What kid doesn't love an amusement park? All of them do, then it's crying, whining, and vomiting, lots and lots of vomiting. At least this is what I'd imagined for years. I've used the excuse that our kids have been too little so I could avoid any of the above mentioned atrocities. However, this last year they have both grown in height and can now ride many of the rides. So we planned a trip to Adventureland.
After taking high school students to Adventureland, I have a method to going through the park with little children. Start in the front of the park and work your way back doing little kid rides only. If you get there when it opens it will be cool for those rides. At the back of the park is the water park, so when it gets hot in the afternoon they will be ready for the water. After that many parents throw in the towel and call it a day. However, this is when the tired kids crawl in the strollers, and it's time for adult rides as you walk back through the park to the exit. The lines are usually shorter in the late afternoon.
My mom stayed home with our 6-month old while my mother-in-law came with us to have more eyes on the boys and help take turns riding rides. Of course, it was one of the hottest days of the year, but it didn't dampen our spirits. We didn't get through all the kiddie rides before we hit the water park. After the water park we finished the rest of the kiddie rides. However, we realized that the boys were tall enough to go on some roller coasters, so the kiddie rides turned out to be some of our rides. We all had such a great time with very little crying and whining and no vomiting.
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