There it goes....

As a late Anniversary celebration (only 2 months late) Tom and I went to King's Dominion with Tim and Jen and their kids and decided to bring Erin and Jeff -- especially since we didn't have to pay for Erin yet. It was a gorgeous fall day bright sun shining, and warm enough for short sleeves. We packed Jeffrey and Erin into the double stroller (along with a potty seat, 2 sets of extra clothes, 3 rattles, 1 paci, 2 jackets/sweaters, diapers, snacks, a sippy cup...) and spent the day wandering the park. Jeffrey spent the day lounging in the back of the stroller checking out the activity.

While Tom and our friends went to ride a couple of coasters, I took Erin and Jeffrey to the Nickelodeon Kids area where there were some rides for Erin (don't worry I got to ride all the awesome coasters too). She climbed around a little jungle gym. Then she found a helicopter and rocket ride. Imagine my big girl. As I walked out after buckling in I thought it was like taking my baby to college. She looked like such a big girl sitting there and she had so much fun. I didn't think to video it, but you could hear her squealing the whole time. Even the gentleman standing next to me said, "well that little girl certainly is having fun."

After 2 rides there, Miss Christina walked Erin through a "Mystery Cave" which might not have been the best idea, but could have been worse. Apparently she clung to Christina the whole time. When they got out Erin shouted - "Fun" and Christina looked at me and shook her head - "No...not fun." Then Erin saw a little swing ride for which she waited as patiently as a two-year old can through 2 rides until it was her turn. My swing fanatic certainly enjoyed this one too.

So you would think that sounds like the best part to Erin's day, but no.... Her favorite part of the park was watching the rollercoasters. While Tom and I waited with Christina to ride a coaster, Erin stayed with Tim and Jen. After a halt in the rid to search for some lady's cell phone that apparently fell out of her pocket during the ride, we found Erin and Mr. Tim running around near the coaster. Every time the ride would climb the hill, she would squeal and point at the train saying - "There it goes." For the rest of the day Erin watched every coaster with anticipation of the train coming around a corner. And every time she would squeal - "There it goes" and jump up and down and shriek with glee.

We spent a long day at the park and both Erin and Jeffrey were exhausted by the time we left. After mommy got one more thrill ride -- a new Tomb Raider spinning/flipping ride filled with pyrotechnics -- we loaded the kiddos up into the stroller to head out. But as we walked out of the park long after dark, Erin looked up to the Volcano ride and watched the train come by one more time to shout...There it goes!!!