Dutch Wonderland

It's hard to believe that we've already been here for over a month! It feels like we just got here. That being said, we are feeling pretty settled. The boxes are all unpacked (I'm pretty OCD that way so they were pretty much gone within a week!) The kids are doing great at their new daycare/school. Madeline looks forward to going and she seems so happy when we pick her up. We have our morning and evening routines figured out for the most part. And our jobs are in full swing. 

Over Labor Day weekend, we took advantage of the three day weekend and drove up to see family in Syracuse and Rochester. Two weekends ago, we went to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA (about an hour away). Madeline loved it. I think she thought she was at Disney World! Haha. This past weekend, we were planning to do some more exploring here in the old city section of Philadelphia (Liberty Bell, etc), but we all got the stomach flu (except Luke) so that'll have to wait. This weekend, we are off to Phoenix for a wedding. George's cousin, Roy, is getting married and George is one of the groomsmen. Madeline has been telling her teacher that she is going to see "ParkerPaisley"...her teacher had to ask me what that meant. I can't wait for them to be reunited for a few days of playing :)

Here are some pictures from Dutch Wonderland...

Luke was doing lots of people watching

I was so shocked at how brave Madeline was! She is tall so she hits (and exceeds) the 36 inch height requirement for a lot of the rides. She wanted to ride everything that she could. If you look closely at the picture on the left, you can see Madeline holding up her arms!

Driving a car (her dream come true!) and riding a roller-coaster!

Luke went on the train :)

They had a gondola ride across the park. Daddy and Luke raced us from the ground (they won)

 

This massive slide was Madeline's favorite. She rode it 5-6 times. I must say, it was really, really fun. 

Luke had a check-up yesterday at our new pediatrician. He is in the 65th percentile for weight and 95th for height. The doctor said that he is a very healthy boy!!