Brad had a week off between school ending and his Osteoporosis research beginning, so we had some fun as a family.
Tuesday we drove to Coeur d'Alene. We spent the afternoon walking around "Tubbs Hill". It's a big hill that sticks out into Lake Coeur d'Alene. The city has forbidden any development on the hill, so today it's a nice little refuge in the middle of the city. We picked one of the many hiking trails on the hill, and ended up on a little sandy beach.
View of the lake
Lainy had fun throwing rocks into the water, while Brad climbed on the rocks. 
Eventually, Lainy was more interested in what Brad was doing than her rocks. This led to her very first climbing lesson at the hands of her capable Dad. Brad was thrilled! He kept saying, "Look at her! She's a natural!" I'm sure it was the first of many climbing adventures to come.
Look at her concentrate!
At four o'clock sharp, we headed to check-in to our hotel. This hotel was our real destination in Coeur d'Alene because it is attached to an indoor water park. I was thrilled we found it! We hurried and checked-in, threw on our swimsuits, and went to the water park.
View of the slides from our room
The park is awesome! There are three big water slides, a wave pool, a hot tub, and a children's playground. Lainy was excited to play in the kids pool, so we went there first.We had barely put our toes in the water when we heard a loud, thundering noise. I was slammed in the back with a wave of water and Brad was blasted in the face while trying to protect Lainy. We both yelled and jumped to get out of the torrent, wondering what had hit us.
After calming Lainy down (she was pretty freaked out) we discovered a huge bucket atop the children's playground that had filled with water and dumped all over us. I guess we should have been a little more observant!
Kids Splash Park
Bucket dumping on Brad
It took us a while to convince Lainy to get back in the water, but soon she was splashing and having fun going down the little slides.
We had a blast! We only left the water park to eat and sleep. After breakfast Wednesday morning, we headed straight back. It was great! And because it was the middle of the week, we basically had the place to ourselves. What a perfect mini-vacation!
Brad and Lainy in front of the waterfall and dinosaurs
I guess the bucket dumping all over us had a profound affect on Lainy. All week she's been saying, "Bucket! Dump! Water! Aaaaa!". She's getting so funny!
3 comments:
What a fun hotel! That bucket was huge - no wonder Lainy was scared, I probably would have been too! It's great to get away like that once in a while, isn't it? I'm glad you guys had fun!
That looks awesome! You guys are so good at taking advantage of where you are! Lainy is so cute!!!
Oh, how fun! You guys have inspired me to find some little treasures around Omaha while we're here. I'm always whining about how there is nothing to do around here, but maybe if I try a little harder I'll be able to find some fun, cheap mini vacations too. :)
The picture of Brad teaching Lainy to climb made me laugh. I can almost hear how excited and proud Brad must have been about his little climber!
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