Kennywood Adventures

Steve had his "company" hospital picnic at Kennywood Amusement Park in Pittsburg, Pa. We decided to go and have fun since the kids have only been to the county fair. They had a blast. I didn't take my camera since I didn't want to haul it everywhere and carry lots of stuff. These lame pictures were taken with my cell phone. Curtis does look very grumpy but he had a great time. He just didn't want his picture taken. We made it out of the park with only 2 very minor meltdowns...compared to some of the screaming fits we saw other kids doing...we were quite lucky.

Jacob and Steve went on the biggest rollercoasters. I think it goes 85 mph. Jacob smiled for 45 minutes after the ride. Dougie did one rollercoaster with Jacob and Steve...a big wooden rollercoaster. Steve said it banged him up alot and really shook little Dougie around quite a bit. He was done with rollercoasters after that. We all loved the raging rapids and the 6 of us fill the whole ride thingy...so it was just our family. We got very very very wet. It was fun...the boys and I went 3 times...Maggie and Steve were done after one turn...Maggie was the first one to get the huge waterfall...which she didn't think was all that fun.

Other highlights were the log ride...Scary for Mom and Maggie...but Curtis and Jacob loved it. Dougie and Steve opted out. We also all like Garfields Nightmare...which was a "tunnel of Love" ride type but it was about garfield and it was also 3D. The kids like the haunted house...which was not so scary...they got to shoot the goules? with lasers. Steve and I thought it was pretty lame for waiting in line all that time. Plus what is the fun of a haunted house if you are controlling the actions of the scary things? You hit the target with a laser and the skeleton moves...isn't the whole point of a haunted house is the fact that you don't know what will happen next?

It was very fun and the kids are already saying...the next time we come here....

Julie