Keeping up with the Cooksons!: Sesame Place ... Take 2!

A couple of weekends ago we decided to head back up for another trip to Sesame Place. It turned out to be another great visit. To start the day off, Kylee decided she wanted to ride the roller coaster! (I was VERY excited about this!) There was no line so her and Pete were able to walk right on the ride without much time to think about it. Ryland and I watched as all the "trains" went by in order to see them on the ride. Kylee did great! When I asked her how it was she said, "I was a little scared at first but then I smiling at the end." Although she didn't want to ride again she has been talking about it and I see more roller coasters in her future. Cedar Point here we come!!!! : )

We did of course get to go on all of our other favorite rides. Ryland is still unsure of whether or not he likes these rides but I think I have him figured out. He is still so small that he can't really see what is going on while he is on any of these rides so he isn't a big fan. But when he gets on the Merry-Go-Round or any other ride that he can see more than just the safety bar he loves it! (This was very evident during a recent trip to Knoebles ... unfortunately our camera died during it but as soon as I get the pictures from Aunt MayMe's camera you will see how much both of these kids love amusement parks! Again, something I am VERY excited about!)

The Merry-Go-Round is always a big hit. We stopped and rode it more than once.

This time around we were able to hit a lot of the areas that we didn't get to last time. Mostly the "nonride" areas. Kylee did do the ropes before so that was another favorite. This time we ventured into the sand area with the monster bean bags. Both kids liked this area. Kylee and I even got to ride the swings. This is a new ride this year and once Kylee rode it she couldn't get enough. She was nervous at first but once we were in the air and swinging she yelled to me, "Mommy I really like this ride." We rode them twice while we were there!

Snuffy's Slides was another big hit. This time we decided to send Ryland down a few times too. He LOVED it! The slide does not go fast at all and it actually took he quite a few "skooches" to get down (luckily there were patient people next in line that thought he was cute while he tried to make his way to the bottom.)

While we were in the pool area, we discovered a "ride" that we had never seen before. This was another one that turned out to be a big hit with the kiddos! Ideally, the rider pulls on the handle in the train car and it moves along the track. Kylee was able to move her train a little on her own but Pete and I did most of the pushing along the track. The kids loved the train and going around the track over and over again.
Cookie Mountain was another area that we hadn't done before but thought it was worth a shot. Kylee was able to climb all the way to the top on her own and slide down. Ryland gave it a good effort but after I put him up about halfway he enjoyed sliding down.

Big Bird's Nest was a spot we had gone to a little bit before. We went there to give Ryland a place to run around while Kylee was on all the "big" rides. He LOVED it again this time around. He built with the blocks but really enjoyed just running in circles and Kylee had fun running with him.
The last new thing we got to do was watch the new Sesame parade. We decided to stay and watch the night parade with the lights. We all really enjoyed it. Kylee was calling out and waving to the characters as they went by. Ryland was so into the parade that he actually stayed in his stroller the entire time to watch it (which is quite a feat in and of itself.) : )