Fun Fall Break in Wisconsin

We headed North to Wisconsin for Fall Break.  We stayed at a new place thanks to a great deal Kevin found for us. The room was comfy and we found tons of fun stuff to do around The Dells area.  The weather was perfect - cool and beautiful Fall colors.  We did a mix of new and old favorite things.

Kevin booked a fishing excursion for the boys and they had a blast!  They fished with an experienced fisherman who came with a boat and all the fishing gear.  He took them to some of his favorite spots and they loved it.  I dropped them off around 1:30pm and we picked them up at dark at 7pm.  They would 10/10 recommend it and would definitely do it again.

They caught a variety of fish - much larger fish than they are used to catching in Indiana.  They did catch and release because most of the fish they caught weren't delicious fish to eat.  

It was fun to watch their boat return to the dock.

I took Olive and Leo out for some fun while the boys were fishing.  We explored a nearby town - Baraboo, Wisconsin.  It's the cutest town with the cutest town square.  It's the home of all things circus and they have a ton of things that are completely unrelated to the circus.  We love the ETC Boutique and Bekah Kate's kitchen and home store.  There's also several cute antique shops and a book store.

They have a small park off the square that was a great spot to take a break from shopping.

We grabbed all the pumpkin treats we could find!  Olive would tell you that Starbucks has the best PSL, McDonald's is pretty good and that Dunkin's PSL is too sweet.  They do have a delicious pumpkin loaf, though.

We shopped at the outlet mall, but didn't find much this trip.  We are both working hard to only buy clothes we LOVE.

After a busy day for all of us, we ended up grabbing dinner at B Lux.  They have great burgers and my pulled pork mac & cheese was delicious.

We stayed near Mt. Olympus.  It was fun to see once, but we wouldn't go back.  It's very dead in the off season since most of their activities are outdoors.

We couldn't wait to eat at our favorite - Hot Rocks!  You order steak or seafood to grill on a hot rock right at your table.  It's so fun!

Their vegetable sides are so good and I always order their NY strip.  It's a huge portion so I share with the kids who order smaller kid's meals.  Kevin got tips on how to grill his seafood perfectly and loved it.

Some things were closed for the season so we ended up at Dennys for breakfast.

The boys wanted to stop and see these transformers up close. We didn't pay to go into the museum.  We just visited the free things outside.

This was the resort we stayed at this time.  Our room was very comfy/cozy.  It was a quiet property with mostly older people and not a lot of kids.  We prefer the amenities at Wilderness Resort where we usually go, but it was fun to try something new.

We love Kyoto hibachi.  It's always delicious.  Just make sure to make a reservation if you want to sit at a hibachi table.

These two kept saying 6-7 all trip long.

Dunkin Donuts and iced coffee in our room was a great way to start the day.  See what I mean - tons of outdoor things to do at the nearby Mt. Olympus, but very quiet in the off season.

We had a great time shopping together!

And the boys found a new favorite stuffed animal - Fugglers.  They are silly looking!

I'm so thankful to have a full week of Fall Break!  We all enjoyed the week off :)

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!  We had a really busy, fun week and are so excited to have a week off for Fall Break next week.  Bring on the Fall fun!  The best parts of our week were:

1. Fall Fest week!  Our city has a giant Fall Fest every October and we love to go one night.  We usually scope out the weather and pick out the best night to go after school.  We ran into several of my students and the kids saw several school friends.  We tried lots of yummy food and it feels like Fall has officially arrived in the Midwest.

We searched high and low until we found the Dubai Chocolate Covered Strawberries that Olive was so excited to try.  It was really fun to try, but I think we'd all pick regular chocolate covered strawberries.

Leo preferred the games + french fries.

Kevin and Fletcher rode the ferris wheel.  I loved the addition of flags this year.  Their river views and up top photos were so fun.

2. In exciting news... my plan worked!  Mr. Mittens & Pumpkin love each other!  Mr. Mittens doesn't want you to know it, but I keep finding these two brothers snuggling together.  He's the serious to Pumpkin's sweet.

3. It was time for my quarterly BFF road trip dinner.  Our usual restaurant closed so we had to find a new spot.  Procopios Pizza & Pasta was yummy!  It was so fun to catch up, eat a delicious dinner and grab ice cream.

4. Trader Joe's chocolate croissants are amazing.  I can't wait to go back and restock.

5. Pumpkin is the sweetest cat ever.  He's so soft and so snuggly.

6. Surprise Fall gifts from friends!

6. A baby shower for a friend. I love snacky meals like this and buying tiny baby girl clothes.

7. It's harvest time in the Midwest!  I love when it works out for us to be home when the farmer behind us harvests his fields.  It was very dusty so we watched from inside this year.

8. Whiskers for days!

9. We had a family birthday party one night and brought home balloons for the cats.  Pumpkin approved.

10. My parents dropped off homemade warm cinnamon rolls.  They didn't last long!

11. I showed up to work on Monday morning accidentally matching my assistant.  We were so excited!

Then I walked across the hall to find out that we were matching x3!  It made our day!  Kindergarten is our jam!

12. A surprise text from Kevin - It's triple points day at Qdoba.  I'll pick up dinner for us on the way home!  Yes, please.  This is the perfect burrito bowl IMO.

13. Leo turned 5 1/2!  This year I'm trying hard to find little ways to celebrate each of the kids.  They love hitting their half birthday so I let them each pick out a favorite homemade dessert, add a candle, sing and they are thrilled.  Leo chose Monster Cookies for his dessert.

14.  The week before Fall Break + a full moon + observations.  Our team lead gave us all these moon pie treats and made us laugh.  Whew!  We are ready for a week off.

I hope you have the best weekend with your favorite people.

I'm taking a break for Fall Break.  See you back here when our break is done.

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