Father's Day





Jim and Maggie
 Jim with Eva

Father's Day 2010

This year for Father's Day, Jim wanted to go to Wisconsin Dells.  We all got up between 5:30 - 6:00 in the morning got dressed quickly and then drove the 2 1/2-3 hr drive to the Dells.  The girls were so wonderful on the car drive there.  Maggie stayed awake the entire drive and Eva and I both took naps on the way up.

When we got there, both the girls were so excited and couldn't wait to start having fun.  Once we got our tickets and locked up our valuables in a locker we started to have fun. 

The first ride that Eva wanted to go on was called the Stingray and it was a complete straight drop down and then you would slide up on the other side and keep going back and forth until you slow down.  You are on a double inner tube.  Eva was tall enough to go the ride but kept falling through the inner tube and for safety both Jim and the Lifeguard didn't want to risk it.  So then Eva and Jim went on a couple of rides together, the Jungle Rapids and Flash Flood.  I was able to get a picture of them on the Flash Flood ride but they came out faster than what I was expecting on the Jungle Rapids Ride.
Jim and Eva are in the 2nd to last seat to the back of the log

Then We went on the Bumper Boats together as a family. Maggie went with Jim and Eva came with me.  Eva and I did a lot of tail spins but when she let me drive it was a different story.  Both the girls loved the bumper boats but
think Maggie loved it more.
Maggie watching other people on the bumper boats

After that we went to the areas that were designed for little kids, and both the girls loved it.  There were a couple of real short slides and then a couple longer ones.  Eva was able to go on and she went all by herself.  Maggie just loved playing in the water and was very content at doing so, I did try to get her to go down the smaller slides but she didn't want to.  At some of the other kid areas there was an infant swing and then Maggie was in heaven. Jim went on a couple of rides by himself and I went on one by myself.  While the girls and I were waiting for Jim, the girls enjoyed playing in this area that had water sprays shooting out the concrete.

Eva going at the of the slide after she went down by herself

We were able to go on a couple of rides together as a family and I wish I was able to get pictures of all of us a rafts, but there is always next time.  Over all we all had a great time and we are looking forward to go again and maybe making it a long weekend vacation. The girls with Sponge Bob Square Pants


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