Sesame Place, Part 2

When lunch was over, we walked outside and it was raining. It really wasn't a big deal though because we were all wearing our bathing suits. The "Rock Around the Block" parade was due to start in 30 minutes, so we headed over to the parade route to get a prime spot to watch the parade. Here's Kyle and Peyton waiting for the parade to start.

These next few pictures are from the parade. The other Sesame Street characters that weren't at lunch (and the ones that were) were all in the parade. Some were the actual characters and some were big balloons.The only characters we didn't see all day were Oscar and Abby Cadabby.

Grover, Peyton's recent favorite

Snuffy
Hoots

The Count

Rosita

Big Bird and Elmo

After the parade was over, we decided to do some of the water rides, since we were already wet from the rain. First, we headed over to a little pool which had two playground-sized water slides in it. Only a few people could get in at one time, so Peyton and I had to wait in line for our turn. Once it was our turn, Peyton loved splashing around in the pool and going down the water slides. Most of the pools there were one-and-a-half feet deep, so Peyton was big enough to walk around in them on his own.

Next, all three of us went on Big Bird's Rambling River which was a lazy river ride. This attraction was three feet deep, so Peyton had to wear a life vest. They were out of the smallest sized life vests, so he had to wear one that was a little large on him. I laid him in the inner tube on his back and walked behind him, while Kyle rode in his own inner tube. I felt so bad for Peyton in that big life vest, because the only way he could see anything was by looking sideways out of the arm hole. I think he liked being able to relax for a few minutes though.

After the lazy river, we got into the Teeny Tiny Tidal Wave pool, another pool that was one-and-a-half feet deep. Peyton liked splashing Kyle and I. He could have stayed in this pool for hours, but we finally were able to convince him to move onto something else.

Next, the three of us went on the Sky Splash, which was a huge water slide that was over six stories high. Six people sat in a huge raft and went down the slide. The ride ended with a huge drop. Peyton sat between my legs in the raft and Kyle and three other random people sat next to us. Peyton had a really good time on the water slide.

Around this time, Peyton was getting a little worn out so we checked out a show so that he could get refreshed. We watched the Big Bird's Beach Party show. It stared Telly, Zoe, Bert, Ernie, Elmo, and Big Bird. There was lots of singing and dancing.

After the show we went to the Count's Splash Castle. This was a huge structure, with several water slides and lots of ways to get wet. There were fountains spraying everywhere, buckets that would drop water on your head, and water guns to shoot. There was also a huge bucket on the top of the castle that would dump 1,000 gallons of water out every few minutes.

We played in there for a little while, but Peyton was beginning to shiver, so after we were finished, we changed into our dry clothes. Then we hit the Elmo's World Live show.

The set was just like Elmo's World on Sesame Street, as was the plot. Elmo was thinking about fish that day. There was even Mr. Noodle's nephew, Mr. Noodle. A real live Dorothy was there too. Peyton was really into the show.

When the show was over, it was almost 6:00 and Peyton was toast. Since he didn't get a nap all day, he was getting pretty tired. We decided to head to the front of the park, stop at a shop, and then go get some dinner. As we were walking toward the front of the park, we walked by the carousel. Peyton said that he wanted to ride it. We really didn't believe him because he's been afraid of every carousel that we've ever encountered before. But he insisted, so Kyle got on with him and he loved it!

After the carousel Peyton was definitely spent, so we checked out a souvenir shop, bought some t-shirts and left the park. We ate dinner just outside the gate at Uno's. Then we got on the road around 7:30 and got home around 9:30. Peyton didn't even wake up when I carried him inside.

We had a really good time at Sesame Place. I'd recommend it to anyone with little kids that love Sesame Street.