We had a wonderful time at Story Land on Saturday. Unlike last year, when we went on Labor Day, this visit was very chilly. But also not quite as busy. It was funny to see everyone walking around with cups of coffee rather than soda or smoothies, and everyone was bundled up against the wind. Actually, the wind was the worst part--it wouldn't have felt that cold except for that! Anyway, we skipped all the water activities and stayed as warm as we could. The kids had a blast. I think Sam's favorite thing was the roller coaster (which he and Jim went on 4 times!) and Julia's favorite thing was probably the "Loopy Lab" which is a large room filled with foam balls and various suction devices that the kids can put the balls into, then the balls get "shot" or dumped back out from way up high. They also enjoyed driving the antique cars and tractors, riding the turtle twirl and flying fish, Dutch shoes, etc. etc. So many fun things to do there!! We got there around 10:30 am and didn't leave until closing at 5 pm.
One of my favorite things about Story Land is that it's completely geared to preschool and elementary age kids, so pretty much everyone there is young families or grandparents with their grandkids. It's just a really nice, family-friendly atmosphere. :) We brought a picnic lunch to save money, so all we ended up spending was the admission price, which admittedly is pretty steep--$24/person (Julia & Josiah were free). But the price covers all the rides and activities, with the exception of a couple things, and we think it's worth it for the fun time and lasting memories with the kiddos. It was a great way to spend a beautiful fall day!
Here are some random pics from our day:
a little princess sitting on Cinderella's "throne" :)
in front of Cinderella's castle
Julia drives her own tractor with Daddy in the backseat--she was pretty excited!
Sam driving another tractor with Josiah and me as passengers
an action shot of Jim and Sam on the flying fish
another action shot--they're in the fish on the far left of the picture
Mommy and Josiah riding in the tractor
1 comment:
It looks like you had a great day! Places like that can be so much fun. That last pic is a very good shot of you & Josiah!
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