Chicago, IL & Wisconsin Dells, WI Vacation

Our family just spent a week on vacation. First we went to Chicago for Ashlee's college orientation at Columbia College. She registered for her first semester classes and got her official college ID and then we toured University Center where she will be living. Columbia College is located in the South Loop. She is all set to go and she is very excited!!!! It was 104 degrees the first 3 days that we were gone in Chicago.

Here is a pic of University Center...the building where Ashlee will be living and a pic of Ashlee in front of University Center.

While we were in Chicago, Ashlee bought herself a Coach purse...something she has wanted for a very long time!!!

From there we drove to Wisconsin Dells and spent the rest of the week at the Kalahari Resort. We had great weather while we were there...80's and sunny!!!! We laid by the pool, got lots of sun, sat in a tube and floated down the lazy river and went in the pools and hot tubs! The kids went on the water slides and in the pools.

Thursday night we all got dressed up and went out to a fabulous dinner buffet!

While we were at the Kalahari, Lexi entered the coloring contest at Camp Kalahari. They picked 4 finalists and Lexi was one of them! She was so excited!!!! Here are pics of her holding her picture and a pic of her next to the board with the four finalists pictures.

We got home last night about 8:30 PM! When we got home we found out that there had been a bad storm on Tuesday with rain, high winds, power outages, downed trees and fires. The Christmas lights in the tree in the front yard were on the ground, there were branches everywhere and one of the double gates in the back was totally ripped off the post...screws and all!!! It was leaning up against the fence so we are thinking one of the neighbors must have picked it up for us. Butch has to fix that tomorrow!

I am still having trouble with my hand/arm!!! The pain pills are not doing anything at all! I will have to call the doc to see if there is anything else he can give me for the pain.

With this blog post I am starting the official countdown to when Ashlee leaves for Chicago.......38 days!!!!!