Silver Mountain fun

So one day we decided it was time for a family vaca. It had been way too long since we got away from home, and because we have two little ones that hate being in the car, we drove about 25 minutes to Kellogg, ID. For those of you who don't know, Kellogg is a small resort town. There's not a whole lot there but big mountains, a resort, a mine, and a humongous car dealership. (Dave smith I think owns pretty much all of Kellogg. Every empty lot is filled with new cars and trucks.) Anyhow. We booked one night at the resort and took off. It was a beautiful room and resort. It's nestled in the mountains and because we went in the middle of the week, there wasn't hardly anyone around.

The Morning Star Lodge

You can't tell, but behind all these clouds is the big ski mountain and gondola. It's beautiful!

The resort has little firepits around with benches so you can roast smores at night, and there's a big separate building that has a huge waterpark in it. That's what lured us there to begin with. I'd like to say it was for the kids, but I think really we wanted to go swim just as much. :)
The lazy river, baby pool, and family hot tub was my favorite features. But it was cool watching people try out the surfing. Luckily, no one's clothes got ripped off by the force of the water. (It really does happen!) Jacob's first time in a swimming pool was great. He loved it and was so relaxed with me in the lazy river that he even fell asleep! Kids were splashing and we went under a waterfall, but he just flinched a little and stayed asleep. lol It was so precious! I can't wait until we can go back!!!!

Day 1 Adventures:

Ethan's floating the lazy river

This was part of the kiddie pool. Jacob loved it!

Such a happy guy!

'lilly pads' for the kids to cross. Ethan didn't want to use the net above his head though.

Dad's helping him across.

Jacob had had enough of the water for one day.

s'more time!

I love these boys!!

Ethan loved the tv. (They had cable, and we don't at home. lol)

Day 2, we packed the bags to check out, but were still able to spend all day at the water park. We ate breakfast, went to check out some cars, then came back to the water for some more play!

Jacob was enjoying one of the fountains