Blue Cougs n Ham: Summer Fun

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Summer Fun - Part one

So this summer had two big trips. Our first was to the Wisconsin Dells. Which is about 50 miles from Madison, WI and is a beautiful area, as well as being the nations water park capitol. The people of the midwest often vacation there year round because there are also a ton of indoor water parks.
Grandma and Grandpa Hamilton and Uncle Brad all came out to visit and then we went up and stayed in a beautiful time share. The resort we stayed at had 3 indoor water parks and 3 outdoor parks. So it was beautiful the night we got there and then proceeded to rain and be 60 degrees the following three days, so we ended up having a great time at the indoor parks. The last day we were there it stopped raining and got into the 70s, so we took a boat tour on the Wisconsin Dells. The rock formations on both sides of the river are amazing. We loved it and it was definitely a highlight. So here's some pics.

The resort had this huge three story indoor play area, which included big air guns to shot foam balls. Grandpa and Dallin are getting in on the action in this pic.

Five out of six happy faces - not bad.

On the boat river tour there where a couple of stops to get out and explore the amazing rock formations.

Wave pool.

Dallin coming out of the slide.

One of the slides!

2 comments:

Julie said...: Looks like you had an awesome time, it is so nice to get away with your family and so fun that you had family come with you. Hope you guys are great!; August 24, 2009 at 7:11 AM
John and Jenny said...: I am so jealous! Wisconsin Dells is one of our most favorite places on earth! Maybe when we come back to the states we can plan to meet there. It would be awesome!; October 12, 2009 at 2:18 AM

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Stories to Share

I wanted a little space to share funny everyday happenings. So this is it ---

Dec. 3, '11 -- John Deere Water Chile had invited the John Deere Financial Chile employees and families to join them for their Holiday celebration. We traveled to the event which was about a 45 minute drive to a place we had never been to before. We took several detours prior to arriving and it was this day that Easton began to say "RECALCULATING". Sounds funny come from him instead of from Hailey, which is the name of the female voice on the GPS.

Nov. 14, '11 -- After arriving in Santiago and a long flight on Sunday, we were trying to get settled in our new home. We went to the grocery store to get the necessities and upon our return Easton declared the following. "I am not getting out of the car. this is not my house."

Sep. 21, '08 -- Then tonight we sat down and Mason announced that Mark needed to be president so that he could get all the candy he wanted for free. Priorities, priorities, priorities.

Aug. 12, '08 -- Yesterday I was doing laundry, seperating the clothes, and as I was checking pockets I pulled out a little stone from Drew's pants. This is one of my favorite things to pull out of my kids pants. I am always amazed and awed by my children. They find happiness in the things that I pass by everyday and fail to notice. The little things in life count and as I pull those rocks out of my kids pockets I am reminded just how much joy there is to find in this life. Thank you to my children and the inspiration they give me!

Jun. 19, '08 -- So I was upstairs and I heard Dallin and Drew go out into the garage. I went out there and they were playing in the car. I told them to get out and come inside. I then proceeded to tell them that the car was not a toy and to not go out there and play. Dallin looks at me and says, " Mom, it's a "TOY"ota Sienna, with a huge emphasis on the toy part. Really, a six year old should not be able to come up with that kind of comeback. I just laughed....

You had to have seen the Disney movie Cars to really appreciate this. So I'm running into the grocery store with the kids and as I am about to go inside Dallin and Drew stop and start pointing to something, while jumping up and down, laughing, and screaming "Fred! Mom it's Fred! Fred!" A couple of seconds later this large Ford Bronco that obviously weathered MANY Iowa winters and salt on the roads drives by. It is rusted all over, the place above the wheels no longer exists due to all the rust eating it away. The men in the Bronco had their windows down and just waved at the boys. I'm not sure they had any idea why my kids were so excited to see their car. I just laughed out loud! (Fred happens to be an extremely rusty car that is one of the main character's fans)