what a day!

The weather was perfect! Not too hot and very few people. :-)

We started with The Teacup but then moved directly to the waterpark. We spent an hour in Monsoon Lagoon jumping the wave then the girls had me test four of the water slides to find "Myrtle" (supposedly the easiest and least scary). Once I made the identification, they both chickened out!

Next the swings - which they ended up riding four times! Hannah went rockclimbing twice, made it up about halfway each time; Kayla went once - her very first time. We rode the gondola twice (Hannah calls it, "the balls"), and did the Scrambler twice. We had a private ride on the Around the World "hot air balloons" and the girls went on the kiddie rollercoaster. The only ride I rode alone with Hannah was "Rodeo" - a scrambler type ride that was super fast. We laughed wildly. H: "Steph, you're being so loud!" S: "Is that new information?" H: "I never noticed!" :-)

On our way out to the car for lunch, the girls calmed down on the Carousel. That was also their last ride on the way out at the end of the day - after 9 hours!

We went straight back to the waterpark upon re-entry. No slides, but some serious goofing-off. :-) The girls finally got confident enough to hang out on their own so I chilled in the shade while they body-surfed. After the last round of rides (and fried dough), we finally left, ending up the decadent day with dinner at McDonald's.

We hit the midnight pavers in Brattleboro and, even though they were exhausted, Kayla said, "It's ok, I'm not in a hurry." Hannah said, "Steph might be, after she drops us off she has to drive all the way back to her house in Amherst. It's an hour drive." They debated what time I'd get there....Hannah said, "I wish Steph had her own cabin here." ;-) Not quite as good as actually living in my own house, but better than a temporary place in another state!