Wisconsin Dells Family Weekend

We spent a wonderful weekend in the Dells for a Skala family weekend. On the drive there, Kelsey asked us if there was going to be an alligator there. Although I thought it was an odd request, we discovered on arrival that Kelsey refers to elevators as alligators ;) We stayed at The Great Wolf Lodge. It was a great hotel with a huge indoor waterpark. Thank goodness too because it rained for most of our time there. Kelsey was not too keen on all the water slides at first, but eventually she built up some courage and did go on a few with a lot of reassurance and maybe a little bribery--"If you go down the water slide, you can get a treat." :) I can't blame the girl as I don't like water slides all that much either. Like mother, like daughter?









Friday night we swam like fish. Kelsey really liked the goggles she got too. She referred to them as "ah-gles". Megan did well with all the noise and also got her share of water time. Although her snuggle time with Grandpa while we all swam might have been her favorite. That evening we ordered in pizzas and hung out in the hotel rooms. Before we settled in, we went to Storytime in the main lobby.



Later, the adults played a few games and the cousins watched a movie (with Auntie Kristin, too)
Saturday was filled with more swimming and water time. Kelsey also got a colored hair extension put in as a reward for being so brave on the slides.







For dinner we went out to a cool place nearby called Buffalo Phil's. Afterward, we drove the the main strip and checked out all that the Dells has to offer. The remainder of the evening was pretty low key since everyone was pretty tired from all the water play.

Sunday morning we hit up the buffet and then went to play in the arcade.


After checkout, we tried our luck at mini-golf. It was Kelsey's first time. She liked the inital hit and then liked to pick up her ball and put it right by the hole. After tapping it in she would lift her club in the air. Thankfully everyone left with all body parts in tact since I was sure she was going to hit someone during her celebration.



We all had ice cream as a treat afterward.

On our way back home, we stopped at a rest area for one last lunch meal.

We all live in the same town and do see each other probably more than a lot of families are lucky enough to. However, a full weekend away of uninterrupted time together was really fun. It is so neat that we are able to do that and enjoy each other's company. Looking forward to next time!