DW Preview

After our morning out with Thomas, we went back to the hotel to take naps...well, Mommy and Daddy tried to nap. The little Luhrings were having none of that- they just bounced around laughing while Brady insisted they "weren't tired." We tried to tell them we had all kinds of fun things to do this evening and that they would need their energy. But at this point they had energy to burn, so we took them to the pool again...which wiped them out. Just in time for us to walk across the street to Dutch Wonderland, buy our tickets, and preview the park for 3 hours. Super! :) So the kids slept in the strollers for the first hour while Brett and I walked around to get the lay of the land and find something to eat. We woke them up at 6:30 to have some dinner and watch the Thomas and Friends show. We were giggling and saying, "No matter how neat this show is, it's going to be a let-down after all the fun with Thomas we had this morning!" It was entertaining enough and both kids enjoyed the music.

After the show, we drove the old time cars on rails. I rode with driver Sylvie in my lap. We tried to get a picture, but Sylvie and I took off and Brett and Brady were right behind us driving along the "speedway."

This was their first ride together (by themselves). SO cute! They both like bulldozers and this ride was nice and slow. Sylvie was thrilled to have her brother right next to her.

Then the boys went on a ride that Sylvie was too small for. I had to distract her b/c she was So upset to be without Brady. She kept crying, "Baydeeeee! Baydeee!" I was going to have her just look at another ride, but the attendant asked me if she wanted to get on. I wasn't sure about letting her ride by herself. She wasn't sure about riding by herself either. She patted the spot next to her on the seat and said, "Baydeeee! Baydeee! Seat seat!" I told her we would get Brady next time. So she rode solo and seemed to like it. Once the ride got going, she was so cute with her happy "weeeee!" face on.

But again, as soon as the ride stopped she said, "Baydeeee! Baydeee! Seat seat!" and patted the spot next to her. So we went and got the boys and her big bro rode with her the next time.

The boys then did bumper cars, or "crasher cars" as Brady calls them. :)

Brady and I rode a bumpy roller coaster that was a little rough on each of our backs.

Brady thought the monorail was pretty cool. It offered a nice view of the entire park. We took a timer shot while we were waiting for it to return to the station.

We stayed until closing time...watched the walking band's last show at the entrance and said goodnight to the Duke Dragon character and the DW princess. I meant to take a few more of these cut-out picts, but the kids weren't really feelin' it. This one is cute though. :)

We stopped at the ice cream store once we were outside the castle walls. Somebody enjoyed it a little too much (as in temper tantrum "I want more" too much). Ah, a preview of a day in (Dutch) wonderland! :)