I used to think the summer was relaxing, and that the school year was so hectic.
Now, between the long camp hours, work, the nanny, more work, Noah's schedule and trying to fit in some 'let's enjoy this beautiful day before the end of the summer' - I think we're all ready for the fall. And I never, ever thought I would say that!
So far our attempts at 'let's have some summer fun' haven't worked out so well... mosquitos, rain, bugs (Evan hates bugs of all kinds) and some really dumb rules at Great Adventure have been getting in the way of our summer fun.
We spent the day at GA recently, and it was a bit of a disaster. I hadn't been there in years, but I remembered it as a mostly-roller-coaster park with some other fun (and easier) rides, like the log flume and the runaway train. I thought Evan would love it. A beautiful summer day. Lots of things to do, rides for kids, hot dogs and ice cream. What could be bad about that? Well...
The park is now ALL roller coasters. One after the other... and the few rides I thought he would enjoy? Let's see: the log flume had a 2+ hour wait (it was a broiling summer day), we tried the runaway train and not only did Evan hate it, the ride got stuck while we were on it. Not good. Then - the worst part - Evan was turned away from every attraction he REALLY wanted to go on, because (get this): he was too tall. Too tall! I never heard of that before at an amusement park. Too short, sure. I can remember as a kid my dad taught me how to lift my heels inside my sneakers so I could cram another inch in... but poor Evan. I felt soooo badly for him. It was such a tease, to see all these kids (probably his age, too) running around and having a great time, on the giant treehouse, the ball pit with the air shooters (shooting plastic balls at each other) and the water play area. We begged a manager and a few others, but no dice. Needless to say, we won't be going back.
We did have some fun, though, just all being together (despite the 3+ hour car ride each way)...
Now, between the long camp hours, work, the nanny, more work, Noah's schedule and trying to fit in some 'let's enjoy this beautiful day before the end of the summer' - I think we're all ready for the fall. And I never, ever thought I would say that!
So far our attempts at 'let's have some summer fun' haven't worked out so well... mosquitos, rain, bugs (Evan hates bugs of all kinds) and some really dumb rules at Great Adventure have been getting in the way of our summer fun.
We spent the day at GA recently, and it was a bit of a disaster. I hadn't been there in years, but I remembered it as a mostly-roller-coaster park with some other fun (and easier) rides, like the log flume and the runaway train. I thought Evan would love it. A beautiful summer day. Lots of things to do, rides for kids, hot dogs and ice cream. What could be bad about that? Well...
The park is now ALL roller coasters. One after the other... and the few rides I thought he would enjoy? Let's see: the log flume had a 2+ hour wait (it was a broiling summer day), we tried the runaway train and not only did Evan hate it, the ride got stuck while we were on it. Not good. Then - the worst part - Evan was turned away from every attraction he REALLY wanted to go on, because (get this): he was too tall. Too tall! I never heard of that before at an amusement park. Too short, sure. I can remember as a kid my dad taught me how to lift my heels inside my sneakers so I could cram another inch in... but poor Evan. I felt soooo badly for him. It was such a tease, to see all these kids (probably his age, too) running around and having a great time, on the giant treehouse, the ball pit with the air shooters (shooting plastic balls at each other) and the water play area. We begged a manager and a few others, but no dice. Needless to say, we won't be going back.
We did have some fun, though, just all being together (despite the 3+ hour car ride each way)...
Evan was much happier when he got this Batman cape as we were leaving the park... whew. At least the day ended well!
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