Son and Daughters: Witcik and Skaudis Families Storm the Dells

A few weeks ago we took our annual trip to Wisconsin Dells to meet with our dear friends, the Witciks, and enjoy some warm temperatures and water fun at the waterparks. It is a great escape from winter (without having to fly anywhere) and a wonderful way to meet our friends!

Nora does not like the car. Not the car, or her seat, or being trapped in her seat. This picture reflects her mood for most of the drive down.

For some reason, I didn't think of checking the weather. It appeared to have rained, then snowed, and then the wind created quite a blizzard. I figured, if I didn't venture into the passing lane, we would have a good chance of avoiding the ditch. See my white knuckles?

William drew a moose!

Audrey drew an ocean!

We made it! Nora was so happy to be in the water. This girl is so brave! She went down a few 'big kid' slides on her own and loved it!

The Husband, Nora, and William enjoying the warm water of the lazy river.

The Husband helping the girls on the swings.

E, Ellie, and Noah on the lazy river.

The highlight of our time away for the kids was playing in the water. The highlight for the mothers was no cooking and no clean-up! One of our dinners out was to Buffalo Phil's, where your food gets delivered to you on a train!

Audrey, Mike, and Ellie. Audrey loves Mike!!

William in the wave pool. Being a year older sure made him more adventurous this year.

Audrey enjoyed the slides (both big and little) but she was very content swimming and playing with her friend Ellie.

I think we were rather bold to take 5 kids under the age of 5 to a waterpark for 3 nights. The kids were really, really good!

Every time we are with our friends, we attempt a group picture. William is the oldest, Audrey is a month older than Ellie, and Noah is a month older than Nora. It is so fun to get them all together!

E and me. I look tired because I am tired. We stay up late because we have so much to talk about, and we have to make the most of our time together. The night before this was taken, we were up late-late playing Rummy. We can sleep when we get home, right?!