessed it would be so cold in August! We decided to head to the Wild West Indoor Waterpark.
Getting around the resort was confusing - ha!
We passed the Candy Cabin... they sell chocolate covered jalapenos and chocolate covered pickles!
In the Wild West, there are quite a few fun things to do. They have a lazy river, tube slides (Black Hole, Fantastic Voyage, Twisted Trails), a mat race (Warped Wagons) and a play area with a bucket that drops 1,000 gallons of water every few minutes. The Black Hole was the "thrill" ride of this water park.
Matt on the Black Hole
The hike to get to the slides was no joke - so many flights of stairs were climbed throughout the weekend!
Here they are relaxing in the kiddie pool!
Here's Avery braving the Black Hole!
And of course, Morgan did this many times!
More climbing...
The Fantastic Voyage - Matt said this one was completely dark, which made them dizzy! I always know when they are coming by the screams - I can tell Avery's scream! :)
The Black Hole!
The race is on... so close!
When your sister kicks you in the face with her big foot trying to get out of the raft!
It started to get a little warmer and sunnier outside, so we checked out the Lake Wilderness outdoor waterpark for a bit.
It was still kind of chilly, so we went back inside.
We were getting hungry, so we walked over to Monk's for lunch. The kids meals were served on a frisbee!
We took a short break after lunch and then it was back to the water parks! We checked out the Lost World outdoor water park, which was closer to our condo than the others. This park had the drop slides - Lunar Loop and Cosmic Drop. There was also a fun lazy river that was multi-level, with a conveyor belt to take you to the top and then a slide to take you back to the bottom. There was also a mat race with four lanes for racing!
Morgan really waned to do the drop slides, but was also terrified! Matt went first on the red drop slide (Cosmic Drop). This one is not enclosed. At the top, you step into a little pod and they close the door on you. After the countdown, the floor drops out and you zoom down!
Morgan decided to give it a try. She was so scared! When she got to the bottom of the slide, she burst into tears! I think it was just overwhelming!
Next up, Matt tried the blue drop slide. You drop all the way down and then go back up around the loop and then back down again! This one is completely enclosed, except for two exits for people who don't make it all the way around the loop! (On a side note, we saw one person have this happen to them while we were there!)
He told Morgan she would love it and it was easier than the red slide since it was enclosed and you didn't feel like you would fly out. So, Morgan gave it a shot! She ALMOST didn't make it around the loop!
Here's the view from where Avery was sitting. You can see Morgan slow way down at the top!
After a bit, we went back indoors for a quick trip around the lazy river.
For dinner, we had made reservations at Del-Bar, a nearby supper club / steakhouse that was recommended by someone we work with. It definitely did not disappoint! Everything was delicious! Morgan was really excited to get huge cocktail shrimp!
We were all super tired from the day and the big meal, so we went back to the hotel to get some zzz's!
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