Know what the most brilliant thing hoteliers ever invented for MinneSOOOOta ? Indoor waterparks . Genius! For Christmas, our friend/daycare provider gave my children (and us) passes to go to one of these awesome waterparks ! We all (we and they) went to a Holiday Inn in Northern( ish ) MN , and it was a wonderful, fun-filled winter getaway for our children. All of the adults thought that the kids would eventually tucker out...but, when we finally pulled them from the slides/lazy river/pool/hot tub after 5pm, after over 8 hours of playing...THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO!!! Here's a peek at our fun: Baby muscles! Fabulous friends. (I don't know what's up with the peace signs...) Teenage conversation (I wonder what they're talkin ' about?) Nap time...for daddy and baby. I LOVED that the kid part of this waterpark was "splash pad" style! I didn't think I'd like it, but it was fabulous! The little kids were much more sure on their feet when the water was...