vacation

Well, we are back from our vacation. It was a wonderful trip and the weather was great, but as always, nice to be home. We started out last Sunday to the Dells. It only took 2.5 hours to get there, so we had the afternoon to tour the resort. It was very spread out, so it took awhile to get our bearings. The resort consisted of 3 outdoor parks and 4 indoor parks. Each day we ventured to a new park so the girls were expected to stay in the one area each day. (easier to monitor them) While there, we toured Lake Delton that had emptied into the Wisconsin River. It is hard to believe that there was a lake there just a few weeks ago. Also, we got a picture of a house that collapsed into the empty lake, along with boats and docks just sitting in the dirt. Because we had seen some of the other attractions on a previous trip, we decided to make this just a waterpark trip.

After returning and spending a quiet 4th, we took a day trip to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to learn about the Eagle. It was so cool to see the Eagles close up. Mary was born in Wabasha, so it was fun for her to see her home town. After that we travelled up the road to Kellogg and visited the Lark Toy Company. It is the Largest Independent Specialty Toy Store in North America. They have antique toys along with very unique new toys and specialty toys that you would not find at Target. While there we sampled fudge, taffy, the girls rode the carousel and we played miniture golf. It was a beautiful day and we had fun. From there we took the girls to Zumbrota swimming for a couple hours. That was our vacation. Please take time to view the pics.