Sunday, January 22, 2012

Family Amusement

We don’t frequent amusement parks.  We’d rather head to the beach, or go for a hike.  

Pix we took in the parking lot - we'd know what they were wearing if anyone got lost!





This past December,  though, we surprised the kids by taking them to one...it was a combo family Christmas present, and an early birthday celebration for our 5 year old.

We decided to do it because 1) I got 1/2 price tix  2) this park has lots of animals – from tigers to sharks  3) we never normally do this.




On our way to the Tiger Show

We saw both Asian and African elephants





We like to do activities that can include the whole family.  This was something that all the kids enjoyed.  For some, it was their first time on a roller coaster.  Keith captured the faces of the little ones on the roller coaster, filming them on his phone, hoping he didn’t drop the phone!

The favorites were the dolphin and killer whale shows.  The place was decorated for Christmas, and even had a small sledding hill.  The one bummer was that the food in the park was outrageously expensive.  We survived on snacks, and the PB&J’s I had in my purse for this pregnant mama!





It was a little unnerving getting so close to this guy!





 



















It was challenging for me because the park is a bit hilly.  I was far enough along in my pregnancy that walking all day around the park just about did me in.  In the end, it was worth it to see the kids enjoy themselves so much.  All in all a fun family day!




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