Today was opening day at Dollywood. We've almost always renewed our season passes and decided to do so again this year. There were several small problems we endured at the park...William's pass hadn't been activated, every adult ride poor William tried to ride was closed or closed before he made it to the front of the line, ride attendants weren't quite in their grooves yet, etc. But we still had a good time. Andrew's favorite ride - though you can't really tell from the one picture I took before my camera's battery died - was the bumper cars. Everything else seemed like "kid stuff" to him. Toward the end of our day there we stopped for the parade and was surprised to see Dolly Parton herself. She enjoyed flirting with our little Andrew And no, I didn't get a picture - remember, my camera battery was dead. But here are some of the pictures I did get:
We went to Tennessee the night before the park opened. We thought this would be easier on all of us. We left Megan with Neena. It was the first time I left Megan and though it wasn't easy, I survived. I enjoyed putting all my focus on Andrew. Here he is with he toy spread and his Superman pajamas.
It was pretty cold the morning we headed to the park. We dressed Andrew in layers. That worked out pretty well. I think by the end of the day he was finally down to one shirt!
We were sitting on the Lemon Drop ride (much like the tea cups you're probably familiar with) and enjoying the sun!
Last year, the elephants were Andrew's favorite ride (or maybe they were really William's favorite ride?). This year he wasn't so sure about them. That's pretty typical for Andrew...
Andrew really enjoyed the carousel this year. You never really know how he'll take to a carousel. Sometime he just hates them. But this time he really enjoyed riding on the horse and saying "uuuup" and "doooown" each time it moved.
No trip with Andrew is complete without a train ride. He really enjoyed his trip on the Dollywood Express. What I found most interesting about the ride was that the engine, Cinderella, is a veteran of World War II.
Playing drums with Daddy. This was party of one of the Festival of Nations booths set up around the park.
Andrew was a little too cool for the kiddie rides. He didn't seem to enjoy them much at all. Why must he insist on growing up too fast?
But the bumper cars - they were the best ever! I wish I could have gotten a better picture. Andrew loved to bump. He laughed and threw himself all around inside the car. I love my little dare devil so much!We had a great time. Special thanks to Neena for hanging out with little Megan while we were gone!
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