WARNING: LOTS of pictures ahead!!!
April was a month with lots of photo ops, so not only are there TONS of pictures in this post, but there will be more from April of our big girl's birthday, along with the more mundane moments of the month. This one will focus on our awesome trip to the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, and various Easter activities.
Great Wolf Lodge is a very kid-orientated amusement water park/"lodge" and we had the pleasure of staying there for a few days with Nana & Pop-Pop. The girls had a blast! Even though they weren't up to any of the slides (at least Steve and I got a few rides, though!), Lilee loved one of the small pool areas, and Maelee spent most of her time in the wave pool and the kid-friendly hot tub! We were also SO proud of her for trying a boogie board wave ride!!! The lobby was decked out with various woodland critters with dance partied and story time in the evenings and it was just as super special time being there.
Ready for the water park!
(at least we think that's what Lilee's expression is all about...)
Dance party then story time in pjs!
More water park fun for almost the whole day!
Lunch!!!
(Fruit, pita & hummus, and an
ICE CREAM BUCKET!)
Yum!
Braving the wave pool with daddy!
Relaxing in the hot tub.
Safe with Pop- Pop!
So proud of our dare devil!
Daddy's turn!
Beautiful evening walk around the resort.
More pictures from the Great Wolf Lodge:
We are so grateful for our time there and both girls keep asking when we're going back. :) So thankful for the memories!
The fun continued the next weekend with Easter celebrating! We went to a cute little festival the day before Easter in MD where the girls got the obligatory picture with the Easter bunny, and Easter Sunday was spent enjoying a delicious lunch and egg hunt with our church community group followed by chocolate bunny fondue and our own little egg hunt at home with my folks.
Steve and I both served in the Children's Ministry at church that morning where Steve had a blast tying in some science experiments with Jesus' ressurrection! It sounds like it was pretty memorable for the kiddos and a great way for them to remember the meaning of Easter.
Egg dying!
Easter bunny, face painting, bounce houses, and even little chicks and ducklings to pet- fun morning!
So serious!
Happy now!
Easter morning began with a basket of little treats, including the big chocolate bunnies from Too-daddy!
So sweet and pretty in their Easter dresses!
The kiddos ready to find some eggs!
Little Emmanuel's first Easter with the Icardis!
He did pretty awesome with those eggs!
Time to enjoy a couple treats!
Before feast!!!
Mike made a yummy lamb dish and Steve's ham was delicious!
Back home after a beautiful afternoon.
Nana & Pop-Pop are here!
The golden egg!
More pictures from Easter:
The girls love our annual egg hunt at home where we have a sweet game that always ties in the story of the resurrection with the items found in each egg. It's a great way to show how even secular Easter favorites can point to Jesus! It was a fun day of celebrating new life in Jesus that we were grateful we could spend both with friends and family.
Stay tuned for more April pics!
