Busch Gardens

Our plan for Friday was to go to Colonial Williamsburg, which is supposed to be pretty fabulous, but we were feeling like the kids were getting museumed  out.  Well, OK, we might have been feeling a teeny tiny bit the same!  Arek suggested Busch Gardens theme park  - Bring it on!  SO, of course it cost a mint and then some, but the FUN WAS HAD in a serious way!!  The roller coasters were the main attraction, and I have never seen anything like them.  Roger said one was the scariest thing he had ever been on, and the man has been bungee jumping!  Weather-wise, it was the most perfect and pristine spring day ever.  It only got chilly when you got yourself soaked in a water ride, which, of course everybody (but Roger and I) did.


The only fly in the ointment of the day was that Ethan and Aislynn were too short by just an inch to go on most of the roller coasters, (they measured on each ride!)  but there were a couple they COULD go on, which scared the heck out of them multiple times.

BEHOLD ! 

There were critters and critter shows

Only these 2 could take the spinning rides.

Kid runs

Sky Trams

Eli and Ethan are about to get wet for the 4th time.  Arek was poised at the bottom to slaughter them with a squirt cannon in case the ride didn't get them wet enough

You pay $5 and you stand inside the people dryer, complete with heat lamps and blowers.

Can't leave without your whiplash.

Leaving the park after an exhilarating, exhausting and well-fed day.  

Back at Mom and Dad's - Amy came to visit, and Dad cooked up steaks.  YUM!

We all lounged around and talked, and listened to Roger crack jokes.  

These are the best times of all.

Definitely.