Ten Dollars of Fun?

Unfortunately, in today's world $10 does not always buy what it used to. So, that is why I was somewhat skeptical when Chris told me there was a $10 ice cream social at a golf center near by. He said that you were able to use the various facilities there for $10 during a 5 hour period. It sounded like a rip-off to me!

However, at about 11:00 of that morning I had heard enough complaints at my house about who was hurting whom, who was getting more food than whom, and who was just being mean! So, I decided the $10 was worth a try.

I loaded up the kids and headed to Vitense Golfland to be there at the beginning of the social at 12:00. What follows is a detailed list of what we did between 12-5.

1. We played a super fun outdoor putt-putt course. As always, we are in a race to be the fastest and best, so we did that in record time!

2. Each boy got a small bucket of golf balls, and they went and hit on the driving range.

3. We went to the putting greens, and the boys got chipping and putting tips from a golf pro at the course.

4. They jumped in this apparatus called Hi-Ball, which is essentially an enclosed trampoline where you can play basketball with a partner.

5. We played 9 holes on the Par 3 golf course there. This was great fun! I was so impressed with the boys' ability. Even Evan played almost all nine holes. On the last hole he just sat in the shade and told me he was done. Andrew had a par on the final hole with an awesome ten foot par putt.

6. Andrew and Brendan each had two climbs on a rock wall. It was great fun to see them climb. They were brave enough to go up about 10 feet. If you know my boys, that may as well been Mount Everest because they typically are not that brave!

7. Andrew and Brendan each had a bucket of water balloons to launch at each other in Water Wars. They tended to get themselves more wet than each other, but they had a good time doing it! Evan and I went back later to take on A and B one last time.

8. Andrew and Brendan hit baseballs in the batting cages. I called Chris then (because we were close to his work and it was 4:15 by this time) and he came over and hit balls, too!

9. We had an ice cream snack. For the first time, we tried those Dippin' Dots, Ice Cream of the Future. I have seen them advertised since I was younger, yet I had never tried them. They were decent, but they don't replace the decadence of Wisconsin custard.

10. The boys all drove remote control boats around Vitense's indoor putt-putt course.

11. Each boy had 10 game tokens at the indoor arcade, which won us a blow-up Spiderman, Bottlecap candy, and a handful of Tootsie Rolls.

Exhausted and exhilarated, we used every piece of equipment there. We left having had a wonderful time and gotten fresh sunburns! ( I completely forgot sunscreen, and most of those activities were outside!)

So, was the $10 worth it? Of course! I wish this was more often!

What is the best thing you have ever spent $10 on?