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🚗 Domestic 12/24/2011 – 12/26/2011

Christmas at Great Wolf Lodge

82 photographs across the three days.

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Thomas and Lisa on the carved tree stump chairs
Thomas and Lisa on the carved tree stump chairs

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Day 1Saturday, December 24, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge

  • Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, MI · United States

Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, MI

The lobby at Great Wolf Lodge.

We reserved a Kids Kamp room. The kids had their own bedroom with bunk beds.

Cute murals on the walls.

Big girl on the top bunk.

Thomas and Lisa on the carved tree stump chairs
Thomas and Lisa on the carved tree stump chairs

We checked in to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City on Christmas Eve, early in the afternoon. Lisa posed with the big wolf statue in the lobby before we even had the room key. The kids' side of the room had a Kid Kamp bunk with a bear mural on the wall, and Thomas kept climbing in and out of it.

Lisa poses with the big carved bear in the lobby
Lisa poses with the big carved bear in the lobby

Before dinner the kids picked out donuts at the lodge candy counter. We walked through the lobby and let them sit on the North Pole throne and the carved tree stump chairs, and looked at the gingerbread candy house and the ice sculptures carved with the lodge name. Lisa colored a picture at a table near the lodge's mascot and wore wolf ears most of the evening.

Lisa and Thomas explore the Kid Kamp bunk
Lisa and Thomas explore the Kid Kamp bunk

After that we spent time in the arcade. Lisa rode the fire truck ride and Thomas worked a claw machine and rode the little race car. We ended the night walking back through the great room, past the fireplace and the lit Christmas trees with snowflakes projected on the wall, before heading up to get the kids into their bunks.

Lisa picks out a donut at the candy counter
Lisa picks out a donut at the candy counter
Lisa wearing her wolf ears for the evening
Lisa wearing her wolf ears for the evening
Lisa and Thomas on the North Pole throne
Lisa and Thomas on the North Pole throne
Lisa colors at the Great Wolf Lodge coloring board
Lisa colors at the Great Wolf Lodge coloring board
Thomas at an arcade game
Thomas at an arcade game
Lisa riding the fire truck ride
Lisa riding the fire truck ride
Thomas driving the little arcade race car
Thomas driving the little arcade race car
The gingerbread Rock Candy Cabin in the lobby
The gingerbread Rock Candy Cabin in the lobby
Christmas trees lit in the great room, snowflakes on the wall
Christmas trees lit in the great room, snowflakes on the wall
Bunk beds made up for bedtime
Bunk beds made up for bedtime
Lisa reaching for donuts at breakfast
Lisa reaching for donuts at breakfast
Thomas peeking out from the Great Wolf statue
Thomas peeking out from the Great Wolf statue
Thomas peeking out of the Kid Kamp tent in our room
Thomas peeking out of the Kid Kamp tent in our room
Lisa and Thomas on the North Pole throne
Lisa and Thomas on the North Pole throne
Thomas working the arcade games
Thomas working the arcade games
The kids on the wolf tree thrones
The kids on the wolf tree thrones
The gingerbread house in the lobby
The gingerbread house in the lobby
The Great Wolf Lodge lobby dressed up for Christmas
The Great Wolf Lodge lobby dressed up for Christmas
Lisa and Thomas in Santa's chair at Great Wolf Lodge
Lisa and Thomas in Santa's chair at Great Wolf Lodge
The log cabin front desk at Great Wolf Lodge
The log cabin front desk at Great Wolf Lodge
The carved bear at Great Wolf Lodge
The carved bear at Great Wolf Lodge
The kids' bunk room in our Kids Kamp suite
The kids' bunk room in our Kids Kamp suite
The arcade at Great Wolf Lodge
The arcade at Great Wolf Lodge

Days 2–3December 25–26, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge

  • Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, MI · United States
Lisa wakes up in the top bunk, Christmas morning
Lisa wakes up in the top bunk, Christmas morning

We woke up at Great Wolf Lodge on Christmas morning, still in the Kid Kamp bunk room from the night before. Thomas poked his head out of the tent bed before we packed up.

We checked out and drove home to Coloma for Christmas afternoon. By late afternoon we were opening presents under the tree at home. Lisa and Thomas dug into a big box together, and there were DVDs, a Crayola art set, a stuffed cat, a Sequence game for kids, and new pajamas with a cat print. I got a knit hat shaped like a bear's face and put it on for a minute while Lisa watched. Thomas ended up sitting in a pile of wrapping paper by the time we were done.

Thomas peeks out of the Kid Kamp tent bed
Thomas peeks out of the Kid Kamp tent bed
Bear cubs on the wall of the bunk room
Bear cubs on the wall of the bunk room
Lisa up on the top bunk, Thomas down below
Lisa up on the top bunk, Thomas down below
Presents wait under the tree at home
Presents wait under the tree at home
Lisa and Thomas dig into a gift together
Lisa and Thomas dig into a gift together
A new Crayola art set from under the tree
A new Crayola art set from under the tree
Lisa's new FurReal kitten, Lulu
Lisa's new FurReal kitten, Lulu
Lisa and Michael with our new copy of Elf
Lisa and Michael with our new copy of Elf
Thomas sitting in a pile of wrapping paper
Thomas sitting in a pile of wrapping paper
Lisa tries on the bear-face knit hat
Lisa tries on the bear-face knit hat
New cat-print pajama pants for Christmas
New cat-print pajama pants for Christmas