Kennywood 2010

This past weekend was BUSY to say the least! Our family hit up Kennywood (with all three boys in toe), a wedding (more on that in another post), and a couple softball games too. This past Friday, we hit up Kennywood with our entire brood. Last year, Cliff and I had a "date day" with Liam. But this year, we took Gabe and Landon too. There certainly were some trying moments courtesy of a nine hour day, no nap, and fighting crowds on a hot day. But all in all, I'm glad we toughed it out with our little men. I know they had fun... as you'll see in my slew of photos below. :)

Liam and Cliff on the Jack Rabbit... Liam's first real roller coaster.  Needless to say, our little daredevil LOVED it!  :)

That's Liam and Cliff on the Log Jammer.  Tried to get a closer pic, but it didn't turn out.  :(  Liam's face is priceless.  He was SO excited to ride this particular ride.  Last year, my little man waited in line only to get to the top and be too little to go on.  And wouldn't you know he remembered that!  Melted my heart that he was tall enough this year.  He told me at breakfast the day before we left that he would be able to ride the Log Jammer this year because "he was bigger now and has bigger muscles".  :)

My three little men on the motorcycles in Kiddie Land.  Gabe and Landon were especially excited for these!  Talked about riding them for days before we got to the park.

LOVE this pic of Laura and Ava!  Look at those cutie pies!  :)

Landon and Gabey riding the Whip in Kiddie Land.  I'm certain that you could hear Gabe belly laughing outside of the park... he LOVED it!  Look at the smiles on these two.  :)

Liam and Livy on the Whip and having a blast!

Cousins and friends (and Uncle Chuckie!) enjoying a run through the Sierra Mist area.  The mist was a great way to beat the heat and let the kiddos burn off some steam.

A sure sign of a good time.  Gabey was asleep before we even made it to our car!  Poor kid was pooped out from all the fun he had.  :)

I had to laugh when I sat down and thought about the rides that each boy enjoyed the most.  Liam (our resident daredevil) LOVED the roller coasters, rides with steep hills, rides that spin... anything really.  With one exception, Liam got off every single ride with a smile from ear to ear and asking to go on again.

Gabey Goo (our daredevil in training) LOVED the Whip, the kiddie Phantom roller coaster, and more or less any ride he was tall enough to get on.  Gabe would put his hands up on the rides with a smile plastered across his face.  And that infectious belly laugh of his had everyone within earshot laughing along with him.

Landon (our gentle giant) did enjoy the Whip (until he got smashed by Gabe), but his FAVORITE was the Merry Go Round.  He loved the horses and would "pet" them while he was riding.  I wish I would have taken a picture of his expression on some of the faster rides.  He was smiling (I think), but he would grit his teeth together like he was about to bite someone.  I think he was a bit unsure of anything faster than a horse going up and down.  :)  Each of their favorite rides was so in line with their personalities that it brought a smile to my face.

It was a lot of work taking three boys under three to the amusement park.  But thanks to the help of family and friends, everyone had a lot of fun.  Cliff grew up going to Kennywood every year, so it's nice to be able to share this tradition with our own boys.  I would imagine that it's a special moment for Cliff to take his boys on the very same rides that he enjoyed as a kid.  We're already looking forward to next year!!!