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I got a really good deal on a 2 night stay at a hotel with a water park in Des moines. I thought it would make a great place to celebrate the kids birthdays . We let Jayden and Jacob each bring a friend. Jayden took Claire and Jacob took Rylie. To make it even better, the kids didn’t have school today so their friends came over after lunch and we headed for Des Moines in the early evening. We ate supper at Famous Dave’s on the way to the hotel. The Ramada hotel has a small indoor water park. Just right for the kids, two large tube slides, a volleyball/basketball pool, hot tub, and pirate hip pool area. It was all very nice and we stayed in a nice pool side suite with 2 rooms . The kids played in the water and had a fun time. Luke was leery of the water and would’nt try any of the little kid slides. It is hard to see these tiny toddlers zip down the slides and so many go under the water without any problem. All three of my kids were scared of the water until they hit 5. How are some kids fearless in the water as tiny tots and others terrified? I spent the entire time sitting in the water with Luke watching all the other kids. He did climb the pirate ship and didn’t mind getting showered on the way up. The big kids were on their own going down the tube slides over and over.

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