We hit the ground running this morning and didn’t stop until we closed our eyes tonight! After breakfast, the boys enjoyed the indoor and outdoor pool while we got packed up. The water slides are pretty simple at our Holiday Inn Express but the boys have thoroughly enjoyed them!

We can’t seem to find anyone who knows why Wisconsin Dells is the water park capital of the world… I mean the middle of Wisconsin is a pretty random place for the water slide capital of the world… the best explanation I’ve found is that The Polynesian Resort covered their water slide in 1989, and folks went crazy for it because duh, it’s cold in Wisconsin a good portion of the year… and so, the Dells were born.

The Dells are also known for their Duck Boats (boats that can go on land or water) and while that seems interesting, their slow pace is unlikely get or keep the attention of teenagers (or me). So instead we decided to take a JetBoat through The Dells…

And get soaking wet

And as if that wasn’t enough, we did a little zip lining with great guides, Emily and Dawkins, who taught us how to do a Spider-Man while sipping but still made sure we didn’t hit a tree or fall.

Emily and Dawkins both told us about a great place for lunch, The Grateful Shed. This place was too cool – a warehouse with different food trucks inside.

Clearly, the burgers were delicious!

The boys also took a turn at the arm wrestling table.

We scooted next door and did some go cart racing, and I impressed the boys with my driving, especially as I drove right past them – lol!

It was pretty warm out today (although the humidity is only about 15% so it’s a comfortable heat), so we decided to go back and use our 2nd day of free 3-hour passes at Knuckheads. All the same things and all the same fun!

Let’s just take a moment and notice who the #5 top player of the day is… yes, it’s MOM!

We topped off our visit with an icee and hit the road for Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin… but not without a few oddball stops along the way. How about a sign made from an upended tractor trailer:

Or a leaping deer and orange moose

Or maybe sticking with the cheesehead theme, a bull wearing a cheesehead

We finally made it to our hotel, and after grapping some not-so great Chinese food to go, we were in for dinner

Now to rest up for tomorrow… a Brewery tour and then we head over to Minnesota!