Great Wolf Lodge and Growing Up

As I begin this post, I know I should have pictures, but I don't. Rob's the camera guy, and he said the flash was not working. He snapped a few photos and took some video, and I may just link to that when he edits it together. But I did want to keep writing more this year on the blog. It's one of my goals that I haven't written down, because basically I haven't written any down this year--which is not the norm for me. I've got to get on top of it. Never ming that it's the 12th.

This week we pulled the kids out of school for a few days and hauled them out to Great Wolf Lodge. It was such a blast! The kids voted to do this instead of birthday parties this year, which was nice. It was great to spend some time with the family just us, and then Casey and Chloe hung out with us on Friday.

Caleb and Jacob adored the wave pool. I think Jacob liked it more than the slides. And Caleb was just an inch shy of being tall enough to ride the slides by himself. He still had a lot of fun. Again just as big of a hit was Magiquest. The kids did both Shadowquest and Magiquest this trip. They were EXHAUSTED when we headed to Hickory.

It was interesting at Great Wolf Lodge during school days, it was full of preschoolers and toddlers. It was fun to watch them all, but it also reminded me that we aren't in that stage anymore. Life keeps happening and moving around us, even when we want to freeze time for a bit.

We got to go to church in Hickory, and it was the ward conference there. It was a great meeting. I have been missing Sunday School and Relief Society a lot, since I have been a Primary teacher for more than three years. It was great to go the lessons and to feel the spirit.  As I look back at my life, I can see the Lord's hand guiding me through so many decisions. Life hasn't always been easy. We've had some really rough years, but as I look back, I can tell that he has been there for me and my family. I know that He loves me, and that He knows the struggles that I face. I know that he does the same for each of His children no matter where they are or the choices that they have made. He loves each one of us perfectly.

Hope you all have a great week!