Supper

Supper at "Cheeseburger in Paradise" with good friends...just look at how excited I am! 

Emily, Lia and Noah

Mark and Jon

House on the Rock

We've  arrived at our Madison hotel after a fun day at The House on the Rock.  When the lady at the ticket desk told us that it would take us 3-4 hours to explore the property, we thought she was crazy but nearly 4 hours later, we emerged from the depths of the crazy, dark and amazing property with tired legs.  I really don't think it pays to try to describe the experience...if you've been there, you know.  If you haven't, you'll just have to check it out yourself or trust me when I say it's a museum like no other.
The kids thought it was cool- we weren't sure they would.  Crazy collection of stuff.
We've swam already at hotel #2 and just heard from our good friends, The Tiedes, and they're on their way to join us for the evening.  Looking forward to catching up. 
 

Pool time

Emily is enjoying the pool this morning.  Evan and Mark are enjoying a Harry Potter movie and I'm enjoying reading my book, poolside. 

WI Stay-cation

Well, although I wished for a beachy spring break in the southern US, we decided on a little outing in southern WI.  And, as it turned out, looking at Florida's forecast, the temps are similar!  It was a nice sunny spring day here as we  hit our first destination, The Cave of the Mounds.  Since our kids will never take this school field trip, I decided it was a state destination they should see.  They thought it was cool and of course Emily had to have a pink geode from the gift shop. 
We stopped at The Grumpy Troll Brewpub in Mount Horeb for lunch and then headed to Dodgeville where we're staying at the Inn at the House on the Rock.  Doing some swimming and relaxing tonight.  Tomorrow we'll tour The House, another WI treasure.  Check back in tomorrow.