Great Wolf Lodge here we come!

This summer is flying by, we are now into the month of August! This summer has been a pretty low key year for us, we decided that we weren't going to go on a huge vacation this year or travel far from home. To keep ourselves busy this summer we have been looking for great "Staycation" ideas, fun activities for our whole family that and close by and where we aren't spending a fortune in order to enjoy! To cap our summer off and ring in the new school year we are taking our boys to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, WA! The Great Wolf Lodge is an giant indoor family water park with a hotel on site with lots of waterpark fun and entertainment.

As you can see my boys are so excited that my 6 year old created a "countdown calendar" to mark off the days until our stay! I love that not only are they anticipating our stay, but day by day the excitement is around us, something to look forward to is always a good thing.

 

 

There are so many rides and attractions at the Great Wolf Lodge, fun for toddlers, young children, teens/tweens and the entire family. They offer activities like MagiQuest, an Arcade and even a Kids Spa!

 

 Fort Mackenzie!

 Alberta Falls!

 

 The KidCabin Suite

 

At the Great Wolf Lodge your water passes are included with your stay in any of the suites they offer. I love that we will be staying the night there, no driving home with tired kids, you just walk to your room and they are off to dreamland!

 

 

We can't wait  to share our "Staycation" pictures with you all and give you a peek into the waterpark at the Great Wolfe Lodge! Check out their site to see if you have a Great Wolf near by, what a great way to spend a few days. 

 

 

*I was not paid for this post, we will be guests at the Great Wolf Lodge. All opinions are my own.

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Simple Dessert: Marshmallow Popcorn Balls

For movies we love to pop fresh popcorn from our movie theater style popcorn maker. Sometimes I get a little wild with it making way too much for the night. I find it absolutely fun to make the popcorn and watch it pour out of the popper. Silly I know but this leaves me with extra popcorn all the time. Sometimes we feed it to the ducks at a local pond and other times we make popcorn balls.

This last time we made popcorn for a movie I had a whole grocery bag full left over. I decide we would make some simple marshmallow popcorn balls. I searched the cupboards to see if we had anything we could add in and I found some white chocolate and dark chocolate chips. I found some food coloring too so I decided to make my white chocolate pink.

My son wanted to help as always so I let him make a couple pink popcorn balls, his oddly turned out a little runny. I found out after clicking through some pictures and asking my husband that he had dipped his popcorn balls in his apple juice before dipping it into the white chocolate mix. ( I was baffled as to why his turned out so watery and strange lol)

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. butter
1 tsp of vanilla
1/4 tsp of salt
10 oz bag of Marshmallows
12 cups popped popcorn
1/3 cup white chocolate chips
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips


Directions:

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the marshmallows, vanilla and salt. Heat, stirring constantly, until the marshmallows are completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Place the popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the top. Toss gently to combine and coat the popcorn. Allow to cool just slightly, then form into balls with well buttered hands. Place on sheets of wax paper. While popcorn balls are cooling melt the white chocolate in a small bowl in microwave, mix in coloring if desired, melt dark chocolate in separate bowl. Once cooled dipped the popcorn balls in the chocolate mixtures. ENJOY!

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Summer Fun with Target and Justice League! #SummerUp

Check out our summer loot, we have been digging into it finding lots of great activities to do!

It is no secret how much my family and I love Target, in fact my 3 year old's favorite store is Target, even above the toys store! There are so many great things to shop for at Target and they did not disappoint for their summer items. Target has a line of summer gear of Justice League with a ton of things to help keep the kiddos busy while the lazy days of summer continue.

Enjoying the summer days with nice cold drinks in our pitcher and cups along with tasty treats :)

Ashley at the beach with our picnic blanket, perfect for keeping the sand under us, not on us.

The boy making their own Justice League masks!

Ashley (and the Chewie the dog) love to throw these light weight frisbees back and forth, again from the summer Justice League.

The summer is in full swing over here in Washington, we have been to the beach, the park, and any outdoor activity we can. The summer days can also drag and feel like they will never end that is why I love getting new ideas for activities and outings. In need some summer fun inspiration? Target has just that and more check it out here!

* This is not a paid post, I was provided these items on behalf of Target. All thoughts and opinions are my own.