Beech Bend/Splash Lagoon- Part I

On Nathan's day off (after returning from TX), we drove up to Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon. Layla really wants to go to Holiday World, but Nathan had been sick, and we just really didn't have the time/money to pull it off. Plus, Nonie gave us some buy one pass/get one free coupons! And the twins get in free, so you can't beat that! Layla just wanted to ride some darn roller coasters so bad she couldn't stand it, so she really wasn't that hard to please... and man! was she pleased! It was SO fun just to watch her squeal and scream with THE biggest grin you've ever seen!


Brynn and Cale are so tall that they actually met the requirements to ride some of the rides on their own (although we would never do that!), but they were definitely tall enough to ride EVERY ride with an adult! The log ride was the first one we put them on, they loved it!!

Layla, Cale, and Mommy first...


Then Layla, Brynn, and Daddy (I promise Brynn is down in there somewhere!).


The next ride wasn't quite as successful, lol. We strapped Brynnie into her own seat... poor thing didn't have a clue what was coming!! Look at her little face!



After that, Cale wanted to ride this cute little kiddie train. Doesn't it look like it's going to be fun?



Sttttrrriikkkee TWO! The little thing just went around in a circle but when it made the turns it whipped them around like it was the dang Indy 500! I thought their little necks were going to snap off! (However, it was really hard to tell since I was laughing hysterically 'cause NONE of us saw that coming!!)




They took a nice slow car ride with Daddy after that, before heading to the petting zoo.
Layla needed one more super-duper roller coaster before heading to Splash Lagoon, and it was DEFINITELY her favorite!!



I LOVE LOVE LOVED watching Layla enjoy all these rides! I could have watched her all day (except that I'm not much of a sit back and watch kind of Momma! I hated waiting my turn to ride lol). No, seriously, watching her have so much fun really was just as much fun as enjoying it yourself. :)

After this one, we went to the other side of the park to Splash Lagoon.... (see next post)!!