Wisconsin Dells

In effort to make our time sans daddy pass quicker my parent's asked if we wanted to run up to the Dells for a few nights with them.  YES! We stayed at Christmas Mountain Village.  They had an indoor pool area with the perfect amount of kiddie entertainment.  Elizabeth mastered the "big" slide right away and by the end we weren't even catching her at the bottom.  Grant even figured out how to do it solo as well.  His eyes were as big as saucers but he was always laughing at the bottom.  I wish I had pictures, but water and cameras don't mix well!

The resort had paddle boating and mini golf too.  Again, no pics of the paddle boating, but the kids had fun looking for the fish and by the end Elizabeth had jumped up in between my dad and I was steering. It was a good way for her to practice her left from right.

The mini golf was quite the experience.  Grant still enjoys bamming anything, so putting a club in his hand was right up his alley!  They both had a tendency to golf left handed.  Grant was just whacking away and then we explained that the goal was to the put the ball in the hole.  With his sweet little face he looked up at us, smiled and promptly picked the ball up and put it in the hole.  Then when we told him that you are supposed to use the putter he started putting the ball right next to the hole and then hitting it in!  We managed to get to hole 9 before we wrapped up our mini golf game.

We also celebrated my dad's birthday.  We went to Buffalo Phil's, aka "The Train Restaurant." The kids enjoyed the train delivered food.  A Wisconsin Dells classic!  At the end of the meal our server brought us a certificate for a free train ride.  There is an arcade in the back of the building and this is where the train ride was located.  I would like to use the term "train ride" loosely.  When they told us that Grant was too small to ride this train, a red light should have gone off.  When they told us that Elizabeth had to sit on the inside, a red light should have gone off.  This was a mini roller coaster!  Did I mention we had just finished dinner? My dad was green.  My sunglasses flew off the  top of my head (they were retrieved).  My mom and Grant stood there giggling the entire time.  Elizabeth loved it!  The attendant suggested the Flying Tiger ride for Grant.  He needed an adult to accompany him so my mom rode with him.  I think her expression in the picture says it all.

We hit the outlet mall and visited my dad's Wisconsin relatives on the way home.  It was a fast two days and we had lots of fun.  Thanks Ima and Pops!