Yesterday we left our house around 9am to head to Hershey. We drove in two cars and left one car in Lewisburg because I played my flute for a concert at 7:30pm. We arrived at 11:15 and headed to Chocolate World as the Christmas Candylane didn't open until noon. All three kids LOVED the free ride in Chocolate World. In fact all throughout the park Ian kept asking for us to go back and "watch them make Hershey Kisses" again. We almost did it at the very end of the day, but the line was longer at that point, and I was afraid I might not get to the concert in time. My favorite candy that Hershey makes are Rolos, and that's what they were handing out as the free sample at the end of the ride yesterday morning! We also got a picture of the kids with Santa. None of them looked enthused, but at least Oliver wasn't screaming although I guess most people like the screaming baby on Santa's lap picture. A little before noon we got in line to buy our admission tickets, and we spent the next five hours in the park. The first three hours there were hardly any lines. It got much more crowded after that.
The next time we go, we'll have to remember to ride the bigger rides first (ex. the old fashioned cars that adults and kids can ride together) because the line was really long when Paul took the kids on that. The kiddie rides still had pretty short lines even when the crowds picked up so it would be better to save those rides for later. Nadia really enjoyed the big slide and a ride with eagles on it that she rode with Paul, but I think her favorite ride of the day was the pirate ship that I rode twice with her. She laughed hysterically the entire time! She wanted to go a third time in a row, but my stomach couldn't handle that!
She's getting a bit too old to enjoy most of the kiddie rides. Oliver rode one with Nadia and also did the carousel with me. Ian overall probably had the best time because the kiddie rides are still really fun for him. When he woke up yesterday morning the first words out of his mouth were "We're going to Hershey Kiss Park today!". He kept adding the word kiss to the name of the park. So cute! I took Oliver and Ian in to watch one of the shows while Paul took Nadia on a couple of rides. The boys really enjoyed it. Oliver was dancing away while standing on my lap.
The weather was perfect. The highs were in the low 50's, but there was still snow on the ground so it looked very Christmasy even though it was warmer than usual. If I wasn't playing the flute last night, we would have stayed for the 5pm light show, but frankly Paul and I were exhausted after 6 hours in the park. It will be easier once Oliver is a bit older and doesn't need to be carried so much. I think he'll have fun at Knoebels next summer as he said "weeee" when riding the carousel.
This morning the King's Kids sang at church. It was Nadia's first time singing with them in a church service, and they'll be singing a different song on Tuesday night for the Christmas Eve service. I played my flute for the 3pm concert today (a paid gig) and then took Nadia and Ian to a Birthday Party for Jesus at our church at 4pm. I also watched some football, and the Steelers managed to win, which means there's still a tiny chance they could make it to the post season. It was a very busy but very special weekend!
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