Artesian Lakes Weekend

This past weekend, we ventured off for a two-night stay at Artesian Lakes with the cousins...and their parents.  The whole crew consisted of John, Jocelyn, Liam, Lizzie, myself, Jennifer, Kenny, Thaden and Owen.  We have visited Artesian Lakes once before and had so much fun that we knew we had to go back when it was warmer and we could enjoy the pool and lake. 


We stayed in the Hall House and it was perfect for our family.  Lots of beds, a full kitchen and living area complete with 2 1/2 baths and a HUGE deck area!  Of course we were visited by the local alligators within the first few moments of arrival.  No worries - they cannot/do not come up the stairs of the dock and up the stairs to the upper deck where we were.  We viewed them from afar and named them obvious, alligator-esque names like Chomp. I voted for Chocolate Cookie and Crunch but that was probably my stomach talking.


We loved the pool area and the lake with the giant slide.  Jocelyn and Lizzie enjoyed the slide; Liam tried it once (well, was forced to go down once with John) and that was good enough for him.  We can't wait to return some other time!  It is really nice to get away from home for a few nights and not take forever to get there - Artesian Lakes is only 1 1/2 hours away!  Perfect!

Our first trip to Artesian Lakes was back in March with our good friends Kelly, Jeremy and Will.  The kids had a blast - they played on the playground, we hiked, we went on a hayride, Jocelyn canoed and they swam in their cloths in the pool!