On Wednesday, I took the boys to Pixieland in Concord with some friends. Pixieland is small amusement park for toddlers with something like 7 rides. There's a train, airplane, cars, merry-go-round, tea-cups, roller coaster and a ride like a free-fall for kids.
The boys had SO much fun. B loved the airplane and cars and, of course, they both loved the train...I'm not sure they like any ride more than a train. It's a bit of an obsession for them. M had fun on all of the rides, as was clear when on the drive home I asked him which ride was his favorite and he listed them all. (Maybe he doesn't understand the term "favorite"...or choosing. Hmm.)
Anyway, when we got to the free-fall ride, I thought for sure M was definitely not going to want to go on it. All of his little friends were thrilled about the ride and M emphatically told me that he wanted to go as well. I thought there was a possibility that M would scream hysterically when he got to the top. Nope. M was laughing so hard the whole time, that I'm surprised he didn't pee himself. It was great to see him having so much fun.
Next, we went on the tea-cups...my least favorite ride of all time. I spun it as quickly as I could and M loved it. I thought I was going to toss the contents of my stomach, but M didn't seem affected at all...except for when he banged his head backwards. He didn't seem to care for that too much. (Hopefully no permanent damage was caused.) Finally, he LOVED the roller coaster. I have to be honest, it turned my stomach and I was a bit scared. M just laughed and screamed, "More." This is the same boy who hates swings and will only use the short slides at the park. Invasion of the body snatchers? I'm still looking into it.
B had a great time as well. In the beginning, he screamed every time I took him off of a ride. I'm guessing that he didn't grasp the concept that when a ride stopped moving, it was over. As we went on more rides, B stopped fussing as much until he seemed to understand that we would go on more rides. He was even a pretty good sport when M got to go on rides in which he wasn't old enough for. B did fuss a little when M and I got off of the rides and he realized that I wasn't going to then take him, but overall he was in a good mood.
A good day for all...and only one of us needed a nap afterwards.
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