Monday, February 7, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge and Philadelphia

We'll start off by saying that I finished my iv antibiotics on Jan 5th and my PICC line came out the very next morning. It was so nice to be finished after those 20 days! Here's a picture of my sister and I sitting on the couch watching our favorite show together, Team Umizoomi.Mommy took me shopping and out to lunch at Red Robin one afternoon. The outfit I'm wearing is the one I chose at Von Maur, and the balloon is from our lunch date.My sister sometimes falls asleep in her highchair :)She also got to play with some snow in a cup while I was at school.Brynn has gotten really good at standing alone and even taking a few steps!We both got new swim gear for our trip. Here Brynn is in her ladybug swim suit.Sissy also got her big girl car seat delivered before our big trip.We got a little snow so Daddy and I thought we should go shovel. I'm really good at it.
Then I had fun just pulling the sled around the yard.Brynn got into the suckers one morning when Daddy wasn't looking.Sis turned 11 months old on January 25th!! She has 8 teeth and is saying a few words too.On January 27th, I went to U of M for a check-up. I weighed in at 34lbs 9oz and was 39 3/4 inches long. Dr. Arteta feels that I am doing well and he didn't want to make any adjustments to my routine at this time.
Of course, the day before we left for our trip I had to get an ear infection :( Luckily, I was able to get into the doctors office and get some antibiotics before we left.
The next morning, February 2nd, we traveled to Sandusky, OH to Great Wolf Lodge for a little water park fun. We had got a snow storm that night so we weren't sure how long it would take us to get there.It ended up being pretty good traveling weather. We checked in and had lunch in our room before hitting the water park.
Here we are on the lazy river.I ventured down a slide at the Oak and Soak.Brynn enjoyed the water too.Here we are together.A very nice life guard took a family picture. The park was very empty. Great for us!!Mommy, Brynn and I splashing around.Daddy and I ventured out to Fort McKinley. We had fun splashing around, shooting water guns, turning a water wheel and watching the water splash out from the giant bucket.Later that evening, Daddy took me to the arcade for a while.Sis and I put on our pj's for a little show and story time in the lobby. They also made it "snow" on us.We stopped at the Bear Paw cafe for a picture.The next morning we played in the water park for a while and then headed to Philadelphia to visit Uncle Josh, Aunt Maria, cousin Marlee and Silas.
Cousin Marlee and Uncle Josh headed over to our hotel the next morning to go swimming. The water was very warm and we were the only ones in the pool.We then headed over to Uncle Josh and Aunt Maria's house for lunch. I went outside to play for a while in the yard.Then, we all played together in the living room.Here is my newest cousin, Silas.Cousin Marlee wanted to try on my vest. She really liked it and didn't want to take it off.Here is Grandpa Larson and Brynn.I decided to get on Grandpa's lap for a snuggle and laughs too.Uncle Josh let me play with his guitar. I loved playing it. Cousin Marlee joined me also.The next day was cousin Marlee's birthday party. Here is Daddy and Brynn.The birthday girl, Marlee.Uncle Josh gave Brynn some of Marlee's birthday cake.After the party, we headed back to the hotel for a hot bath. We were in bed early that night because we were exhausted from all the festivities.We had breakfast at Marlee's house before we left for home. I asked Mom to hold Silas.Then sissy climbed up for a hug.All of the Larson cousins together!Finally, Grandpa Bill with all of his grand kids. We had such a great time! Next up is sissy's first birthday!!
Until next time.

Love and hugs,

Luke William and Brynn Elyse