Brainerd.

We decided to take a mini winter vacation

& since there was a great 'crowd cut deal' on

The Lodge in Brainerd,

we nabbed up the deal & headed up north.

We stayed there in September for Luke's work

& the boys LOVED it, so we knew it would be a hit again

AND

I could go to Nisswa & check out the shops during the winter

months & have some Rachel's Bakery donuts!

Their rooms at the resort are SO nice for families,

especially if you ask for the rooms with the seperate family room.

We had so much space in our room....it was wonderful!

Living room, kitchenette area w/table, & seperate sleeping area.

Plus if you need a dark small area to set up a pack n' play

(which is something we always hope for when we go somewhere)

they have the perfect spot!  We'll be back with the baby forsure.

The boys in their valentine's jammies. 

Ohh too cute!

G & G Johnson came along & brought cousin Gabe.

Here's grandpa making a stop at our room to watch a movie.

Enjoying the hot tub with dad.

The hot tub is big, with an inside area that connects w/an outside area too!

So neat to be able to swim outside in the winter.

Adler was a little too scared to go down the BIG waterslides in Sept.

but the first thing he said when we got to the waterpark

was that he wanted to go down the slides right away!

And he never stopped going down the slide

(neither did Gabe, so poor grandpa had to go down the slide 50+ times).

I walked up the steps once & thought I was going to have a heartattack

at the top.  Needless to say it was my one & only time down the slide!

Everyone enjoyed the lazy river too. 

We LOVE the Paul Bunyan waterpark!

Gabe floating with grandma.

Brock was so wiped out that he clunked out for an afternoon!

Of course we had to go to the arcade too.

I think Luke played more games then the boys did! haha

We loved our vacation & can't wait to go back up north

this summer to the Lake Edward Resort.

Except we'll have a little tiny one with us this year!