Adventureland Trip 2009

We just returned from our annual Adventureland trip, and oh, did we have fun! Our group of 19 welcomed #20, miss Chloe Marie, age 2 months and Adventureland novice. She did great! Especially appreciated were the smiles and coos she gave one of her favorite aunts...

The cousins swam and played in the arcade until they could barely keep their eyes open. My four were sleeping within seconds of hitting the pillow each night. I guess now I know how to get Emma to fall asleep at night! We will just have to move into the Adventureland Inn.

Here are a few of our crew on Molly the Trolley, a favorite of the kids (the trolley takes us from the hotel to the park)

Maddie is an honorary Molln/Williams family member, she has been coming with us every year and is a joy to be around!

The best part of this weekend was that there were NO medical emergencies! Ha ha! I actually saw the EMT that misdiagnosed me last year while at the park. I thought about asking if he remembered me! No hard feelings, of course.

Luke was his dare devil self, going on the silly silo and the outlaw roller coaster. Nicholas seems to be in awe of Luke's adventurous spirit, but he still decides to take the safe route like his mama!

Emma added the outlaw roller coaster this year to her list of "I did it!" rides. Charlie wanted to try everything, but he wa"not quite tall enough". I feel like I said that a million times! He made new friends on every ride, mostly girls between 4-7 years old. He is so outgoing! Nicholas played it safe and chose the safer big kid rides, but he made up for this safety and decided to eat a bit of everything in the park, he eats more than I do!

I will let the random pictures tell the rest of the story, enjoy!

Not much time, but I had to post Charlie's comment while we were playing at the park yesterday. He was very dirty (nothing new). He looked at himself and said, "It's okay, Mom, I am washable!"

Grandma and Grandpa Williams are visiting for a few days, which means that the kids get spoiled and grandma finds things to clean that haven't been cleaned since the last time she was here. Charlie came into the kitchen and asked, "Grandma, did you paint the refrigerator?" "No, I cleaned it," said grandma. "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?" Charlie said in amazement. In my defense, I play first, then clean...

Today was Charlie's first day of "camp". He was thrilled about going, and puffed up his chest with pride. I thought he was getting a little nervous as we walked into the school building, but he didn't look back. I hung out in the classroom a little longer that I should have, and Charlie finally looked at me and said, "Mom, I am going to have fun!" He did. The camp lasted an hour, it was called "The Magic Toy Shop" and they did art activities, read stories and there were seven 3-5 year olds. He is looking forward to going back tomorrow.

First bath for Hershey: The kids were so excited to witness Hershey's first bath. He looked like a wet rat, the kids thought that was very funny. Hershey didn't think it was as funny, unfortunately.

Charlie loves his NEW Cars bike! (Thanks to Aunt Jen) He rides the bike up and down the block, looking very proud, and much too old! My baby is getting big. He even keeps puppy snacks in the pouch for when Hershey goes potty on our walks, very handy!

Hershey's new sleeping arrangements, a bit cozy, but he likes it. It didn't take long for him to outgrow this flowerpot, now he is in a larger bird bath, much roomier!