Dropping off our HTH cookies turned out to be harder than I thought! Last year we donated to the Inn Between but when I called to set up a time my troop could donate the cookies, they said they already had too many to store in their pantry and hr OUR Center probably did too. The woman I spoke to suggested finding a church pantry to donate to and, as luck would have it, our church was having a Bishop's Storehouse delivery the very next morning at 8am. The cookie mom couldn't come with us, so M and D and I were in the car at 7:30am driving up to the stake center. It was a great experience to add treats to what the families in need could bring home and help unload the truck and sort out the food onto tables. We left feeling joyful and I'm grateful we could go.
We can cross Great Wolf Lodge off our bucket list! When I learned Hubby couldn't take spring break off work to go on a trip, I had to find something close but different. An indoor water park seemed perfect for the weekend. The water park was pretty fantastic! Four amazing slides, the wave pool, and a water obstacle course kept us entertained most of the time. We drove, we ate, we swam, we ate, we danced, we tried in vain to sleep. The we ate, we swam, we ate, we got pedicures and Ben and Jerry's ice cream, watched the Disney Channel, ate, Hubby took K and D swimming again while I stayed at the dance party and bedtime story with M and N.
After sleeping in and eating breakfast we only had time to pack and get ready for church. I really enjoyed their Sacrament meeting. One of the men who bore his testimony was a man I had read about. His pregnant wife had been in a terrible accident in Utah and Hubby's cousin had been one of the first responders. He spoke of forgiveness, the help of God in terrible times, and that prayers are always answered even if they aren't in the way you wanted. I told him we were rooting for his family and he seemed so grateful the first responders visited his family in the hospital. I am so grateful we planned ahead to attend church while we were out of town. It truly lifted my spirit and made me feel blessed.
M insisted we needed a picture of the gummy bear chandelier in the candy store so we stole this one off the internet.
After lunch we headed to Garden of the Gods and went to the Visitor's Center for the first time. We thought they did a great job with the exhibits and loved hiking around. This was N's first time there! At one point the children were looking at birds and when N pointed one out she screamed "Blackbeard!" Yes, when my 3-year-old says bird, it sounds like beard. Husband and I got a good chuckle out of that one. And just like that, it was time to head for the highway. We 
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