What a birthday!

The birthday weekend began at Uncle Charlie and Aunt Terri's in the "Big D." The boys explored Uncle Charlie's desk and tools. He always puts special things in his drawer for the kids to find. What a treat! We ate lunch together, had cupcakes, and then the boys opened up their gifts. Terri and Charlie got them robots from the Smithsonian. They loved making them crawl on Aunt Terri's glass table. Navigating through the cut glass was a true adventure! Daddy surprised them with REAL tools and cap guns. The guns are a huge hit. We've put off guns. We've deliberated over guns. We've now purchased toy guns for our sons.

The Great Wolf Lodge. What a concept. What a FABULOUS time! After our visit with Uncle C and Aunt T we headed over to Grapevine to the wildly fantastic Great Wolf Lodge. We tubed down slides indoors and out. We rode the waves and got splashed by every possible contraption. The arcade, which Kaleb kept calling "the game lounge," was a popular spot. We traded in 160 tickets for 8 Twizzlers and 2 Air Heads. That's not bad for 10 bucks. Dinner and breakfast were both wonderful. We will definitely return. If you plan on going, 1 night really is plenty. You can check in and begin using the park at 1:00 and can stay until it closes the next day. We had birthday cake, complete with magic candles that don't blow out (thanks to Dad), in our room. Each guy had his own cake. Fortunately, we did not set off the fire sprinklers. We slept like wolves.