Benjamin had never been on any type of ride before so we weren't sure how he would do. Luckily, he is really tall for his age so he was able to ride almost all the rides, and alot of them by himself.
Here he is on his very first ride. Daddy went with him to calm the nerves he had at first. But as soon as he got off he wanted to "go on another one!"
doesn't Peter look ginormous? Ha!
For the rest of the night the kiddos raced from ride to ride and loved every second. Katie and Jack fought over who got to ride with Ben, and he just got braver and braver. Honestly, it was a bit sad to see that he was actually big enough to ride rides at all, let alone by himself at times. But he was so excited, and it was the best part of the day to watch him have so much fun.
he rode this one several times
loved the trucks
his favorite, the airplanes
it was his first time on a ride that went up in the air, his observant face was priceless
Katie and Benjamin on the hot air balloon
Katie told him to put his arms up so he did and didn't put them down till he was done, it was adorable
Benjamin & Jack
Katie & Jack
Since I'm not a fan of roller coasters at all, I volunteered to keep the kiddos occupied....
while Peter, Anita, and Nate rode this.....
The Xcclerator? Ha ha, yeah right! I'd rather keep 5 kids corralled which is definetly saying something. They had a blast though.
Jonah was once again a complete trooper. I think he just loved people watching and playing with his toys. Actually all of the kids were awesome and only the 2 youngest fell asleep before we left the park after 10pm.
must. eat. toy.
my first baby is growing up
someone was a wee bit excited
Anita with her two oldest on the ferris wheel
Benjamin was always trying to pick on poor Mandy
Nate cruising with Jack
we had fun watching him have fun
After we had dinner Anita and I took turns taking the kids on rides while Peter and Nate left to go on the "big boy" rides. They were able to go on several roller coasters and had a great time, Peter loves roller coasters.
The kids fell asleep almost instantly in the car and we grabbed a Starbucks to keep us awake for the drive home. We got back super late but the kids were good as gold and we had such a fun day of wonderful memories.
The next day we went swimming in the morning (Benjamin is now also swimming by himself - with floaties of course - but still! When did he grow up?). Then we finished packing, and celebrated Anita's birthday again before we had to leave for the airport. Her birthday wasn't until the next day but we wanted her to know how special she is to us. Happy Birthday again Anita!
We may or may have stopped by for one more Chick-Fil-A sandwich before we got to the airport, and then we headed home. Both boys were wonderful on the 2 flights. Benjamin wanted to go on more and more airplanes. We were so grateful for safe travels and boys that traveled well.
We got back home around 11pm and all slept good that night. Benjamin was sooooo wiped from all the activities that he literally slept until 11:15am the next day. I couldn't believe it, I checked on his multiple times. I think it was the tell-tale sign of a wonderful vacation. We had such a great time. It was fun looking through all the pictures again for my blog posts, it makes me want to go back.
Thanks for such a fabulous trip Larmores......same time next year?? :-)
We love knotts berry farm. Since we r fairly close we sometimes just head out there for a boysenberry punch and funnel cakes! :)
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