Six

The big boys are six. To celebrate their birthday my husband and I thought it would be fun to surprise the boys with a little birthday get-away.

On Sunday afternoon we sat the four kids down and told them they needed to go get their pillows then load up in the van because we were going on a surprise birthday trip. All were very confused. This is very unlike "us." We plan everything out and they knew nothing about this. The van was already packed up and we were ready to go in no time. We told the kids we were going to Kansas City to the Great Wolf Lodge then would spend a day at Worlds of Fun. Lots of excitement and curiosity followed.

The kids were not real sure what the Great Wolf Lodge was, but they had seen every commercial about Worlds of Fun that was on television. (Kudos to their advertising team on a job well done.) They were extremely excited about Worlds of Fun.

Once they saw the Great Wolf Lodge they realized that it was pretty cool, too. We spent Sunday afternoon swimming and going down watersides. Dinner and beds were calling our name by early evening. It was a great day. We could have gone home the next day and the kids would have been thrilled.

The kids' sleep quarters the first night.

Monday we were planning to go to Worlds of Fun, but mother nature had other plans. It rained. Instead of going to Worlds of Fun we got to spend the entire day at the Lodge. My parents made a surprise visit to Kansas City to celebrate with us. The kids were so happy and excited to see Papa and Mimi. The looks on the kids' faces when Papa and Mimi walked into the Great Wolf Lodge were priceless. We did squeeze in a break for lunch then hit the water park full force. What fun and a great way to completely wear everyone out. Later that evening we thought it would be fun to have a birthday dinner at the T-Rex Cafe. The kids (and adults) loved it. It's pretty amazing to see it all through children's eyes.

Light up cups

The Happy Birthday song and a dessert for the birthday boys.

Owen is about to be eaten by a dinosaur.

Our little Paleontologists.

Tuesday was the boys' birthdays. They woke to a happy birthday banner, birthday cake and presents galore. We had a little birthday party in our hotel room. Who knew how good birthday cake could taste at 8:30 am? After our little party it was time to hit Worlds of Fun. Poor Owen got car sick on the way to the amusement park and puked his little guts out. He made a great recovery, though.

Happy sixth birthday Carson and Owen!

A morning birthday party.

When no one was looking they helped themselves to the frosting.

Frosting face.

It was a wonderfully hot day at Worlds of Fun. The birthday boys loved everything about it. They especially loved riding on the adult, big, scary roller coasters. My parents were so nice and spent the entire day with us at Worlds of Fun. It was so nice that they were there to make the day extra special not to mention that they were a ton of help to Carson and I when it came to watching all four kids and keeping the little ones happy when their older brothers were riding on rides that they couldn't.

First ride of the day. The Octopus.

Owen with arms raised. What a thrill!

Carson and Stella.

Flying the planes.

Isaac and Mommy on a ride at Planet Snoopy.

The super scary roller coaster that Carson and Owen rode. The car spun while going on the track.

It was a fantastic couple of days. We are so glad we got to do this little trip. Great memories were definitely made.