Steakcation at the Dells

Vacation at the Dells is what the opening line should read. We rented a cabin in the Dells for a short little vacation starting on Wednesday after Jet got off school and coming home today ... Saturday. Oh my, the boys were so excited. They have been talking about this all week long (several weeks actually) ... in fact, much to our alarm, Charlie told everyone he saw. The list includes (this is not a joke) his teachers, all the neighbors, woman at the car wash, the sprinkler guy, grocery store clerk (s), grocery store baggers, Target check out associate, Target Deli manager, and so many more including the UPS guy (the most coveted man, after the husband of course, for every 'stay at home' mom. Who doesn't love a guy that is consistent in his dress, his wheels and comes with a quick 'toot toot' before depositing the VERY thing that you desire at your feet on your doorstep). OK, I digress. Fortunately for us, Charlie wasn't telling people that we were going on vacation but rather steakcation or staycation. Most folks figured it out but for the confused few ... we're had a big rib eye steak party at our house this last weekend.

The Dells in WI are a short 3 hour drive away. We stayed at a cabin in the Wilderness Resort. The lodging was better than we could have imagined. Clean, spacious, updated and with it's own fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer on a private lot with a view of the golf course. If we had known it was so spacious we would have invited you along .... 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large deck, and most importantly .... 1 flat screen, surround sound speakers, DVD, a TV for each bedroom, 5 bars on the cell telle and Internet access. So yes, Chris was happy too.

The resort had 3 different pools - 2 water parks and 1 wave pool (boasting the largest in the USA). So here's how our days laid out .... Arcade, pool, indoor play ground, water park, nature walk. REPEAT for the next three days and add Mommy/Daddy juice at night.

We really had a blast and are scoping out this as a possible multi-family shindig down the road. It's always a good vacation when everything smells like chlorine (and what better excuse for not giving baths ... I mean doesn't it kill every bacteria on the skin?). Well, we're all beat so I'm going to load in the pics and close the chapter on this vacation.