This weekend started on Friday night when our friends Kate and Gianna cane over and the our Brother in Law joined us later. We had great conversation, lots of laughter and stayed up way too late but it was exactly what I needed to rejuvenate my soul. Carlos woke up early with the kids made an amazing breakfast and we hit the road to Rye Playland. I had no idea what to expect as I had never been there so we went full throttle into the unknown.
On our way in
It was about 100$ for the four of us to enter the park and have unlimited access to rides, if and when we go again I think we will save ourselves some money and only pay for either Carlos or I to get a bracelet and the other can buy a spectator bracelet which only costs 1$. We spent most of the time watching the kids ride anyway. The amount of children's rides they had was insane the kids didn't get to go on all of them and we were there for seven hours.
Our view from the gondola aka Ferris wheel
Anthony and I on the Gondola
We had some scared tears before the ride Izabella was so scared to go on the Gondola so we talked and talked about what it means to be brave and face our fears. We got on the ride and started to go up and almost instantly those scared, nervous feelings she had turned to excitement and joy. She snuggled into Carlos' arms and laughed and laughed about how she couldn't believe how scared she was.
The options for lunch were Burger King, Nathan's, pizza or a wrap restaurant. We went for wraps as it was super hot and we didn't want the fried food to cause upset stomachs. They took forever to make them! The kids and Carlos had ham and cheese and I had a buffalo chicken wrap which had a secret ingredient of hot sauce... Lets say the first half was good the second half was to spicy to eat. They were also out of any bleu cheese or ranch...
Izabella enjoyed the lettuce and Tomato more then the wrap.
We went on more rides
My camera's battery died so these are all from my phone unfortunately.
They had a tent (thank goodness it was SO hot) where they played with hula hoops, simon says, danced to the Cha Cha Slide, Harlem Shake, and a few others. It was awesome to get out of the sun for a little bit and let the kids jump around.
Those are mine breakdancing on the floor!
Waiting for more directions!
We ate some ice cream, overpriced but soft serve ice cream hit the spot before more rides
Izabella's favorite ride
You can see how happy Izabella was this was one of the rides she cried before going on and then she rode it twice.
They were dancing through the park
Sweet hugs in line for the log flume
So cute as it wasn't posed!
A beautiful view of Long Island Sound
It was hot and the sun was in their eyes but I love this picture anyways
This is probably the last year Izabella can and will ride on some of the kiddie rides
Anthony still enjoyed this ride especially the bell
Izabella and I on the train before I got yelled at to turn off all electronic devices.. Really?!?!
Right before I took this picture I received wonderful news from someone
close to me and no I can't tell but I'm so happy for so many reasons!Carlos makes me laugh in this picture, Izabella was sitting on the other side of him..
This was Anthony's favorite ride
They had a concert going on that night
We actually were able to see R5 up close as they rode a roller coaster. The kids knew who Ross Lynch from Disney's Austin and Ally was. Izabella was nervous and started hiding, Anthony was all into them trying to get a better look. It was exciting but the mob of preteen girls chasing them was intimidating, I'm so happy we have time before Izabella is one of them. We didn't stay for the concert because it was late and we wanted to eat dinner somewhere other then the park.
Remember him?!?
We ended the night at Portofino's Restaurant in Goldens Bridge, NY where the slices of pizza are bigger then your head and the service is wonderful!
