Amusement Park Day

Dev wanted to do something special with the kids for the long weekend, and since we're going on three camping trips this summer already, we thought we'd do something different. So we yesterday we took the kids on a surprise trip to Knott's Berry Farm. (We took Beatrice to Knott's once before with my parents when she was almost three. Amusingly I was wearing the same shirt then that I wore yesterday.)

Camp Snoopy

The kids loved it - including William, who clapped for joy on all the rides and said, "Go! Go!"

Not for William, it wasn't.

William doing admirably on the self-propelled toddler railway

Arthur drives a big rig.

Tiny big rig selfie

On the Ferris wheel

 

Even waiting in line was fun for William.

 

His favorite was the balloon ride.

Thoughtfully looking at scenes of the Peanuts characters camping

 

Click to enlarge and see the delirious looks on the kids' faces

Flying a plane with Snoopy

Surprisingly, both Beatrice and Arthur are totally unafraid of roller coasters. In fact, they were disappointed they weren't tall enough for the scariest rides.

 

 

We stayed for the 10pm fireworks show - during which we learned that William is terrified of fireworks - and then on the way out, we got the kids their first cotton candy. Naturally, it blew their minds. Beatrice grabbed Arthur by the collar and shouted, "It's just sugar, Arthur! We're eating sugar!"

Sleeping through the last few minutes of fun

An exciting day indeed.