A Quick Trip

Last week we drove the kids up to Gurnee, IL for a night away because Marc had a full ten days off from work. We had some loose plans a few months ago to head to San Diego during this week with Marc so he could participate in a medical conference. Then, we realized it would be better to stay home and tuck that money away for this new baby that it coming. We instead decided to get away for a night and head up to Key Lime Cove water resort. We took the kids last year to Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City on our way to Illinois for Christmas. We had so much fun. We were hoping this year would be even better since the kids are older and able to do more on their own.

We had a blast! Eli was able to do all the big kid slides but two and had so much fun. He is fearless when it comes to stuff like this so we kept a close eye on him. :) 

Hailey enjoyed hanging out in the lazy river with me and going down the baby slides. The best part for me was having Hailey potty trained so we didn't have to mess with a swim diaper! AWESOME. :)

I really liked the inside theme of this resort better than the Great Wolf Lodge. It was decorated like a little beach town and was so cute on the inside. We brought most of our food so we didn't try the restaurants out, but they had a cute pizza and hot dog shop that looked to be kid favorites.

There are four enclosed slides that you can't see in this picture below that loop on the outside of the building. Eli was able to ride two of those slides with Marc and had SO much fun!

 Enjoying the lazy river and wave pool

Eli decided to plant himself in front of Hailey's favorite slide and not move. This did not go over well as you can tell. :) They are certainly siblings.

I think this is a great place to visit with kids in the winter. Check it out if you are in the Chicago area!