Dells Vacation

The element of surprise: We successfully kept our destination a secret until we pulled into the Chula Vista drive and the boys could see the waterslides. We didn't think we would be able to pull it off. Carter's response to seeing the resort, "Oh, I knew we were going here." Owen's response "But we're not staying here right? We're going to McDonalds." (We were looking for a McDonalds with a playland, but never found one.) Lewis was a dream as usual. If I had to use one word to describe him, it would be happy. He had a great time watching his big brothers and all of the other commotion going on around him, and he even played in the pool and took a few trips around the lazy river.

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One of the Carter and Owen's favorite things was the roller coaster (they are standing in line for it in the picture). According to the rules, they didn't weigh enough to go without an adult, but they let them anyway, and I bet they rode it at least 20 times over the weekend. The bonus of going during the off season is most of the time they didn't have to wait in line, they could just get off and hop right back on. We enjoyed the rollercoaster too.

Enjoying the small slides in the kiddie pool.

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The boys also had a ball in the arcade, where Grandma and Grandpa dropped more than a few quarters.

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All the swimming and playing wiped these guys out. We had a wonderful condo to stay in. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 fireplaces, kitchen, living room and jacuzzi tub, which the boys soaked in more than once to get the chlorine rinsed off. Another benefit of going in the off season - we got this condo for the same price as we would have paid for two regular hotel rooms.

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Corey and I took a dip in the outdoor hottub when it was in the single digits outside. BRRRR! The water felt so wonderful, but I was not excited about getting out and running back to the building in my swimsuit.