Grandma made sure we had a spectacular day! She got several add-ons so that the kids had a TON of memories.
The thing the kids looked forward to the most was bumper boats. They had so much fun crashing into one another.
Love this face! She really got into it!
Following my crowd up to the second level to get some really yummy ice cream!
So many things we could add on! Grandma limited the kids to one add-on each, and most of them chose a gummy of some sort.
From outside on a balcony, one can barely see the four kids and Aaron devouring their scoops.
We passed this bakery and though we didn't buy anything there, I day dreamed a little over the lovely designs they did.
Another fun thing we did was a train ride. Aaron watched the kids get their ride around the complex while Grandma and I got a few pretty souvenirs - earrings for each woman or girl. I thought it was funny that the kids placed themselves in the different train cars by age.
Evie claimed the front coal car...
...Lizzie took the first passenger car (see how she matches her car?)...
...Carson climbed in the next passenger car...
And Cole followed things up by taking a seat in the caboose.
Getting ready to pull off on their adventure!
Bye, kids!!
Something I considered in the novelty store were these cool-but-nasty-looking bugs in suckers.
This is the wall for the escalator, and even it was decorated!
In the laser and mirror maze rooms, we had some fun competition going on! Evie, Lizzie, Carson, Cole and Grandma all took on the laser maze on their own, while Aaron and I tried to get a better score by being a team. That didn't really work out. Though we all did respectably well, the clear winner was GRANDMA! It was so fun to watch!
The mirror maze required us to wear gloves, so we wouldn't smudge glass anywhere.
Aaron got a shock by realizing that at one point, he was looking at his own backside, with the unique placement of mirrors.
Feeling a little crazy by not being able to tell which way we were going!
Grandma tried to keep her phone going to catch our hilarity.
After finally getting out of both mazes, we headed for dinner. As we left, I took a few pictures of the tiny, bright flowers that were everywhere.
Dinner that night was at Organ Stop, which we adored last time and loved still when we were here again. Without a doubt, it's a tradition to have a meal here! The organists are so talented and the food is pretty good, too!
Grandma taught Evie about flicking a straw with the ends sealed so it popped like a bubble.
Carson loved his Lego characters so much, they came along!
The kids raced ahead when we got back to the hotel, hoping to hurry into swimsuits for an evening swim. They were chagrined that the slow adults were the ones with the keycards.
While Grandma took the girls swimming, Aaron and Cole chilled at the apartment, and Carson and I played a game of giant Chess.
After he beat me, he cheerfully set the board back up so that his sisters could play a round.
This was our last day with Grandma along, as her flight would depart early the next morning. We certainly felt like we squeezed in every amount of fun that could possibly fit in the days we got with her!
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