On Friday afternoon we ventured to a children's amusement park that had a very special limited offer of free admission. I'm glad it only cost us the time and gas to go, as Matt wasn't able to go on most of the rides due to his age and/or height and since I had the baby with us. But that's fine because Matt was most interested in seeing the dinosaurs, which we did twice, and Thomas Land anyway. I have to add that the fall foliage, which was about at the peak for leaf peeping, looked about as good as it's going to look after this year's drought. That made for an enjoyable drive (although on the way back Andy was not happy about being strapped in his car seat, which canceled out the pretty scenery).
The dinosaurs had jack o' lanterns and Halloween decorations plus spooky mists and sounds, but Matt was pretty much just interested in the animatronic dinosaurs. He made a point of telling me which ones were nice (which seemed to be primarily the herbivores and smaller omnivores) and which ones were not (the carnivores). I'll label the ones I remember off the top of my head.
Stegosaurus
Pteranodon
Triceratops
Allosaurus
Carnotaurus
Baby allosaurus
T Rex
Another pteranodon
Ankylosaurus
Cetiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
The big Tyrannosaurus Rex
Here is Matt on the one ride he went on, which he was not too sure about in the end:
We did go on the big train ride around the cranberry bogs. Since the engine has been done up to look like Thomas, Matt was more excited about that.
Andy and me on the train (Can you tell it was a warmer, muggier day than I anticipated?)
Matt on the train
Here we are at Thomas Land:
Greeting Percy
Operating Percy
With Gordon and James
And here is Matt having a pre-departure snack with a view of the swan pond, with Thomas pulling the main train around the far side.
