Wisconsin Dells

We left for the Ten Clay family vacation at 4 AM on Friday.  We were only at the Dells through Sunday, but we managed to pack many fun things into our trip.  I hadn't been to the Dells since I was about seven, so it was fun doing some of the same things I had done a long time ago and seeing all the new things around.  When we got there, we hit Pirate's Cove for the first round of mini golf.  I think the guys ended up playing about seven rounds while we were there!  We also rode the Ducks that afternoon.

I may or may have actually taken five putts on some holes.  Definitely not a pro!

After a hot afternoon outside, we went to the Chula Vista resort.  The resort has a very large indoor/outdoor waterpark.  We took full advantage of the racing slides, flume, water coaster, and tube rides.  I was somewhat unprepared for the giant toilet bowl that Dan & I encountered on our double-tube ride.  Then I got very disoriented when we entered the rest of the slide backwards!  It took my stomach awhile to recover from that one!
On Friday night we headed to the Tommy Bartlett Water Show.  I vaguely remember going to this when I was younger, but it's still amazing to see the crazy stunts and acrobatics the performers can achieve on water.  One of the best tricks was their famed skiing pyramid.  You couldn't pay me to do that, not that I would be able to if I had tried!  The show was at night, so none of my pictures of the performance turned out.

On Saturday, we all ate way too much breakfast at the Paul Bunyan place.  Then we headed to Timber Falls for more mini golf and some rides.

 While the guys were being extremely competitive, the girls had their own version of mini golf.  This could have possibly included us keeping each other's balls from rolling away, providing bumpers for the holes, and allowing a maximum score of three putts per hole (or just not keeping score at all!).  Not a very accurate way to play, but much more fun!

On Sunday, some of the family rode go-karts and then we finished our trip with another round of mini golf.  All in all, we had a very fun and busy week of traveling and vacation!  Thanks to both sets of our parents for the wonderful time!