Storyland, Storyland....the land of stories. We made our 2nd annual trip to North Conway last weekend and though we all had our moments, it was a nice time. We spent the night at the hotel with the waterpark the night before (sorry, no pics of that, but if you've seen one waterslide, you've seen them all). We ate dinner at a pizza place with a wood fire oven,
Flatbread Pizza Co. I really don't think there is any better pizza to be had. Mmmm. Wood fired pizza. Beer.
Cooper had an ear infection diagnosed the morning we left (thanks for taking him, Jason), so Cooper was a bit on the cranky side. The boys were quite loud in the hotel room, so after a few threats that Storyland would be called and informed that we weren't coming, they toned it down.
We arrived at Storyland at about 9am with wagon in tow (a pain in the butt until the boys really needed it, then we were so glad we had it). I think the first real ride we did was the German carousel...this is different than the american carousel in that it rotates clockwise and the horses go forward and back rather than up and down (wow, you learn something every day).
The boys were way into looking at their maps. It was hard to convince Jackson that we would, in fact, make it to every ride before the park closed. We blasted through the first quarter of the park in about 3o minutes.
Another favorite stop is the "ball room" or the "parachute" (as it looks like a parachute on the map). It has ball vacuums, ball cannons, ball guns, ball slingshots...just too much fun. Cooper had fun loading the ball guns and trying to shoot daddy and Jackson with them.
I think we all agree that the highlight of Storyland were the water-drenching rides. Guess who got the most drenched? Yours truly. It was almost like it was a conspiracy. Here are some pictures of Jason and Jackson going on the Bamboo Chutes for the second time after I opted out after being almost drowned by "Dr. Geyser's raft ride" in between.
Going...
Going...
And...Gone! (Jackson's face cracks me up!)
Here are some shots of us on the "Balloon Chase" ride. Jason and I were laughing at the fact that we look like we are having way more fun than the kids in every picture. Cooper looks mad at the world, and Jackson has about the fakest smile ever!
Same with these...I promise...the boys did have a good time.
It seems like we did a lot in 2 days! The boys were tired...and we drove up through the white mountains on the way home. No pictures of this, either, but take my word for it...fabulous. I can't imagine how beautiful it is during peak foliage season. I must say that I am very thankful for portable DVD players...quiet. This gives us hope for our long trip to Wisconsin and KC at the end of the month!
Cooper hiding as I chased him around the kitchen with the camera. Modest. I understand.
Ahhh, finally got the cute-butt shot.
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