Idlewild and The Zoo...All in the same week!

Last week we were fortunate enough (or crazy enough) to do Idlewild on Wednesday and The Zoo on Friday. Becky, Rick, Jillian, Rosie, Dominic, Becky B, Gloria, JESS (so very sorry) Katie and Autumn all joined in on the fun! First we went to story book forest where they ate porridge, peaked in Snow White's house, visited Gepetto's workshop and learned something in school. It was very cute and it seemed as if the kids liked it. I need to brush up on my kids stories though. I couldn't remember all the details of a lot of the scenarios. Then it rained for a bit. After the storm passed we went to what is the equivalent of Kiddie Land at Kennywood. It was lots of fun watching the kids try out different rides. Autumn was not fond of anything that lifted off the ground. Unfortunately, (or fortunately) it wasn't a thousand degrees outside, so we weren't able to check out the water park section. Maybe next time!









On Friday we were supposed to have a repeat of lots of people joining for another outing, but some stomachs felt otherwise. In the end, it was only Rosie, Dominic, Katie, Autumn and Autumn's Grandpa Dave (my Brother-in-law's Dad). It was much more crowded than I had expected it to be. Apparently the 2nd baby elephant just happened to be born the morning of the day we decided to go, so the elephants weren't out. That meant we weren't able to see the 1st baby elephant. Maybe next time! We still had fun though. Autumn felt that Dominic needed some assistance with his bottle of milk. She will make a good Mom someday. The polar bears were out of control. They kept taking flying leaps into the water. We were able to go underneath their tank and see them from a different angle. You can see the reflection of all the people looking at the bear. Very cool!



This week should be a little less hectic. The Dowiaks are out of town so we won't be tempted to drop everything and go play!