Dear Farmer and Wife took the family on a mini-vacation this weekend to Fabulous Aunt and Uncle's house. It was wonderful! Fabulous Aunt took the Wife and children (and oodles of Cousins that joined us on vacation) to "Splash Canyon" Park in Oregon, Illinois. It was AMAZING!
First of all, Oregon, Illinois is a little town of nearly 4,000. It's riddled with history and beautiful houses, but then they have built a fantastic park system! So it just keeps getting better!
Good luck finding "Splash Canyon", you have to know someone and know the area, the town has tucked it back there so that not just anyone is going to find it, meaning it's basically a local's haunt. But we had a five hour bliss with eleven children ages 13 and under and three adults. Fountains that spring up from the ground, spray tunnels, a lazy river, and "Russian roulette" with dumping buckets of water...but that's not all! The designers must have had a mother on the team because there were benches set up strategically in the shade AND a free library AND a park all in the same area!
Unfortunately, in Illinois "Splash Canyon" is something we can only enjoy about three months of the year. It is worth enjoying! Three cheers for "Splash Canyon"!!! Three Cheers for Fabulous Aunt and Uncle!!! Three Cheers for vacation days!!!
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