Amusementless Park
I just came inside from watching the meteor shower with my sweet boys. I know this is supposed to be about Fiesta Texas, but it was just too sweet to be with them while they waited to see their first meteor. We saw a gorgeous one that crossed the entire sky. What a blessed first meteor to see! It actually took my breath away to see it. I fear they think they are all like that. We waited around for several more minutes and just as I was about to give up and take them in to bed, we saw another one. I couldn't ask for it to be any better as we all three saw the same meteors.
Tomorrow we leave for California. I was thinking of going to the 8:30am running class, but I've not done a single thing to prep for our trip. I think I'll do a run around my neighborhood instead. We are driving all night perhaps...we'll see how we feel. Dawn (my cousin) thinks we can do it, but she's never driven that far with 2 kids.
So, I wanted to share my Fiesta Texas Curse. We bought season tickets, and we first went over Spring Break. My niece, Heather, was with us, and she fainted in the ticket line (we weren't even in the park yet). After 2 hours at First Aid and a dose of Tylenol (she had a fever), she wants to go ride something. We stand in line and before we get to the ride, it starts pouring rain. We wait it out. We eat. We play a game. We give up because the rain won't. It's hard to tell kids (even those with fevers) that no one can ride any rides.
We go back 2 days later. It seems everyone else who ever wanted to go to Fiesta Texas was there, too. It was insane. I have never seen an amusement park so crowded. There should be laws against letting that many people into an amusement park. I stood in line for over 30 minutes to buy food. Fortunately, my boys won't ride the big rides, so they didn't suffer much as far as lines go. The kiddie ride lines just aren't long waits, even if the line could be considered long.
We take our 3rd trip in late June. Guess what? It rains! I knew there was a chance of rain, but I hoped it would not rain or rain later in the day. We were able to ride everything my boys wanted to ride, but we did not go to the water park.
So that takes us to last Thursday. No chance of rain. We go with my friend Jennifer and her two kids. Our plan was to go straight to the water park. We arrive and the water park is very crowded. Of course, that is not a surprise since it is really hot outside. Luckily, the kids don't seem to notice or care about the crowds. I stand in line for 30 minutes to get our huge refillable cup filled. Not a good sign, right? And again, there should be laws as to how many people they let go into that water park and pool. There were a handful of teenage lifeguards for a huge Texas-shaped pool packed like sardines with people. I'll save my teenage lifeguard rant for another day though.
We hang out at the water park for a couple of hours. We head to the Texas Tree House, and Joshua wants to sit down rather than go play. He wants to go home rather than go in that awesome water fantasy tree house. Turns out, he has a fever. I give him Tylenol (I come prepared now), and Jenn and I discuss what to do. We decide to rent a stroller for Joshua, and let the other 3 kids ride at least one ride before leaving. Jennifer had lugged the two heavy pool bags from one side of the water park to the other (up a ton of steps, too), so I got to carry them out the car, which parked at the Porky Pig #1 sign. Those bags were heavy, and I kept saying, "Where is < blank > is Porky Pig?!" I just counted it as my work out for the day though.
Joshua perked up when the Tylenol kicked in. The kids got to ride what they wanted. We ate delicious Whataburger, and had a peaceful drive home. I'm wondering if I should try Fiesta Texas one more time before the season passes expire in a couple of months? I was thinking a Sunday afternoon in September or October might not be too bad. I'll just have to take my good luck charm with me. :-)
Tomorrow we leave for California. I was thinking of going to the 8:30am running class, but I've not done a single thing to prep for our trip. I think I'll do a run around my neighborhood instead. We are driving all night perhaps...we'll see how we feel. Dawn (my cousin) thinks we can do it, but she's never driven that far with 2 kids.
So, I wanted to share my Fiesta Texas Curse. We bought season tickets, and we first went over Spring Break. My niece, Heather, was with us, and she fainted in the ticket line (we weren't even in the park yet). After 2 hours at First Aid and a dose of Tylenol (she had a fever), she wants to go ride something. We stand in line and before we get to the ride, it starts pouring rain. We wait it out. We eat. We play a game. We give up because the rain won't. It's hard to tell kids (even those with fevers) that no one can ride any rides.
We go back 2 days later. It seems everyone else who ever wanted to go to Fiesta Texas was there, too. It was insane. I have never seen an amusement park so crowded. There should be laws against letting that many people into an amusement park. I stood in line for over 30 minutes to buy food. Fortunately, my boys won't ride the big rides, so they didn't suffer much as far as lines go. The kiddie ride lines just aren't long waits, even if the line could be considered long.
We take our 3rd trip in late June. Guess what? It rains! I knew there was a chance of rain, but I hoped it would not rain or rain later in the day. We were able to ride everything my boys wanted to ride, but we did not go to the water park.
So that takes us to last Thursday. No chance of rain. We go with my friend Jennifer and her two kids. Our plan was to go straight to the water park. We arrive and the water park is very crowded. Of course, that is not a surprise since it is really hot outside. Luckily, the kids don't seem to notice or care about the crowds. I stand in line for 30 minutes to get our huge refillable cup filled. Not a good sign, right? And again, there should be laws as to how many people they let go into that water park and pool. There were a handful of teenage lifeguards for a huge Texas-shaped pool packed like sardines with people. I'll save my teenage lifeguard rant for another day though.
We hang out at the water park for a couple of hours. We head to the Texas Tree House, and Joshua wants to sit down rather than go play. He wants to go home rather than go in that awesome water fantasy tree house. Turns out, he has a fever. I give him Tylenol (I come prepared now), and Jenn and I discuss what to do. We decide to rent a stroller for Joshua, and let the other 3 kids ride at least one ride before leaving. Jennifer had lugged the two heavy pool bags from one side of the water park to the other (up a ton of steps, too), so I got to carry them out the car, which parked at the Porky Pig #1 sign. Those bags were heavy, and I kept saying, "Where is < blank > is Porky Pig?!" I just counted it as my work out for the day though.
Joshua perked up when the Tylenol kicked in. The kids got to ride what they wanted. We ate delicious Whataburger, and had a peaceful drive home. I'm wondering if I should try Fiesta Texas one more time before the season passes expire in a couple of months? I was thinking a Sunday afternoon in September or October might not be too bad. I'll just have to take my good luck charm with me. :-)
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