Mini vacation.

Last weekend we packed it up and headed North for a little family getaway at Zehnder's Splash Village in Frankenmuth.

I won't lie, I was a little hesitant that Alex might be too young...boy was I wrong! He loved exploring and playing in all the areas - even the ones for "bigger" kids. He laughed on the slides, floated in the lazy river and loved squirting Daddy with the red hoses. And every 10 minutes or so when the giant bucket would spill over he would FREAK.OUT. (In a good way.) He was even a little p-i-m-p in the pool, attracting the attention of all the older ladies (does the 'half your age plus seven' rule apply here?). He might have even swam away with a few phone numbers, I just can't be sure.

I didn't get any pictures in the actual waterpark with our camera because the lens kept fogging--but I did snag 2 with my phone. Here's our weekend in pictures:

We started with a yummy lunch at the Frankenmuth Brewery.

I wholeheartedly recommend the fried Oreos.

My boys.

 We had loads of fun in the pool...
...wearing Grammi's flip flops.

Alex and Daddy in the tower.

Hotel rooms are fun because I can wear Mommy's slippers
and Daddy has pillow fights with me!

My friend Lei Lei came to play on Saturday.

It was a great getaway...just what we needed to recharge our batteries. And hello? Who doesn't love a World Famous Zehnder's Chicken Dinner?

BDBC - Day 6.

Day 6 was the best yet.

My spreesprise was left on the bathroom sink - it was a McDonald's gift card to get my Diet Coke fix on  and another perfect card. He knows me so, so well.

We went to church and then traveled north to Frankenmuth to Bronner's, the World's largest Christmas store. I could probably get a sleeping bag and a box of Cheez-its and live in their tree/lights section for the rest of my life in pure bliss. I LOVE it there. We purchased Alex's personalized ornament for our tree and some other odds-n-ends Christmas-y, fabulous items. We attempted to visit Santa, but it was a 3 hour wait. FAIL.

From there, we went to downtown Frankenmuth and walked around some of their weird, little shops. Then we met up with Mom, Dad, Kyle and Jill at Zehnders to partake in their famous chicken dinner. But get this - instead of dining in the actual restaurant, we went downstairs to the "Z Cafe" and had the same dinner that is offered upstairs but at 1/5 the cost (because it's served cafeteria style). For real! We had a 16 piece chicken dinner with 6 sides for a total of $31.95. A single chicken dinner upstairs is a ridiculous $24.95. Love it!

On the trip home we stopped at Target (le swoon) to pick up a present for baby Clarke (congrats Dave and Cassie!!) and then to Coldstone for freeeeeeeeee ice cream.

I love my life.