This summer for our family vacation we took an overnight trip to Idlewild and Living Treasures. It was nice to get away for a quick trip and I loved the time together.
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| Heading out. |
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| The two brown bears were so cool. They kept running around in circles and then doing this strange head bob at the crowd. Scary, but cute. |
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| Our attempt to get a family pic with the bear in the back. .... #fail |
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| The alligators at this location were so terrifying. There was a little platform hanging over open water and it seriously looked like I built it....I basically stood as far away as I could with a hand on the girls to catch them before they could fall to hungry alligators. |
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| These creepy things were mini donkeys...but it looked to me more like bunnies mixed with donkeys - truly it was concerning. |
You guys!!!! Check out that cow's tongue. OMG. So terrible. Josh and Evie were definitely enthralled. vomit.
They had this cute little gazebo out over a lake. Once again, totally terrifying and not fortified in any way. But Ella loved it! There were turtles and ducks in the water.
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| DINGOS. (And Ella read that sign next to them all by herself) |
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| We circled back around to the bears - they were just so cute! |
We stopped to visit the Flight 93 memorial. It was the September 11th weekend, so they were having a wonderful memorial, so I didn't take many pictures, but it was beautiful.
We stayed in a hotel that night - which is always an adventure with two little ones. Although we had them separated and Evie in her pack n play - but they could still see each other. Oh boy - they stayed up for two extra hours just laughing.
The main event - Idlewild. Josh remembers going as a child, so this was really fun to take our girls.
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| First in line. |
Sorry babe, but this is worth the montage.
Ella loved the new castle at the end - which to be honest, I wasn't really impressed with the rest of Storybrook Forest - but I was glad she enjoyed this part.
The train!
First ride of the day. She loved it! I rode backwards, and then was dizzy for TWO DAYS PEOPLE!
More rides with Daddy - thanks for being a trooper babe!
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| So - Evie got kicked off this ride b/c she kept undoing her buckle. oh boy! |
Daniel Tiger ride - we waited an hour -- ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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| She was so enthralled! |
Kiddie land rides.
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| The two of them are in here together. Evie actually sat! |
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| This ride, the turtle was surprisingly FAST! |
Daddy did one more ride with the girls at the end - my hero!
We had a great time!
