The girls were ready to be princesses and entered the castle gates very excited to ride some rides!
The first ride they chose was the Space Shuttle. I happily stayed on solid ground with Dixon to take photos. My daredevils scored the front seat!
Next up was the froggy ride.
A few rides later and it was time for the ultimate . . . the ride Cory and I remember best . . . the FUN SLIDE!!!
I lost count of how many times the girls raced back up to the top for another slide downhill. I went down twice, too! FUN!!!Then it was time for one of my personal favorite rides - the Flume. Sadly, I couldn't participate because Dixon couldn't ride, so I just took more photos.
Cory was in his glory!
Both the girls LOVE roller coasters, and there are two at Dutch Wonderland. They happily rode them both!
While Dutch Wonderland is completely geared towards the younger kids, there really isn't anything for kids Dixon's age to do. He was big enough to ride a couple of the rides, but because he isn't walking yet the ride attendants wouldn't let him. Boo!
Cory was in his glory!
Both the girls LOVE roller coasters, and there are two at Dutch Wonderland. They happily rode them both!
While Dutch Wonderland is completely geared towards the younger kids, there really isn't anything for kids Dixon's age to do. He was big enough to ride a couple of the rides, but because he isn't walking yet the ride attendants wouldn't let him. Boo!One thing he definitely CAN do is eat ice cream! It was a hot day, so this mid-afternoon break was refreshing. Sasha's blue raspberry ice turned her entire mouth Smurf blue by the time she was done. She was a bit mortified when she finally saw her reflection in a mirror!
There is a nice little waterpark that cooled us off even more. It was a bit tough to keep track of the girls as they ran around from slide to slide, but they had so much fun and we managed to snap a couple pics, too.
My boys. I adore this photo! Such joy!
This girl could have stayed in the water area all day. Aside from hitting her head on one of the slides, this was a perfect afternoon spent.
And my boy thought these water spouts were neat-o. He kept sticking his head in them and trying to catch the water. I think he was just so hot that the cool water was heaven for him!
By the time we were done, he was tuckered out. He fell asleep about 30 seconds after I sat him in his stroller. As it turns out, this was a mistake. He has been battling a nasty case of diaper rash ever since due to sleeping with his wet swim diaper on. Poor guy. I feel so bad for him and learned to NEVER leave a wet swimmer on him again!
While Dixon slept, the girls and I took the Skyline across the park and back again. It was a nice way to relax and see parts of the park that we had missed. We even caught part of a diving show!
While up in the air we caught sight of the Princess, Prince, and Dragon behind stage getting ready to perform. Sasha and Clara kept yelling, "Hi Princess!" and they all looked up and waved to us. The girls thought that was amazing!
We had the obligatory carousel ride.
And a few fun pictures to remember the day.
We went back to the Fun Slide, and this time there were different attendants who let Cory take Dixon down the big slide. He LOVED it!
Our final ride for the day was on the train.
Farewell, Dutch Wonderland! What a fun way to spend a summer day!
We actually left the park just before an ENORMOUS storm hit. We were actually driving on the highway and looking at huge black chunks of sky trying to see if there was a funnel somewhere. It was one of the most ominous looking skies we've ever seen! It poured SO hard and we were grateful to find a restaurant to stop at and get out of the rain.
There is a nice little waterpark that cooled us off even more. It was a bit tough to keep track of the girls as they ran around from slide to slide, but they had so much fun and we managed to snap a couple pics, too.
My boys. I adore this photo! Such joy!
This girl could have stayed in the water area all day. Aside from hitting her head on one of the slides, this was a perfect afternoon spent.
And my boy thought these water spouts were neat-o. He kept sticking his head in them and trying to catch the water. I think he was just so hot that the cool water was heaven for him!
By the time we were done, he was tuckered out. He fell asleep about 30 seconds after I sat him in his stroller. As it turns out, this was a mistake. He has been battling a nasty case of diaper rash ever since due to sleeping with his wet swim diaper on. Poor guy. I feel so bad for him and learned to NEVER leave a wet swimmer on him again!
While Dixon slept, the girls and I took the Skyline across the park and back again. It was a nice way to relax and see parts of the park that we had missed. We even caught part of a diving show!
While up in the air we caught sight of the Princess, Prince, and Dragon behind stage getting ready to perform. Sasha and Clara kept yelling, "Hi Princess!" and they all looked up and waved to us. The girls thought that was amazing!
We had the obligatory carousel ride.
And a few fun pictures to remember the day.
We went back to the Fun Slide, and this time there were different attendants who let Cory take Dixon down the big slide. He LOVED it!
Our final ride for the day was on the train. 
Farewell, Dutch Wonderland! What a fun way to spend a summer day!
We actually left the park just before an ENORMOUS storm hit. We were actually driving on the highway and looking at huge black chunks of sky trying to see if there was a funnel somewhere. It was one of the most ominous looking skies we've ever seen! It poured SO hard and we were grateful to find a restaurant to stop at and get out of the rain.
If you get a chance and are in the PA area, head to Dutch Wonderland. It's a great family spot!
No comments:
Post a Comment