Saturday, July 26, 2008

Canobie Lake

OK, of the entire week, I only managed to take pictures yesterday...but what a doosie! I took 60 something pictures, and I saved about 40 of them...and I'll share with you now...a bunch of those!
We took Kaylee to Canobie Lake Park yesterday which is a relatively local amusement park. She had so much fun...I just cannot wait to take her to Disney World! (But I guess I'll have to since the soonest that will happen is fall 2009.)
So anyway...Kaylee, Mommy and Daddy met up with our friend Henry and his Mommy and went to explore the toddler part of the park.
First up: Firetruck ride...does Kaylee look like she's having fun? She sure does to me!
"Henry, make sure you're steering this thing right," proclaimed our little backseat driver.
"Oh wait! It seems I too have a steering wheel," said Kaylee. So away she went.
Daddy's arm was slightly in the way here...but you can sure see that smile now!
And here Mommy was just a wee bit quick with the shutter finger...but again, you can see the pure happiness. It was really great watching her have so much fun. I was sort of afraid that she really wouldn't like going on the rides without Mommy or Daddy, but clearly my fears were unwarranted. Having Henry with her probably made things a lot better too.
Next up: Pony Cart Ride. Again, sheer joy! Although while she road the firetruck ride 3 or 4 times, the pony cart was a 2-timer only.
"High-ho Silver, Away!" Kaylee loves rides.
Of course, the waiting while kids got off and on the ride wasn't as fun...*sigh.*
Next up: the Car Ride. We hit this ride 6 or 7 times I think. The nice thing about the toddler park is that while the rest of the amusement park was very crowded there weren't a lot of toddlers, so Kaylee and Henry basically got to stay on the ride for as many turns as they wanted.
"If you're driving, Henry, I better hold on tight," Kaylee smirked.
But according to that smile...Henry's driving can't be all that bad!
"Weeeeeeee. Faster," she seems to say.
As I said, they went on this ride the most...so they got to try out all sorts of cars. Here Kaylee takes a solo ride in a truck...she seems to enjoy it quite a bit.
And then it was on to the boat races.
They only went on this ride once...it just wasn't that exciting.
That, and Kaylee kept trying to reach in and touch the water and then drink it off her hands...ewwwww!
Then, there was the jeep ride.
And the tank ride, which bobbled up and down.
Kaylee liked how the tank moved...and that Canobie had abandoned such drab colors as green and brown for tanks...in favor of the much splashier pink. Henry tried to explain to her that in reality pink just wouldn't work for the purposes of a tank, however, Kaylee thinks that the power of a tank goes beyond its color, and therefore that it no excuse to be fashion-unfriendly! Nice try though Henry!
Then it was the race-car ride. This was the only ride they had to wait in line for. And, again, from that smile you can see it was a big hit.
Henry and Kaylee prepared for the green light that would let them know it was time to go.
Kaylee kept an eye out for Mommy and Daddy through the whole course.
Alright, lets do this ride 1 more time...this time in the orange car! They are really cute aren't they?
And as they neared the starting line, Kaylee was all smiles.
So we had a lot of fun yesterday! And now I have to wrap this up because we're heading up to Maine this morning. Ciao.

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