What an unbelievable day! Ok, so we missed out on the whole weekend part and Chocolate World, but Saturday at Dutch Wonderland and the chance to meet so many of our POLP friends and families was incredible!!! Hopefully if we make this a yearly event, Jaxson will be old enough to handle the whole weekend next year!
Peyton made a new friend in Trace’s older sister, Taylor. He was so excited that there was going to be someone there his age and they seemed to have a good time together.
Peyton had a blast riding all kinds of things. Together we rode roller coasters and anything and everything that would spin really fast! Unfortunately since I was riding, there aren’t many pictures, but I loved being able to have so much fun with him. Here is one from the swings and come on, who doesn’t like the swings?
Jaxson unfortunately did not like any rides. I’m going to take the blame on this one and say I traumatized him on the very first ride. I loved the tilt-a-whirl as a kid, but I gotta admit Jaxson is probably too young to enjoy it. Anyway, we all four rode it together and Jax HATED it. After that I thought ok, we’ll try the carousel. Who doesn’t like the carousel and it can’t be that bad, right??
So sorry Jax! He did enjoy his day being strolled around in the stroller and sipping lemonade all day!
While waiting to get the group picture taken and ride the train, we came across Duke’s dance show so we decided to take a little break and let the kids watch. Duke is a huge purple dinosaur and he had two people dressed as jokers dancing with him. Peyton once again had a good time and even danced a little….
I think Jaxson was a little weirded out by the jokers and their dancing…..
And here was one of my favorite parts of the day…….Everyone got together and we tried very hard to get a group shot of the kids. Let’s just say Jaxson was on the move. He was so happy to be out of the stroller that he kept walking off. Oh well, here’s a few of the shots I got……
It was so nice to meet so many POLP families. We are very blessed to live in an area where Jaxson has the chance to grow up with this many friends close by. Many thanks to Jenn Greene for organizing the whole thing and we can’t wait to connect with many more people in Nashville!!!
We had a blast with everyone! So glad we all got to meet! Don't worry Jaxson, Sonya felt the same way about the rides.... the carousel is what set her off! How am I ever going to get her on a ride again?! It was such a big place we all had a hard time keeping together! Wish we had more time, but it was still so much fun! Love the pics! Looks like you got some decent group shots!!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was such a great time! Glad we got to meet! Look forward to seeing you again in Nashville! Maybe we will all get the chance to get together while we are there & us parents can chat while the kids all play!
ReplyDeleteYou got some great group shots. Happy to see that Peyton and Tay found a friend in each other. It looks like it may become an annual thing for you all mid-Atlantic POLP's so I'm sure Jax will love it next year....all the people and activities can be overwhelming for a little one so I wouldn't worry to much about this years trip!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are SO lucky that you are close to one another! What a great experience. Yeah for a fun weekend :0)
ReplyDeleteI am with you on the Tilt a Whirl ruining Jaxson's day! Poor kiddo was horrified! We had a great time hanging out with you guys and we will definitely have to plan a meet-up over the summer so Taylor and Peyton can play!
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys had a good time, you got some great pictures!
ReplyDeleteWe had such a great time with you guys! We will have to get the boys together more often. Glad that Peyton and Taylor hit it off and had someone to pal around with.
ReplyDeleteAnd Parker isn't too crazy about the carousel either. I don't get it. He likes to watch it, but doesn't like to ride it.
It was so nice meeting you guys! Don't worry about traumatizing Jax on the rides, I think the log flume was a bit big for Mr. Daredevil PReston. I don't think he was expecting that last drop. But he loves rides. It was so much fun to meet you in person. You have two gorgeous boys!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see you guys and meet your adorable boys! We'll have to plan a playdate sometime soon since we didn't get to see you guys as much as we hoped at the park! Awww - poor Jaxson! I'm sure he'll like the rides more next year! Peyton was so cute dancing!
ReplyDeleteIt was great meeting you! We also traumatized Grace on the tilt-a-whirl...even now, she is reminding me that she will never go on a ride like that again! We had a wonderful time and are so excited for Nashville!
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