In The Dells with the birthday boy and his family

Warning: This post contains ALOT of photos :)Celebrated my brother's birthday this week while we were vacationing in Wisconsin Dells!! We visited Mt. Olympus back in 2005 ish with my parents when we camped there and really liked the place (only was an outdoor amusement park with many go carts which we LOVE). Found it online and noticed they added water activities outdoors and indoors!! Couldn't pass up the opportunity when this past week was open for my brother and his family to join us. We originally had planned my parents going too, but work wouldn't allow it for my dad. Also couldn't pass up the GREAT deal of under $100 per night (2 queen beds and a set of bunks) with all activities included EVERY DAY!!! We decided to let Tyler bring a friend, which ended up being his gf, Abby, which worked out perfectly. We arrived on Tuesday and got right into our room by 1 pm...enjoyed the outdoor park as much as possible and had to visit a fave...Moosejaw Pizza for dinner!!! YUMMO!!! And we enjoyed "Night At The Park" where the park stays open later (til 9 pm)!!Wednesday we could not pass up Paul Bunyan for breakfast since it was a bit gloomy outside at first, but warmed up nicely by the time we were finished. Decided horseback riding would be a good way to finish out our morning before heading back to the hotel for more fun..this time we utilized the indoor water park - I think the kiddos enjoyed the indoor slides and activities a bit more inside than outside. Gabi really liked the wave pool outdoors though. Thursday was Chad's birthday and he had talked about going to Crabby's for his birthday dinner. He was apparently in the mood for seafood and this place had an all you can eat buffet. We used the outdoor park all morning and got in as many go cart rides as we could (Addy was my go cart buddy! We won every time ;) !!!) but the park became very crowded quickly with Wisconsin end of the year trips for school kids. Decided relaxing by the wave pool and kiddy area outside was the best bet until 3 pm when those school kids would be on their way. Ended up being a good choice, got some R & R in and was ready for Crabby's by dinner time. Again enjoyed the "Night at the Park" til 9 pm - Chad's kiddos at the indoor waterpark and Ben, Tyler, Abby, and Gabi got in their night ride of Hades rollercoaster (a couple times I must add). We definitely utilized the park and got our money's worth. We even fit in some shopping time downtown, at Aunt Jenny's and a short walk on the Riverwalk on Wednesday. Ben even tried some chocolate coated bacon...a fast seller at one of the Fudge shops downtown. Let's say it was NOT a big hit with any of us.

Left around noon on Friday and made a short stop to see Trenton and to show Chad/Amber North Central's campus, etc. Wanted to check in him to see how the house hunting was going. Grabbed a quick burger at Five Guys and headed back home...back to reality...not so fun, but home in our own beds...definitely a thumbs up. A good time for all and even talked of maybe doing it again next year....