well, the time had finally come for our family vacation!! sure, it was a mini-vacation, 3 days, but i'll take it! i can't remember the last time i went on a real vacation. well, we resolved that last weekend! we went up to wisconsin dells! what an absolutely fantastic time!!! i couldn't have asked for a better vacation! we stayed at wilderness on the lake. first time we've stayed there, but certainly won't be the last!! it was just gorgeous!! we had a ginormous 2 bedroom suite, with full amenities and a lake view, including a sunroom with a hot tub!
there was an indoor waterpark right in our complex, plus an awesome outdoor pool and small kids area! oh, and a private beach! awesome!! plus we had access to 3 other indoor and 3 other outdoor waterparks, all just a short water taxi or shuttle ride away!
it was nick and i and the girls and my parents. we all had the best time! we drove up on saturday morning and arrived shortly after noon.....after we finally found the place! lol! it's not a trip with my mother and i if we don't have to turn around at least once! haha!
i'm going to apologize in advance for the ridiculous number of pictures! we took over 530 in the 3 days we were there!! and the second day i didn't even bring my camera to the waterpark! (yes, i'm very sad about this! but - i will admit, it was nice not having to worry about something happening to it while we were off having fun!). also, i'm going to break it up into days, so this is the first of 3 installments! :)
i'm going to apologize in advance for the ridiculous number of pictures! we took over 530 in the 3 days we were there!! and the second day i didn't even bring my camera to the waterpark! (yes, i'm very sad about this! but - i will admit, it was nice not having to worry about something happening to it while we were off having fun!). also, i'm going to break it up into days, so this is the first of 3 installments! :)
while we were checking in, the girls started scoping the place out! of course they found the indoor waterpark! and also this bear!
haylie's first stop was of course the lily pads! that girl loves those lily pads! if she wasn't flying down the slides or waiting for the giant bucket to dump water on her, she was at the lily pads! by the end of our second day, her hands were red and raw, but she didn't care! a good nights sleep and she was ready to go first thing in the morning!
grama playing peek-a-boo under the "mushroom" with the girls!
papa and haylie checking out the infinity pool outside!
look at that form!
again! i just cannot get over this gorgeous view from the pool!
a group shot (minus mom)
and one minus dad.....
my plan was to get this shot of all of us by the end of the trip, but we were too busy exploring other parks and fun things that we never made it back to the outside pool! oops! next time!
my plan was to get this shot of all of us by the end of the trip, but we were too busy exploring other parks and fun things that we never made it back to the outside pool! oops! next time!
one of my favorite pics of the whole trip!
charlie on the duck!
(notice the infant swings in the background...perfect for baby jo next year! yay!)
nick and my dad enjoying the view!
charlie swimming!!
after enjoying some pool fun, it was time to check out our room finally! and like i said before, it was pure awesomeness!! so we unpacked our stuff, got changed, and headed out for a nature walk to find the beach!
the girls trying on nicks sunglasses....showing me their attitude!
my mom loves playing on the luggage carts! haha!
love!
when we told nick we were walking down to the beach, he decided he better come prepared! so he loaded up the cooler and off we went! he was very happy he brought the cooler....not only for the refreshing beverages inside, but also for the instant seat he had when he needed a break....or when i stopped to take pics! lol!
swimming in lake delton
my wonderful parents!
grama & haylie
watching the ducks
lake pic
papa teaching the girls how to skip rocks
feeding the ducks
the lake delton police!
i suggested we move up here and nick could be a lake cop! sure looks like a rough job! haha!
on our way back in from the beach, we decided to stop back in the waterpark for a bit! it's hard to stay away when it's so close and so darn fun! we had so many laughs just watching the girls play all night!!
me and my babies!
charlie just loved this turtle! it sprayed water out of its mouth and she had the best time getting sprayed by it!!
once we finally were able to pry the girls away from the slides, it was time for bed!! they were exhausted, but refused to give in easily! and of course we were on vacation, so we let them play late! so so much fun!! needless to say, it didn't take too long for them to calm down....after the hot tub and some snacks of course! once they finally laid down, they were pretty much out!
except for haylie! when i went in to check on them, she was barely awake, but insisted on coming out for a minute. so, as we planned our attack for sunday, she decided that she needed to take pictures of all the "sleepies" - papa, nick and charlie! so i handed over my camera and off she went!
and they turned out pretty darn good! (my little photographer in training). i didn't include papa's or nick's pictures (i sure wouldn't want a pic of me sleeping on here! lol!) but here is charlie, sawing logs!
so we had settled on our plan for the next morning, and we all drifted off to sleep....
i suggested we move up here and nick could be a lake cop! sure looks like a rough job! haha!
on our way back in from the beach, we decided to stop back in the waterpark for a bit! it's hard to stay away when it's so close and so darn fun! we had so many laughs just watching the girls play all night!!
once we finally were able to pry the girls away from the slides, it was time for bed!! they were exhausted, but refused to give in easily! and of course we were on vacation, so we let them play late! so so much fun!! needless to say, it didn't take too long for them to calm down....after the hot tub and some snacks of course! once they finally laid down, they were pretty much out!
and they turned out pretty darn good! (my little photographer in training). i didn't include papa's or nick's pictures (i sure wouldn't want a pic of me sleeping on here! lol!) but here is charlie, sawing logs!
so we had settled on our plan for the next morning, and we all drifted off to sleep....
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