Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Busch Gardens Recap
Emmie, Mom, Grandma & Grandpa trekked to BG. 8+ hours in the park.
Favorite Animals: Kangaroos & Hyenas
Favorite Ride: Sand Serpent Roller Coaster
Mom had to keep Emmie in line twice. She tried to escape because was scared, and even shed a few tears as we neared the front of the line. At the end, she asked the attendant if we could stay in the coaster to go again.
Favorite Ride with Grandpa: Raft Ride (because Mom got soaked) and the Bumper Cars
Favorite Ride with Grandma: Log Ride!
Favorite Food: Dippin' Dots
Favorite Drink: Slurpee
Favorite Show: Madagascar Live. A 20 minute concert. E was in the front row and danced throughout (unless the characters in costume got too close to her.....in which case, she clutched Mom as hard as she could).
I wouldn't let her get her face painted at one point. Referenced the ticket cost, and taking advantage of everything that was included, instead of "add-ons" that the theme park has in place to make more money. Her response was simpler than my explanation: "This Sucks"
(She may have picked that up from Grandpa?)
Purchased: A $6.99 hard plastic Bengal Tiger for herself, a necklace for Mia and suitcase of little animals for Shawn. Discussion in the store:
Grandma: Why don't you get her a Penguin necklace? This is cute.
E: No, I want to get her this unicorn necklace.
Grandma: You didn't see unicorns here. That doesn't make sense.
Mom: You didn't see penguins either.
Emmie ended up choosing a baby Tiger necklace that Grandma didn't like. Emmie retold the entire story to Grandpa:
"Mom had to get in the middle. She yelled at Grandma."
(I didn't yell)
Favorite Animals: Kangaroos & Hyenas
Favorite Ride: Sand Serpent Roller Coaster
Mom had to keep Emmie in line twice. She tried to escape because was scared, and even shed a few tears as we neared the front of the line. At the end, she asked the attendant if we could stay in the coaster to go again.
Favorite Ride with Grandpa: Raft Ride (because Mom got soaked) and the Bumper Cars
Favorite Ride with Grandma: Log Ride!
Favorite Food: Dippin' Dots
Favorite Drink: Slurpee
Favorite Show: Madagascar Live. A 20 minute concert. E was in the front row and danced throughout (unless the characters in costume got too close to her.....in which case, she clutched Mom as hard as she could).
I wouldn't let her get her face painted at one point. Referenced the ticket cost, and taking advantage of everything that was included, instead of "add-ons" that the theme park has in place to make more money. Her response was simpler than my explanation: "This Sucks"
(She may have picked that up from Grandpa?)
Purchased: A $6.99 hard plastic Bengal Tiger for herself, a necklace for Mia and suitcase of little animals for Shawn. Discussion in the store:
Grandma: Why don't you get her a Penguin necklace? This is cute.
E: No, I want to get her this unicorn necklace.
Grandma: You didn't see unicorns here. That doesn't make sense.
Mom: You didn't see penguins either.
Emmie ended up choosing a baby Tiger necklace that Grandma didn't like. Emmie retold the entire story to Grandpa:
"Mom had to get in the middle. She yelled at Grandma."
(I didn't yell)
"Too Late"
Emmie got a kick out of the fact that her headband ended up in the front of the boat also, despite the fact that we sat in the way back.
Feeding the Kangaroos
The Kangaroos, and Hyenas, ending up being Emmie's favorite animal experiences on the day.
While peering through one of the Hyena window exhibits:
K: Emmie, look, there is a hyena right there.
E: Where? Where?
(I let her look for awhile)
E: Where? I don't see it.
K: Look down.
E: Oh my gosh (as she jumped back).
She retold the story to Grandpa:
"It was literally right there. I was right next to it."
While peering through one of the Hyena window exhibits:
K: Emmie, look, there is a hyena right there.
E: Where? Where?
(I let her look for awhile)
E: Where? I don't see it.
K: Look down.
E: Oh my gosh (as she jumped back).
She retold the story to Grandpa:
"It was literally right there. I was right next to it."
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