Dish with Trish: Great Wolf Lodge

Since it had been SIX weeks since our last trip with the kids, we decided to check out Great Wolf Lodge in North Carolina this past weekend with a few friends and their kids. And I have to say, I was really impressed with the lodge and all the activities for the kid's. Not that I wasn't expecting to have fun, especially since I am a complete sucker for a water slide, but it was really, really fun and something we will definitely do again. If you haven't been before, I definitely recommend it!

If you are not familiar with Great Wolf Lodge, it is one of those indoor water park hotels. We have been wanting to do one of these for years and finally decided to go since we can use the kids as an excuse now. :-) (Note: I would not ever recommend going to this place if you do not have kids. There are kids EVERYWHERE which is great since we had 6 with us, but not so great, if you don't have any). I love water slides and although there aren't a ton of slides (remember, I basically grew up at Wet n' Wild so it's hard to beat the quantity of slides at a park like that), the slides are really fun! Little Kahn was big enough to ride on most of them and he loved it! In addition to all of the slides, there was a wave pool, a kiddie section with slides for Olivia and Madeline and a toddler play structure with water effects, water guns and slides. My kids thought the wave pool was the coolest thing ever. We spent a lot of time in there.

In addition to the water park area, there is story time and dance parties for the kids, character appearances, an arcade (think Chuck E Cheese), a kid's bowling alley, a kids club with arts and crafts, a simulator ride and MagiQuest which apparently is a huge hit for kids just a few years older than mine. They also have an outdoor pool and outdoor miniature golf, but those were not open in the winter months. And of course, there is a bar for the adults so Kahn and I were happy.

Here's a few pics I took on my iPhone while we were there...