Kiddo Trip #2 - Ellie and Daddy

Ellie is excited.

For our second round of kiddo trips, Ellie and Daddy went to the far west part of the Phoenix Valley, for a stay at the Wigwam Resort. When we arrived the room was large with a patio and Ellie loved it. She was
excited about her own bed, but she really wanted to get to the pool.

We needed to eat first and she wanted cheeseburgers so we went to Freddy's which is awesome. We had cheeseburgers, fries, and frozen custard. Afterwards, we went back to go swimming, which she was so excited about. The pool was heated and had some cool streamers that she loved to play in. There was also a really neat splash pad that she spent a lot of time in. After a while we went back to the room and crashed, it was a great start to our weekend.

In the morning our stomachs were not so politely asking us to get a big breakfast so we went to the Black Bear Diner (one of my favorites). She wanted to sit at the counter so we did and we stuffed ourselves with amazing breakfast fare.

"Weee!"

We then went to the main event of the weekend, the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium. We went on a lot of rides including the carousel, the train, and the log ride. We also saw a lot of cool animals and Ellie loved it.

But it was hot so after we left we went back to the resort and got back into the pool, which she loved of course.

Then that night our resort was holding its annual Oktoberfest. The weather was gorgeous as the sun had set creating a magical evening. There were a lot of people out there as the band played some fun German and pseudo-German songs. Ellie
got a cool glow wand which she loved, and we ate some German food including schnitzel. Then we danced the night away. It was a great time.

The next morning, our last, we went to a local cafe and sat on the patio enjoying the weather. She ate Mickey Mouse pancakes and it was the perfect cap to our wonderful weekend.

See more pictures from our weekend here:

Kiddo Trip '13 - Ellie and Daddy