Great Wolf Lodge !!

We are home now! The most relaxing trip we as a family have ever taken. That is saying a lot when traveling with 5 children, ranging from 3 1/2 years to 14 years old. Vast age range and interests. One of these days we may venture off in other directions but so far it has been a nice getaway when we need to just get away and regroup as a family and make some good happy memories.
We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge.
We started going when N was a baby.
It was great cause he could go on the slides with us.
We actually went for my birthday, the first time we went.
It is what I picked to do, and bumped me into the cool category with the kids.
Then as we learned about the food allergy issues it has been a "safe" place to go.
The staff has always worked with us.
My dad lives near by and we get to see him.
This time around the older kids were able to go to a Royals game with Dad.
D couldn't go, baseball games and peanuts are synonymous.
So we hung out at the water park and had a blast just the 2 of us.
We also explored Legends Mall. There's a lot of outlet stores. Last time we went, we only went to TRex, it was too cold to hang outside for any length of time.
We also went to the Neilson Atkins Art Museum. The olders enjoyed it much. D wasn't too into not touching. So we enjoyed as much as we could and left while things were still enjoyable.
We have never gone during warm weather before. It was great, we were able to enjoy the outdoor waterpark in the morning and evening. To avoid burning we could head indoors to enjoy the waterpark and slides or head back in to our room for naps or explore other indoor interests in the KC area.
We saw several sets of Grandparents with Grankids. It is just lots of fun for the whole family.
The customer service is unbelievable and everyone is so very kind. Not something that is always easy to find.