Dells!

The boys had a three day winter break at school, so we headed to the Dells for an overnight stay.

Patrick

Joe on the Lazy River.  He wanted to stay there all night!

Patrick and daddy on the Lazy River.  Patrick and Luke are good enough swimmers this time that they could do by themselves.  They were even tall enough to stand in the water.  The problem was that when they were inside a tube, you couldn’t see the tops of their heads and they couldn’t see in front of them!

Joe taking a break and showing off his smile that’s down a tooth.

Patrick really enjoyed the fountains.

Um, well, in case you can’t see the spray coming out from behind Patrick, he’s standing over a fountain.  There’s something a bit unseemly about him using it as his own personal bidet, but that’s a boy for you.

Before the water parks were open the next day, we played 3D mini-golf in the arcade.  The 3D glasses didn’t last long, but the boys got a kick out of the neon paint and the black light.

Andrew showing his muscles

Pretzel Patrick

Andrew is ready to head down the green slide for the 400th time.  Scott sent him down a little bit bigger of a slide, more for kids about 4-8.  I was at the bottom to greet him.  He had no expression on his face when he landed and got up.  I asked him if he had fun.  His response, while pointing severely at the slide:  “I did NOT like that.”

Luke