Scott had a buddy to accompany him on all the little kiddie rides because we hooked up our neighbours up the street (J&J Whitey), and their little boy B is only a month older than Scotty.
Heritage Park sells $20 tickets for a 20 minute ride aboard a steam train dressed up like Thomas the Tank Engine, which we thought was a little pricey for an experience a 2-year-old might hardly remember. When Scotty spied this little blue train ride at Calaway, he immediately shouted out "There's Thomas!".
I think he probably enjoyed this ride aboard "Thomas" more than he would have appreciated the larger-scale (and more expensive) ride at Heritage Park. He was sad that he had couldn't ride in the lead engine, settling for a lowly passenger car. At least he still has something to look forward to.
At 36 inches high, Scotty was turned away from a few rides for being too short. With his hands tucked into the pockets of his camo pants, I would have thought him too irresistably cute for anyone to turn him away. The shirt says 'I [heart] Mommy'.
Why does the sight of a carousel make me want to sing the song from Teddy Ruxpin?
Although the temperatures were less than sweltering, J and his son G braved the infamous 'log ride' and got fairly soaked just before we called it a day.
It only took us 10 minutes to drive back to our house from the park, so we're planning on hitting it several nights a week over the course of the summer. By the end of the season, we anticipate Scotty will break the 38-inch mark, allowing him to branch out into a few more rides.
Plenty more sunburns to come!
2 comments:
Boy, if I were a little kid, even if under the height schedule, I'd like to have parents who would take a 10 minute drive to a park with me!!
A good time was had by all. Bauer appreciated having a buddy to ride with for the day. As for the height restrictions, I think we should invest in lifts for S and B's shoes.
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