Later on after lunch we all met up at Hollywood Connection. Our girls were so excited, that we had to be the first ones to be there! You see the girls had already been with Matt's side of the family summer of 2010. They remembered it well! We went in and waited for everyone to show up, and get their passes, and then the fun began. Hollywood Connection has a Dragon Coaster, Merry go round, twirling balloon ride, bumper cars, a bus that goes up and around frontwards and backwards, roller skating, miniature golf, and arcade.
This year was a whole new experience for me, the girls were older, and needed less help. It was nice! We chose the perfect day to go. It was almost empty for the time we were there. It was so much fun to see all of the kids running back and forth to each ride. We spent a good 2 or 3 hrs. which was more than enough time. The 1 complaint I have about this place is that the adults just let their kids run wild. Absolutely no supervision at all.
The part that is the worst is the mini golf area. The kids just run wild in there. Last year 1 of the kids stole my ball. They kept running through our game. Playing in the water, climbing up on the props. It's ridiculous! I was hoping it would be better this year. Boy was I wrong. It was pretty much the same, and it ticks me off. It is so rude and inconsiderate to start putting on an occupied hole especially while someone else is putting. It was all I could do to not yell at them. I just kept telling them to wait there turn or move ahead of us. It's not like we were taking our dear sweet time. Matt and I were the only ones trying to get a hole in 1, the girls, and their cousin McKell were just happy to putt the ball. It was sweet relief to get back out to the ride area. I don't know if I could do mini golf there again without it giving me an anxiety attack. Anyways sorry about the rant and rave, I just had to get it out of my system.
While me and the girls were going on the rides Matt decided to go win a bunch of tickets for prizes in the arcade area. He left enough tokens for the girls to have fun too. I can't remember how many tickets he won, but it was a lot! The girls had fun playing a few games, and were happy to pick out their prizes. They were kind of picky, but we got them to choose. We also ended up getting a pink unicorn for them to share. That was a big mistake because when one was holding it the other one wanted it, and was constantly asking if it was there turn to have it. We will never do that again. The girls lost it at their cousins house the next day anyways. I'm just glad we didn't pay for it.
It was a fun day overall. I'm glad we got to go, and i'm so thankful that my Mom found a killer deal for tickets. Speaking of my Mom, she ended up leaving early because she didn't feel good. I really wish that my Dad or Rex could have been there with her. It's so hard to see her alone. I'm glad we could all be together as a family though, it means a lot. I love my family, and spending time with them!
I have to put this in as an afterthought though. I'm completely worn out with Hollywood Connection. We went 3 times this summer. My Mom had 1 family pass leftover so we used it right before school began. It was so crowded. The next time it was one of my friends daughters birthday and they had her party there. It was also crowded. I thought I had lost maddie at 1 point. It scared me so bad. Madisynn loves it so much that in every single prayer she says she is thankful for it, and all of the rides. It is pretty cute! I'm glad they have fun.
On our way in:
Going on all of the rides:
This last picture makes me smile! Jack has all of his tickets sprawled all over the floor and is counting them. Little did he know they have a ticket counter/weigh-er. =) Oh to be young again! Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for day 3 of our Staycation.
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