Vacation Blogging

Our family semi-tradition of going on vacation for a holiday started in November of 2001, when my husband's college roommate got married in California near L.A. the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Since we had a five-year-old and two-year-old at the time, we spent over a week in California, visiting all the sights, like LEGOland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Disneyland, or as Wildchild called it, Princessland. We had a Thanksgiving meal with our college friend, his fiancée, and their families, at a restaurant, but we also went to Disneyland that day. It was somehow even more fun exploring Disneyland while most people were in their homes having Thanksgiving meals.

Then in 2004, my husband was consulting in Chicago, so we didn't see him very much for about six months. So with some of his crazy consultant money, we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky, Ohio, over Christmas for some quality family time. I suppose someone who has not lived their whole life in someplace like Ohio might not understand the exhilaration of splashing in a waterpark in the middle of winter. Great Wolf has two very nice restaurants in the building, so once you get your stuff in, you don't have to leave until you check out.

So here we again, for Thanksgiving at Great Wolf Lodge. We're in our hotel room right now, recovering after an enormous buffet. There were also yummy desserts, including a chocolate fountain, and of course, pumpkin pie.

And here's where we'll be after we recover from our holiday meal.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!