Friday, July 22, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge

The heat has been unbearable so we took advantage of it and spent a day in the Dells.  We decided on The Great Wolf Lodge and it couldn't have been a more perfect day.  We were in the water all day Wednesday, made a quick trip to the outlets next door and then ate dinner at 7pm.... the boys were practically sleeping at the table.  They got a small second wind after we put our pj's on, just long enough for the bedtime story at the Lodge.  We were even able to fit some swimming in on Thursday before we left.  Then Jacob and Evan had swimming class, and we ended Thursday night by going to Nate's softball game.  So it is 9am Friday morning and although Nate has been at work for a couple hours the rest of us just rolled out of bed.  Perfect time for morning showers!

Here are a couple pictures we shot before we packed away the camera.






If you were wondering... yes Jacob has a fohawk.  It started out as a joke on Nate but it turns out that it totally fits Jacob's personality and he loves it.  So we are going to keep it... for now.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Henry Vilas Zoo

It has been quite awhile since we have visited the zoo.  Today seemed like a great day to check out the animals.  There was A LOT of other people with the same idea.  We managed to stick together and have fun!

They had a couple cockatoos out of their cage, the boy giraffes were hitting each other with their heads (sparring) and the male peacock was chasing the female.  All hilarious and super cool but I couldn't get those videos on this blog so here are some pictures I was able to get.  (Still figuring out how to use my phone.)

One for mom..
 One for fun.

The male peacock was following the female around looking for some attention, but she wasn't giving him any.


Feeding the goats.



Normally we ride the train but the line was ridiculous so we opted for the carousel.  Talk about getting dizzy.. I'll stick to the train next time!

A couple penguins.