Let me first say THANKS to my dear hubby who let me take his laptop out to Starbucks to enjoy some time alone and write. Wow...I feel so cool...sipping tea, blogging, using his very nice computer...thanks honey...don't worry, I have a lid on my tea and, for extra protection, it's on the floor, far away from your sweet laptop:)
We had the wonderful opportunity to go to Knoebels last week. What is Knoebels? Glad you asked!
It's an amusement park here in PA. It was so fun! It's an older park in the mountains of PA, about a 2.5 hour drive from our place. We started out early and got there late morning. The park does not have an entrance fee; you just pay per ride. The girls both got the almost-unlimited-everything-you-want-to-ride daily pass...they had saved their birthday $$ specifically for this trip. Steve and I just bought some ticket booklets and we were set for FUN! One thing to note is that this was our girl's first trip to an amusement park :)
The first ride was the Roto Jet...a rocket ride...the one where the rider gets to control how high off the ground they go. Steve joined S for her first few rides...she was a little unsure at first. But B never hesitated! It was so fun to watch them...big smiles, small sweet hands waving at me...I was glad their first experience on this ride was better than mine...
...my parents took me to Disneyland when I was young. I don't remember how old I was...actually I don't remember anything about that trip except for my time on the Dumbo ride. I remember being traumatized by Dumbo. All started out well at first; the ride began, around in circles I went, excited to be flying with Dumbo. Then I pulled on the lever and up we went, Dumbo and I were having so much fun; flying through the sky, enjoying the excitement of going round and round! But then Dumbo would NOT come down...and I panicked! I remember trying to get him to come down and realizing I didn't know how. I began crying and trying to get help from my parents each time I went around. They were probably trying to tell me what to do, but I couldn't hear them. I actually remember being afraid that I would never be able to get back down again. And then my turn was over and Dumbo, who was no longer my friend, finally returned to the ground. And that's what I remember about Disneyland.
The really funny thing here is that Steve's experience on the Dumbo ride was only a bit better than mine. He rode with some bully kid who wouldn't let him come down. Every time Steve tried to change Dumbo's height, this kid would jam the lever and make them stay up.
Well, the good thing is that we both survived and our girls had a great time on the rockets!
I was beyond impressed with B...she was fearless and had a blast. S was also pretty brave, but she often held back and watched the ride first and made sure her sister survived...then she would go. B's favorite was the little roller coaster and S really liked the swings. I love the log ride...and Knoebels has a great one. Steve's favorite was the Skloosh...the log ride on steroids...we all got soaked! We didn't make it onto the wooden roller coasters...this time.
We also enjoyed some really good treats...funnel cake...cotton candy...yummy!
It was a great day and so fun to watch our girls have so much fun! Here are some pictures from our day~
Rachel
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