It's a Pardee!

After much pressure from my fellow bloggers, I have finally set up a blog! And what a better way to start off than to tell you about all my adventures from my latest vacation! Earlier in the summer, Gabe's parents had asked us if we would like to go to the Wisconsin Dells with them for a week. Since neither of us had anything going on (for the first time ever, I might add) we said yes! I admit that I was a bit nervous about traveling with Caleb for such a long period of time away from home, but I'm happy to report he was really just the best little boy. I think he liked vacation too!

We set off last Monday and headed to the house rental that Marilyn had set up for us - in Pardeeville! That's right, we knew it was going to be a good time simply by name alone! It was a bit further off the beaten path than any of us expected, but it was nice not being in the commercialized section of the Dells for a week. It was right on Swan Lake, so we had a beautiful view from the living room. However, where there is water, there are mosquitos. Gabe and Tom found this out the first night as they unloaded the van in the dark. Gabe came back with about 5 bites per leg. As it turns out, it became quite the adventure in and of itself just getting in and out of the van each day. The house was great! Caleb had the whole basement to himself, which was great for napping while the adults were playing cards upstairs.

We went into the Dells everyday but Sunday and did a lot of fun stuff (go-karts, Ducks, jet boat tour, golf, mini-golf, magic show, etc). And oh the cheese! I'm glad that I do not live in the great state of WI, or the needle on the scale would look very different.

Caleb had a lot of firsts on vacation too. It was his first time playing in the sand and lake water (he loved it). And he touched a fish for the first time - a little baby bass that Grandma caught. He gave it the one finger test and then proceeded to touch it all over. And then of course, before we could stop him, promptly placed his fingers in his mouth. Oh well, the fish has got to be clean right? That's what I'm telling myself!

Here are a few pics from the va-ca:

We're on vacation, right?

That sand feels sooo good!

Just listening to some tunes

The photographer in me - I had to!

It's amazing how much fun a box can be!