THE GREAT...AND NOT SO GREAT ADVENTURES OF THE WILLITS FAMILY

Today is Mike's last day of vacation. It has been a really good week for all of us. We took a quick trip to the Dells and had a great time. The first water slide we took Matthew on was called the Hurricane(do you remember that one Shana?..You thought you were going to die). It was quite scary and he did alright on it. He had to be 48" tall to ride it and he was just at the line. His face was enough to make his mom feel horrified. However, that was not the worst part of his trip. After mini golfing we noticed this roller coaster and the sign said that it was for 48" tall riders and above. Mike and I thought it looked like a small wooden roller coaster and decided to "treat" Matthew to it. It was the worst coaster I have ever been on! Mike had Matthew in the front coaster of all places. When they crested the hill Mike thought....Maybe, we should pull the break and think about this. The coaster was so fast and turned so hard that I have bruises from being thrown around!!! Mike cradled Matthew the whole ride and I was sitting behind waiting to grab him if he were to slip(The seat belt that goes under the real lap belt would not go tight enough, but the guy assured us that it was not important anyway). When the coaster stopped Matthew was silent. Very rare for him! He looked at the guy running the ride and said "Please no more" Then when we got out I snapped this first shot of him and he said "I was to scarred to cry" Mike and I have dubbed it the Roller Coaster of Doom and we are sure he will need therapy some day over it. However, he said he is glad he went on it because he can say that he did.


This water slide was a racing one that the three of us did. Matthew thought it was the best thing ever. He and Mike closed down the slide the first day they had so much fun on it.

This picture is for grandma. Matthew thought she would like to see a moose on top of a car.
Hi again grandma! Your two favorite boys with a moose.

The mini golf place we went to had a great view. One of our favorite things to do as a family is mini golf.

The resort that our passes were good for had a dry play area that rocks. Mike and Matthew played in it for a long time. This is a racing slide inside the structure. Mike took me out in the next second after the picture.
More golfing pictures.
Matthew on the race slide


This is my favorite picture of the week. We had so much fun and laughed so much and this picture makes me feel it again.

More golfing! It is easier to take a picture at a mini golfing place than a water park!
This is the non-Coaster of doom! It was at a great pizza place we ate at. All Mike and I could think of is how much our little neighbor boy Luke would love it because it looks like Thomas. Matthew found a free token on the floor and he dropped it in the bottom of his coaster and he spent the whole ride trying to pick it up....boys!
We had a great week. We played a lot of games and told lots of memories. It was a great. I will have to post some of the videos