Trip to the Dells

Last weekend we headed up to Hotel Rome in Wisconsin Dells for a quick getaway - just the five of us. We had to make short pit stop on our way up there to look at a manure spreader for Calvin, but then we were back on our way to the water park. We got checked in and unloaded and then went for a walk around the hotel. They had an indoor water park that was attached to the hotel and then an indoor theme park that was a short walk outside from the water park. Since it was late and packed at the water park, we went to the theme park first. They had an indoor roller coaster but the girls were too little (they were pretty bummed about it). They did get to ride a teacup spinning ride and another ride though so they were happy about that. They also had arcade games there and a little bowling game that we played. After playing games for awhile, we headed back to our room and ordered pizza. By the time that came and we ate, it was late and the kids were tired, so we took baths and went to bed - all of us, at the same time. The kids slept really good that night and we didn't get up until 8:40 a.m. It was awesome! We went out to breakfast, stopped at Walmart to pick up a few things, and then went to a presentation at a time share (which was how we got such a great price on our rooms). After being there for several hours, we ate an early supper (we had missed lunch because of the late breakfast we had) and then headed back to the hotel to swim. The water park had a kiddie play area that had a giant pirate ship that was in water that ranged from 2 inches to 2 1/2 feet. Perfect for Coye. There were five slides that they could go down. He had a blast walking around in the water and going down the slides with the girls. The water wasn't real warm, but he didn't seem to mind. They also had a lazy river that we went on. They also had several different slides - some you used tubes for and some you didn't. The girls were too little to go on the slides by themselves, but they could with an adult. So Calvin and I took turns staying with Coye and each taking a girl down the tube slides. It was so much fun! You went down fast and there were little waterfalls in the slides too. The girls loved them! We probably went down five times each. After a while the kids started getting cold, and we decided to leave and play a few more arcades on the way back to our room (Calvin was trying to win a bunch of tickets so they could choose some prizes before leaving). Once back in our room, we got them all bathed and ready for bed. Coye was a bear because of his lack of a decent nap so while I took a shower, Calvin put him in his pack n play and he ended up falling asleep with the lights and TV on. Chloe fell asleep in our bed and had to be moved to the other bed. Aubrey was the only one who stayed awake. We stayed up for a little bit and then went to bed too. Chloe coughed more that night and Coye was up earlier the next morning. Chloe must not have slept well, because after she ate some donuts and got dressed, she fell asleep and slept for over an hour while we packed things up. We let her sleep as long as we could, and then woke her up to go and play a few more games and choose some prizes. They rode the rides again and played in a fun house too. They chose lipstick phones and ring pops as their prizes while Coye got a blow up hammer and some bouncy balls. We drove for awhile while Coye slept and then stopped for lunch. We also stopped at the Bass Pro Shop too. That place was amazing! We were looking for a tube and skis for the boat but they didn't have much out right now for summer stuff. It was an awesome place to just look around though. The rest of the trip home went pretty fast and the kids were really good - thank God for DVD players in the vehicle!

Getting ready to go to the water park

At the water park

Playing arcade games

Coye wanted to play so badly

Helping Daddy

Eating at the MooseJaw Pizza Company

Riding the four wheelers at Bass Pro

Checking out the fish at Bass Pro