On Friday, we decided to take the boys to Busch Gardens, which is in Williamsburg, about an hour from us. We decided to take them for a couple of reasons...first of all, Kris was leaving on Monday for Europe and would be gone for 2 weeks. We also wanted to sign-up for the "preschool pass" program that Busch Gardens offers. I had no idea how much tickets were...70 bucks a pop!! Prices have gone up since the last time I went to an amusement park. The cool thing about the preschool pass is that as long as you sign your kids up and redeem the pass by May 31st--they can go to the park for the entire summer for FREE!!! Busch Gardens also has a "fun pass" for Virginia residents. You pay full-price for one ticket and then you can go to the park for the rest of the summer at no charge.
So, we took off on Friday morning to experience Busch Gardens for the first time. Kale was in heaven! Liam was a little unsure about the whole experience.
Busch Gardens has a whole section called the forest of fun. It's geared toward preschool aged children. The Sesame Street Characters wonder around this area and all of the rides are sesame street themed. All of the rides are also geared toward children UNDER 42 inches.
The boys enjoyed playing on the playground area. We got hot though--it was about 85 degrees.
Dad rode one ride with the boys, but I think it made him a bit sick. Mom got to go on the rest of the rides.
I wasn't sure if Kale would like this one, but he did! We went all the way to the top and dropped down to the bottom suddenly. It didn't go super fast, but it kinda freaked me out, considering I am slightly afraid of heights.
The park had a giant splash pad in the forest of fun area. Liam LOVED this!! (Of course, this activity is something we can do for free at any park in our area...but good to know he enjoyed himself.)
I did not know that there would be so many water activities, so I didn't pack the boys' swimming trunks, but I definitely will next time. We learned a lot about what to pack and what not to pack for next time...
Liam had a melt down around one and I thought we were done around the day. My boys are on such a schedule that anytime we get off the schedule, it's just not a good thing. However, he got his second wind and we made it until 3 o'clock.
We had a great time visiting Busch Gardens. It is really a beautiful park and I think we only hit about 1/10th of the activities that we could have. I hope to take advantage of the park a few more times this summer. We were absolutely exhausted by the end of the day though.