This year we headed North for the fourth. We’ve never made the drive to Ohio to see Nick’s parents, only flown, but with connecting flights and layovers and two children, we realized it was time to roadtrip it Griswold style, with (stuffed animal) friends, entertainment, and lots of snacks (and treats)!
So we loaded up Tuesday night, woke up early Wednesday, and we were out the door by 7:30 a.m. We we making great time, when things came to a screeching halt, literally. There was a major accident on the road in Campbellsburg, KY, which delayed us just enough to hit rush hour traffic in Cincinnati and added a good 3 hours to our overall drive time, which ended up being a whopping 11 hours! Needless to say, even though the kids were TROOPERS, we were so relieved to finally get there, albeit at about 7:30 at night!
We hung out with family, played, ate, and then went to bed so we could get up and head to King’s Island and the Great Wolf Lodge the next day. It was about a 40 minute drive, and very peaceful because the kids rode with Nana and Tata, ha! When we got there, we went straight to Planet Snoopy and the kids loved it!
Someone may have ridden her very first (and certainly her last) (and probably one of the scariest in the free world) roller coaster called The Diamondback, and all I can say is I have enough anxiety about everyday things without intentionally bringing anxiety on myself, but let’s move on.
The kids loved meeting the Peanuts characters.
As if spending the day at King’s Island weren’t enough, we spent the night at the Great Wolf Lodge right next to King’s Island, which was so fun and PERFECT for kids. The kids slept in the “Wolf Den,” which they loved, and Lu is still asking to be called “baby wolf.”
The Great Wolf Lodge had the biggest indoor splash park you could ever imagine, complete with waterslides, a tide pool, lazy river, and hot tubs. It was CRAZY! These pictures barely do it justice!
After a full day of rides and splash park fun, we had dinner then what else, but hit the arcade! The kids RACKED UP on tickets, multiple times! We probably got close to 1500 all together.
This time we used our tickets to get this Great Wolf Lodge soccer ball instead of 5 tootsie rolls, three jelly bracelets, and a matchbox car. I think it was probably a smart move.
It just simply isn’t a Gax family vacation (or trip to the mall) without spending some time (and money) at an arcade. So fun!
Next up, the rest of the weekend fun!
Fun times! We enjoyed our visit to Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky back in March, isn't that place great for kids :)
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