Backtracking a bit to early August…
We went to Darien Lake the first weekend in August on a day that was supposed to be overcast and potentially rainy. The rainy weather held off but the crowds were scared away. The good news was, we had an awesome time and didn’t have to deal with long lines! 🙂
We actually got there before they officially opened. They let us in the park but they wouldn’t let us get past the main concourse into the park until they did some cheese ball opening number. LOL
To kill time, Mike and the boys went to get maps and something to drink:
First ride of the day is ALWAYS the carousel:
Aren’t we cute?
Kiddie rides:
We’re actually getting to the point where Ian is going to be too big for the little rides. I’m not sure what we’re going to do when that happens because I don’t think he’s brave enough for the BIG rides….
Kiddie coaster:
LOVE:
Random sea lions:
The big draw for us at Darien Lake was their new Thomas the Tank Engine show. It was a HUGE hit with the boys so I took a TON of pictures. Just a warning!
Waiting for the show to start:
The boys sitting in the front row of the “theater”:
Self-portrait!
Sir Topham Hatt!
Driver Jo:
C’mon out Thomas!
OMG!!! It’s THOMAS!!!!!
Guess who got to go on stage and help out?!?!
Ian and Matthew!!!
Dancing along:
Meet and greet afterward:
Ian and Matthew go up on stage around 7:00 (if you don’t want to watch the whole thing):
I love that Matthew waved as he walked by Thomas. I didn’t see that from my seat. 🙂
After that, we let Ian ride the kiddie rollercoaster about 40 more times while Matthew, mom and I shared some fried dough:
Matthew was very hot and sweaty and very much past his nap time. LOL
After our little coaster/dough break, we headed to some water rides. We knew were were going to get soaked so we were kind of hoping to do those last. After getting completely drenched, we realized the timing was right for the next Thomas show so we headed there.
Guess who got to go back on stage?!?!?!
Yes, that’s Matthew behind the “ERM”:
They also did this hand-holding-sing-along thingy:
More dancing:
Matthew really excited about Thomas:
Watching the show:
GO!!! GO!!! THOMAS!!!
Another meet and greet:
After that, it was pretty much time to head home. The boys were beat and we’d ridden all the rides we wanted.
Before we left, Matthew had to get one last snack:
Despite a few instances of him sticking his leg through the pretzel, he pretty much ate that entire pretzel on the way home from the park. (He’s a bottom-less pit which concerns me…what is he going to be like at 16?!?!? LOL)
It was a fun but exhausting day. Can’t wait to go back next year!