The Coolest Slides Ever!

A couple weeks ago, I was reading a newspaper article about twenty-five things you should do if you live in Milwaukee. (http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/123665059.html) I was instantly drawn to number 20: Swoosh down the 32-foot slide built on the hill at Fox River Park, River Road, Waukesha. I had never heard of these slides, and decided we had to check them out. I pestered Jayson for a few days to go for a picnic at the park, and finally, one night the timing was right and we grabbed a B.O.S.S. sub from Pick N Save, some fresh fruit, chips, and juice boxes, and headed out to the park. 


We were impressed! Not only were there slides built into the hill, there was a whole "Nature Play Area" that had a lot of neat playground equipment we had never seen before. The weather was perfect and the girls really enjoyed the little picnic followed by some really fun play time.


Down the slide... 

Back up again! (repeat over and over and over again)

Enjoying our picnic.

It took a little while to figure out what this thing did. Then Jayson sat in it and realized it used your own weight to spin you around and around. It was so cool! Lydia took this picture of me.

I'm still not quite sure what this was. It seemed like a merry-go-round, but one that caused you to fall off on your butt, which is also why Audrey has a terrified look on her face and a death grip on Jayson.

Charlie loved these things.

Really, really loved them.

When I went down the slide, my mesh shorts caused me to fly at incredible speeds and then stick my landing like a little 75-lb Olympic gymnast. (OK, I almost landed flat on my face). Jayson decided to try to one-up me by going down on the picnic blanket.

He didn't quite stick his landing either.

It was such a fun night! I highly recommend it to anybody who hasn't checked it out yet.