Hershey Park!

This was our second year going to Hershey Park, thanks to the generosity of Rob's company. They pay for the park AND for an all you can eat food buffet that runs for four hours (we eat at least twice!). Last year was really really hot and humid. This year was really, really hot, but NOT humid. At the end of the day we were still every bit as tired and sweaty.

  Here we are at the beginning of it all, at  the catering pavilion

And here the girls are with my favorite candy, Peppermint Patty. When I was a kid my mom always kept these in our freezer for me (not the character -- the actual candy...) so I couldn't resist taking a picture. The characters come out and dance three or four times an afternoon and everyone takes pictures with them.

This is Lizzie's cotton candy face. Pure sugar happiness:

 We didn't do a whole lot of buying, but we did go into some of the shops because they are air conditioned (so are the bathrooms!) Here is a pair of wolves that we did not buy because first, we do not need robotic wolves no matter how much Hannah says we do and second, they cost $1,500 each. EACH. And they don't even turn into good looking men like in Twilight:

We did a few more big kid rides this year. The line were INCREDIBLY LONG so we only did a few, plus a bunch of kiddie rides. This starship went around in circles really fast and flew high into the air. The girls loved it. Me? Not so much:

You can't skip the Merry-Go-Round. Here's Hannah on her trusty steed:

And Lizzie on hers. If you look in the background you'll see Rob trying to pretend he doesn't know us. Oh, and he's also on a horse that does not go up and down. So we pretended that we didn't know him, too:

I really felt sorry for these mascots because it was HOT out. Real chocolate wouldn't have stood a chance. This particular chocolate bar came over to visit us as the catering pavilion:

This is a huge pirate ship that swings back and forth. The girls adored it and had no problem finding a great seat near the top. Last year (and this year, earlier in the day) they went on the kiddie version of this ride, but it was nothing compared to this one (according to the kids!):

Entertainment: The Milkmen performed several times. Interestingly they are drinking water in this performance not milk. Probably because it would have spoiled in about 47 seconds.

This was a little train that we took around the park. It was cute and shady and didn't go too fast, so we all loved it and I didn't have to worry about someone (and by someone I mean me) falling out:

The adult rides (especially the roller coasters) were extremely crowded, but the kiddie rides were not, so we were happy that the girls are still short enough to ride them, and still young enough to enjoy them. This is a drum that you can spin really really fast as you go around:

During the day we also played some games, won some prizes and Rob even took the girls on some of the water rides. It was lots of walking and sitting in the sun but we did have a great time. It ended on a high note for Rob since they had this drive a car thing on the way out. There he got to go on HIS favorite ride, A Camero:

The girls are already planning next year's trip. I am already praying for cooler weather!!