Well another Dells trip has come and gone. This is our 3rd year of making this a winter tradition. Each year we have so many new and exciting memories to share. I keep telling Brett how I can't wait to go and enjoy the Dells when I am not pregnant or nursing a baby. That has been my pattern the last 3 years. And maybe I will even get to go skiing with him which is one of Brett's favorite things to do in the Dells. This year we brought both my mom and dad. And this year a couple new things took place: normally there are 3 indoor waterparks open and usually they keep only two open during the week, and all three open on the weekends. We usually only stay during the week so we are always missing out on one extra waterpark. The last two years we have only been to the same two waterparks: #1 The Klondike Cavern: a pretty big kids play area, lazy river and several adult water slides. #2 Waterdome: has a full size indoor wave pool with small kids play area. This year they closed down the #2 Waterdome during the week and opened the #3 Wild Wild West which up until this year we have never got to experience. The Wild Wild West was AWESOME!! Way better than Klondike Cavern. It has a HUGE kids play area, and more adult slides. We did however miss the Waterdome which had the wave pool.
Klondike Cavern Kids Play Area
Alexa trying to copy her big sister. We learned on this trip that Alexa wanted to do A LOT of the things that her bigger sister could do, but she couldn't, like: WATER SLIDES.
Makenna's first little mini waterslide. She had to conquer her fears and work her way up to the bigger slides. By day 2 1/2 she finally tried the bigger slides.
Look at those ears!!
Lazy River
Timberland Playhouse: The most amazing indoor play place for kids. You could get lost in this thing. Brett and the girl's had a blast playing here every night.
Gpa Dan and Gma Polly surpised all of us and spent one night at the Wilderness. It was so nice to see them and my parents were excited to see them and catch up.
The Wild Wild West Kids Play Area. It was Enormous. It had more slides for kids. ANd more adult slides which Brett enjoyed.
I even got to go down a kids slide with Alexa.
LOVE this picture!!
Makenna enjoyed the RAFT slide. It was long and dark, but surprsingly she enjoyed going down with Daddy, Gpa Lee, and even Gma Pat.
More lazy river!
THE PURPLE SLIDE!! Makenna feared this slide since last year. WE pretty much forced her to go down last year ONE time and it was traumatic enough for her that she's feared it ever since. Well this year it took her 2 1/2 days into the trip to convince her to try it, and.....SHE LOVED IT!! It's all she wanted to do!! So proud of her!!
We were lucky to miss out on the Chicago Blizzard, but that doesn't mean we didn't get any snow up in the Dells. We got our fair share of snow too. In fact, Brett could not go skiing because of the weather and freezing cold temps. We always say we pick the perfect week to go the Dells because NO ONE is there, as this year it was true again because most people had to stay away because of the BAD WEATHER.
Alexa are little fishy! She has NO fear of the water. And was very disappointed and couldn't understand why she couldn't go on the BIG slides with her older sister.
Well this year at the Dells the kids avoided getting sick. Last year on the last night Makenna got sick and threw up ALL NIGHT LONG. The worst I have ever seen. We thought it was because she had drank too much chlorine water and it upset her stomach. It was NOT FUN!! This year we managed to keep the girl's healthy, but I came down with a sinus infection on the last day and pretty much stuck in the bed the last evening of FUN!! I only got more sick and miserable the next day. I felt so much pain and pressure in my face. It was like having a migrane with allergies in the winter. As soon as we got home on Thursday I headed off to the doctor for antibiotics. What a relief I am getting now that I am medicated. That is some of the worst pain I have ever been in. Funny story though, turns out the last time I had been to the doctor was exactly almost two years ago to the day in February(pregnant with Alexa), and was treated for a sinus infection. There something about being pregnant, and getting sinus infections in the month of Febuary that my body just can't shake.
Alexa trying to copy her big sister. We learned on this trip that Alexa wanted to do A LOT of the things that her bigger sister could do, but she couldn't, like: WATER SLIDES.
Makenna's first little mini waterslide. She had to conquer her fears and work her way up to the bigger slides. By day 2 1/2 she finally tried the bigger slides.
Look at those ears!!
Lazy River
Timberland Playhouse: The most amazing indoor play place for kids. You could get lost in this thing. Brett and the girl's had a blast playing here every night.
Gpa Dan and Gma Polly surpised all of us and spent one night at the Wilderness. It was so nice to see them and my parents were excited to see them and catch up.
The Wild Wild West Kids Play Area. It was Enormous. It had more slides for kids. ANd more adult slides which Brett enjoyed.
I even got to go down a kids slide with Alexa.
LOVE this picture!!
Makenna enjoyed the RAFT slide. It was long and dark, but surprsingly she enjoyed going down with Daddy, Gpa Lee, and even Gma Pat.
More lazy river!
THE PURPLE SLIDE!! Makenna feared this slide since last year. WE pretty much forced her to go down last year ONE time and it was traumatic enough for her that she's feared it ever since. Well this year it took her 2 1/2 days into the trip to convince her to try it, and.....SHE LOVED IT!! It's all she wanted to do!! So proud of her!!
We were lucky to miss out on the Chicago Blizzard, but that doesn't mean we didn't get any snow up in the Dells. We got our fair share of snow too. In fact, Brett could not go skiing because of the weather and freezing cold temps. We always say we pick the perfect week to go the Dells because NO ONE is there, as this year it was true again because most people had to stay away because of the BAD WEATHER.
Alexa are little fishy! She has NO fear of the water. And was very disappointed and couldn't understand why she couldn't go on the BIG slides with her older sister.
Well this year at the Dells the kids avoided getting sick. Last year on the last night Makenna got sick and threw up ALL NIGHT LONG. The worst I have ever seen. We thought it was because she had drank too much chlorine water and it upset her stomach. It was NOT FUN!! This year we managed to keep the girl's healthy, but I came down with a sinus infection on the last day and pretty much stuck in the bed the last evening of FUN!! I only got more sick and miserable the next day. I felt so much pain and pressure in my face. It was like having a migrane with allergies in the winter. As soon as we got home on Thursday I headed off to the doctor for antibiotics. What a relief I am getting now that I am medicated. That is some of the worst pain I have ever been in. Funny story though, turns out the last time I had been to the doctor was exactly almost two years ago to the day in February(pregnant with Alexa), and was treated for a sinus infection. There something about being pregnant, and getting sinus infections in the month of Febuary that my body just can't shake. Overall, we had another fantastic trip to the Dells.
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