HersheyPark Happy v.2

Fun times at Hershey yesterday! Girlies and I stayed the night at Nene and Grampa's house on Thursday night, and went with Tia Rosa to Hershey early in the morning. Dan met up with us by mid-morning. The weather forecasted rain all day, and we had nothing but clear skies all day. It didn't start storming until 4pm, and by that time we'd been there for almost 7 hours anyway. Abrie was bummed that we didn't get to see more of ZooAmerica (she's really never been to a zoo and has been wanting to go-- she fell asleep in the stroller the last time we went to ZooAmerica, and the only other 'zoo' she's been to is Animal Kingdom), but other than that, our girlies left very content.

Abrie makes me laugh with water. She doesn't take to the water as easily as Maddie and Faith always have. She needs to be allowed time to warm up to the water. But, if you give her her space, she absolutely loves it and will even put her head under the water. She was just loving this little splash area while Maddie and Faith ran around doing the water slide portion of it. And, Maddie and Faith were total fish yesterday. Faith is an animal in the water, and Maddie has come a long way in terms of now loving going underwater.

A first for our little family yesterday was our 1st rollercoaster together. I am NOT a rollercoaster rider, but I do like the kid-friendly coasters. There's one in particular- the Trailblazer at Hershey- that I've always loved. Maddie and Faith were so excited to get on this ride, and Tia Rosa rode with each of them one at a time in the morning while I stayed with Abrie. They LOVED it. And, later when Dan got there, the 4 of us rode while Abrie and Tia Rosa waved. It was fun!

The Hershey Kiss has still eluded us. I haven't had a picture taken with the Kiss since Aunt Lisi, Tia Rosa, and I went way back in high school times. Faith has been drawn to the Kiss since she was 2 years old, and was DYING to meet him. She settled for a stuffed Kiss instead, and she has now named him: Jack Sparrow Hershey Kiss Cutie HersheyPark Happy.

I'd say that's a fitting name;)