Weekend Recap: The Dells!

Last weekend was my eagerly anticipated break in the Dells with my fam.

Adam's parents picked up Chester on Thursday night after we all went to dinner at Black Sheep (yum). It was so nice of them to watch him for a long weekend, especially when they were getting ready to go on a trip. We never want to have to board Chester. It means a lot to have family that loves him and is able to watch him when we go out of town. But, with him gone, packing was really quick (no puppy pulling stuff out of our bags) and quiet. We missed the little guy, and we hadn't even left yet!

We hit the road at 3:30 on Friday afternoon. After a short stop for dinner, we arrived at Chula Vista at about 6:45. It was perfect timing because my fam was still in the lobby checking in. The hotel is a bit out of the dells, so it kind of feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. It's pretty nice though.

The Snore Free Zone - room we shared with Stine

 We checked out the pool area, but only felt like relaxing in the hot tub just outside our room.

View from our room/balcony

 Later, we congregated in one of the rooms and just talked.

Adam's promotion cookie cake from Aunt Carey

 On Saturday, Adam and I went shopping at the Tanger Outlet Mall - something we do every year. Adam got some new work clothes, and I got a few things too.

Back at the hotel, we had lunch with my dad, Tim and Alex. Then we relaxed in the room for a few hours; Adam napped and I read my book. I was getting antsy to get down to the pool area, so off we went. Unfortunately, the water park was packed. I hated that you had to wait in line to get a tube (with a extra long wait for a double tube), carry it up to the slides, and then wait in line some more. The best tube slide by far was the toilet bowl one, but we only went on it once that day.

It was so nice out that on our way back to the room, we went and enjoyed the outdoor hot tub by our rooms. That night, we relaxed in the room and ordered pizza. Before bed, Adam and I went on a nice long walk along the river walk.

Sunday, we slept in, packed quickly (who knew check-out was at 10:30?!), checked out, and then went down to the water park for the day. It wasn't quite as crowded, which was nice. The later we were there, the less crowded it got. But it was still annoying to wait in line twice for the waterslides. The layout just didn't seem that thought out - like they were trying to cram too much stuff into a small area.

We got going around 2:30, dropped Caroline off at school, and then picked up the baby guy. Sad to say, we may have been more excited to see him than he was to see us. Don't get me wrong, he was pretty excited, but we had been anticipating it almost the whole drive! It was nice to be home pretty early and to be all unpacked in time to see The Walking Dead season finale. Intense.

It was kind of a shame that it was such a gorgeous weekend and we spent most of it inside. But who would have thought it would have been this warm in mid-March!? Oh well, there will be plenty of nice weekends ahead and it was a fun time with the family. I always like checking out new water parks too.