Williamsburg-Day 2

Sunday started off great!  Hubby called the bluegreen resort people (we were there to listen to a timeshare pitch, remember?) and said that we were MD residents and had read we didn't have to attend the presentation so how could we get our Bass Pro gift cards?  We had read in the fine print of our paperwork that MD residents were exempt from attending the bluegreen presentation but figured that we would still have to in order to get our gift cards.  Much to our surprise it was as easy as stopping by the presentation center and filling out a form.  So, a big thanks to whoever in MD worked that out!  After a big pancake breakfast at one of the tons of breakfast joints in Williamsburg, we were on our way to Busch Gardens.

We had shown C the website before our trip and he had played around on the interactive park map, so I guess he had a vague idea of what to expect.  He was so excited when we pulled into the parking lot.  "Busch Gardens here we come!"  He yelled.  He literally hopped the whole way to the tram he was so excited!

We made many trips on this sky ride since it was a quick way to get to different sections of the park.

We knew there was a Sesame Street section for kids at the park and thought we'd be spending most of our time there.  Busch Gardens is divided into "countries" and each one actually had two or three kid-friendly rides, so there was something for us to do everywhere we went.  The Land of the Dragons was great for kids!

Our little dinosaur!

This area had a bunch of kids rides right next to each other.  The lines were short so C just went from one ride to the next and back again!

They also had a giant tree house/climbing structure.  Hubby and C were up there for a looong time. (C wanted to do it 'all by himself') ;)

Ahh, the kiddie bumper cars.  Where parents, us included, can be heard hollering at their clueless kids, "Turn the wheel.  No, turn it the other way!  Push the red button with your foot.  You have to turn the wheel and push the button at the same time!"  C got the hang of it pretty well, after he freaked out thinking he was stuck the first few times he ran into the side.

Eventually, we made it over to the Sesame Street water playground!  C loved this and probably would've been content to spend the rest of the day here.

They turn off the water for the little show.  That was how we convinced him to go check out some more rides.

I love his faces on this ride!

The teacups!  One of the few rides we all went on together, and it was fun!  C kept sliding in between us laughing and telling us to "spin faster!"

Busch Gardens was totally worth the trip to Williamsburg!  All three of us had a great time!  (And there was only one mini-meltdown.  Which hubby noted is less than C usually has at home!)  We were there for almost 10 hours!!  And surprisingly, hubby was the first one to throw in the towel.  We definitely plan on going back a few more times while we live out here.  C was less than an inch from being in the next height category, so it will be fun to see what new rides he can go on the next time.