5/21/12

Another fantastic day - well, except for everything coming to an end of course!

The girls slept in until 8:30, wouldn't that be nice if it were always the case! We had breakfast and started getting ready/packing up. The Stevenson crew was all up earlier than us, so they were packed up and ready to start the day as we were starting off. Lucky for us, they were gracious enough to come help us out so the fun could commence!

Once we had everything packed up, and loaded into the truck, we were off and running again. Back to the Indoor Water Park for a few hours.

We were finally all water logged and ready to dry off, so we headed off for some lunch, and stopped back in to the theme park for a few more rides, a few more games, and a lot more laughs and chatting.

After some final play time, we grabbed one last meal together, got in our final words and lots of hugs, and we all took off. It was really hard to say goodbye again, but I think knowing that we made another meet up workout makes me know that we'll be able to do it again in the future. Like I've said before, I LOVE having my mom groups online, they are my sanity savers, but it's hard knowing that I may never see most of them, and if I do, it's not likely to happen often. At least we always have the wonderful world wide web to keep us in contact!

So, off we went. Amelia had fallen asleep at dinner, and slept the whole way home. Olivia passed out before we hit the highway, and also slept the whole way home. YAY!!! Once darkness hit, I wasn't far behind :) Poor Christian was left to fend for himself. We had to pick the dog up on our way home because he hadn't been eating since we dropped him off. Big baby. So, we picked him up, and finally got home around 10:45. The girls went to bed, I quickly unpacked and rolled into bed. It's going to be a LONG day tomorrow - definitely should have taken it off!

Today's Photo a Day in May is Where I Stand. This is where I stood for a great portion of the day today :)

5/20/12

Dells Day!!!!

Yes, today was finally our first family trip to Wisconsin Dells. Not only that, but meeting my friend, Dawn, and her family there was the cherry on top. I was so anxious the whole way there, it was ridiculous!

I was up before the girls this morning...hopped in the shower to start getting ready. Christian was right after me, then we were able to get the girls ready, do the last of the packing, load up the truck and head out. First up, we had to drop the dog off with my in-laws. He's such a big baby, I'm sure he'll be miserable the entire time we're gone. Next up, we stopped for a quick breakfast at McDonald's (yes, starting off on a very healthy note...). Finally, we gassed up, checked the tires and fluids, filled the cooler with ice and hit the road at about 9:30. Olivia was so excited to finally be on our way to "vacation", but she passed out for a short time right after we took off. Amelia fell asleep a little while later, for a lot of the ride...

We arrived at our resort around 1:00.

We were able to register, but not actually check in yet. We purchased a Living Social deal last month for half off a family suite, and our stay included passes to the indoor and outdoor water parks, and the resort theme park. After registering, we headed to the theme park to wait for the Stevensons. The girls went on a few rides in the kiddie area, and played a few games. The swings were a HUGE hit with them, and they LOVED their first Ferris Wheel Ride :)

Finally, the Stevenson's arrived and we were all reunited! We all sat down for lunch right away and started catching up. It was so great to be together again, and the kids all got along right away, like they really remembered each other. Our families blended together perfectly, just like the last time we got together!

After lunch, we were finally able to check into our rooms, so we split, checked in, unpacked a little and changed into our swimsuits. We headed down to the Outdoor Water Park for a while, but most of the water was still a little chilly, so it was short lived...

Next up, we hit the Indoor Water Park, where we met back up with our friends for some fun. The girls were OBSESSED with the water slides. Amelia found one out in the middle of one of the kid areas, and probably would've gone up and down it all night long if we would've let them. They were so cute, and just had the time of their life. Olivia and Dawn's little boy, Spencer, really started hitting it off and started to become inseparable, which was SUPER cute.

Finally, we were all watered out and exhausted, so we headed to our rooms. We all got changed, relaxed for a bit, them met up back in our suite for dinner. We ordered in pizza, the kids played for a while, and we spent a little time chatting and catching up. Until we were so exhausted, we were practically falling asleep where we sat! We called it a night. The girls went down with little effort, and we passed right out after them. Such an amazing day, can't wait for more fun tomorrow!!!! But, not looking forward to the drive, or the good-bye's!

Today's Photo a Day in May is Something You Can't Live Without. Of course, my little family fits this one. We aren't perfect, and certainly would never pretend to be. We are real, we have problems, we fight, we drive each other crazy...but we love, and we are there for each other, and we live life to the fullest. We never pretend to be what we're not, we never lose sight of reality, and we love each other, in all of our faults! I think too many people try way too hard to look, act and pretend to be perfect - and I think that's sad. I say, relish in your faults, and help each other grow and evolve!