Vacation

This year we spent our summer vacation at Wisconsin Dells. We rented a camper and spent 5 nights relaxing and 4 days of summer fun! We went horseback riding, went to a magic show where Kyle got picked as a volunteer for one of the illusions. He ended up dancing on stage and having a 12 foot colored ribbon being pulled out of his mouth! We went for a Jet Boat tour, spent an afternoon shopping, spent a day at the water park, and had time just to relax and swim at the campground. An awesome way to wind down the summer!

Kyle's horse was named Pistol.

Jessica's horse was named Charlie.

Leanne was riding Jet and I had Magnum.
Let me tell you Magnum was pretty stubborn.
We went through a tunnel and half-way through
Magnum decided he was done so he just stopped. No
matter how hard I kicked him or slapped his
rear he would not move. Finally the guide gave over
the lead position to Jessica and came back to coax Magnum
out of the tunnel. He also took his own detours off the path
occasionally and liked to ride me up close to a tree. I finally
figured out his game and pulled on the reigns really strong
prior to sideswiping the trees.
The kids got a big kick out of my adventures on Magnum.

This picture was taken after the Jet Boat. We chose
to go "Zoom Zoom" rather than "Quack Quack."
In other words ... we chose to take the 700 horsepower
Jet Boat for some fast action rather than the slow moving
ducks. Guess what? We got soaked - But had a Blast !!

The campground was on the Wisconsin River so
there was an area to do some river swimming complete
with some giant floating slides. They also had a pool
if you wanted a little bit "cleaner" swim.

You can't go camping without having S'mores!

Water Park Fun!

Jessica and Leanne took advantage of the
complimentary wet suits. It really wasn't that
cold but Leanne and Jessica always seem to be
on the chilled side.

Jessica said she felt like a super hero
in her wet suit. Go ... Spidergirl!

Kyle bought a slingshot and then turned around,
sold it to Jessica and then bought another one.
He also bought a pocket knife.
He's pretty proud of them.

All in all we had an excellent 2008 vacation!