Splish, splash

I mentioned in my last post we were headed out on an overnight trip. We stayed at the Kalahari Resort and indoor water park in the Wisconsin Dells. It was nice. But we aren't in a huge hurry to return.

We liked the water park (Violet LOVED the water park). But Mr. Incredible and I just have a hard time thinking of the Dells experience as anything but a cheesy getaway for Chicago suburbanites. If they aren't going to Lake Geneva, they are going to the Dells.

The room was nice. But the whole thing was expensive. A lot less expensive since my inlaws paid for most of it. But still. At least gas prices had come down by the time we went. Gas in Wisconsin is nearly 30c cheaper than here. We filled up before we came back across the border.

Some highlights: Seeing Violet build up the nerve to try the mid-size water slides and love them. The electric fireplace in the room was fun. Violet also painted a ceramic kitten in their pottery shop in the resort. It was ready to bring home with us.

At least it wasn't crowded. The Wisconsin Dells in the summer is a madhouse. We had a relatively empty resort in mid-October.

We're back home and getting back into routine. Violet and I had our first school-day performance at the local theater today: Magic Tree House the Musical. It was okay, but not one of our top five favorites. Next is Junie B. Jones. Violet likes the shows that are musical plays the best. I think that is the only reason she chose Junie since she never was a fan of the books. But at $7 a seat (compared to $25-40 for the full price performances) it doesn't matter if we like them all or not. It does make for a fun fine arts curriculum.

Tomorrow we are staying home all day. And really looking forward to it.