Spring Break Twenty-Eleven, Part One

Here's a few 'first-round' pictures of our spring break vacation in Wisconsin Dells. Mostly we've been hanging out at our condo and taking advantage of the water parks here, and playing Wii tournament marathons in the evenings. We also spent one afternoon at a riding ranch about 20 miles north of here.

Floating on the Lazy River

The giant bucket dumping 1000 gallons of water on the poor unsuspecting children below

Here it comes!

Travis decided to give it a try. He was terrified and thrilled at the same time.

Day two, we went to the giant wave park. This place was a big hit.

Sophie and Noah in the kiddie park

Riding the waves....

Sophie LOVED it.

Here's Travis, who ventured his way out on his own. He was a big fan.

Switching gears....here we are at the ranch.

Sophie and Noah were thrilled well before we even got on the horses. They would have been just as pleased had this been a kitty petting farm.

Here's Ben, showing the kids how to feed the horses. And here's Cracker, eating whatever treats he could con us into giving him.

Me and Noah on Tally, Ben and Sophie on Molly, and Travis on Breeze.

Sophie enjoyed it....but, she fell asleep mid-way through.

She woke back up again, though.

By the way, the kids were astounded that there was snow on the ground up here.

Self-portrait, atop the horse

And finally,

SOPHIE

vs.

BUFFALO PHIL'S PIZZA

Who will win?

In the end, the pizza secured the victory. It was too much for even Sophie to handle. But, I think she was pretty happy even in defeat.