Saturday Fun...Holiday World Bound

All summer, classmates have been sharing their trips to Holiday World with the boys and we have been reminding them that we would go in September (my company picnic). The park is closed to the public and is open to a few companies only. The day finally arrived...

We decided to start out the morning with the boys regular routine of Soccer. Boy was that a mistake....they decided this was the weekend to not participate. Connor sat on the sidelines and Brady participated for half...even with an audience from Mimi and Papa. I wasn't sure if it was due to their excitement to head to Holiday World or whether it was just going to be one of those days.

We arrived at Holiday World around 11:30, so I told the boys that we would have lunch first and then we would have fun. They took their sweet time walking to the picnic groves reading the park map, took their sweet time attempting to get out of eating, and had lots of attitude for us. The day was not looking any better....

After we left the picnic area, we got in line for our first ride. Good news...they both passed the height measurements. Brady was barely over 36" and could ride most rides with an adult and Connor was barely at 42" and could ride alone or with an adult. After we were leaving that first ride, we ran into our good friends that were there with their 4 children (2 in strollers).

We ended up spending the rest of the day with them. We opted out of the water park due to time and hassle and just focused on riding rides. The kids had fun getting to ride rides that were new to them this year and hanging out with other kids. The day definitely went by quick trying to navigate the park with 6 kiddos. I think their favorite ride was Frightful Falls, which they rode THREE times!

About an hour before closing, we all split up. Our friends headed home, Brady and I headed to the kiddie area, and Connor and Chris headed to the Hollidog area. Brady and Connor enjoyed the last hour doing their own thing and riding a few rides before closing. The boys were out on the drive home and didn't wake until morning (other than the mumbling that went on during PJ time).

It turned out to be a good day and next year we will be meeting our friends there at the start of the day. I think we also owe the boys a water park trip now that we have skipped it two years in a row.