The Crafts

A few weeks back Matt and I decided to set a date to surprise the girls with a trip to an indoor water park in the snowy cold of February. That date finally arrived last week during a short week of school. We didn't tell our girls a thing. They didn't even know I had packed a suitcase, swim bag, air mattress, snacks and my much needed and beloved pillow. Matt came home from work early and we played dumb telling the girls we were going for a little drive. A few minutes in they of course start asking what in the world is going on. We divert their attention with a quick stop at Casey's. Upon pulling up to a hotel Kate is onto us like an ant on sugar. "Why are we at a hotel? Are we staying here? I smell chlorine. Did you pack our swim suits? They have a pool right? Why are we in this city?" And so on. We find our room, change into our suits and lead them to the double doors with the water park waiting on the other side. Matt and I together open the doors and you would