Busch Gardens

We took the girls to Busch Gardens on Thursday (day 6 of spring break)! They absolutely loved it. We couldn't have asked for better weather - it was in the high 60s all day. We arrived at 10 am - exactly when the park opened and didn't leave until 7. Her's a picture of the girls right before we entered the park.

Once we finally got into the park and got our bearings, Sophia and Will rode a roller coaster together while Lilly and I explored the jungle gym a few times in the Sesame Street area of the park.

Speaking of Sesame Street, we took a break and ate lunch with Elmo, Big Bird, Ernie, Bert and Cookie Monster and watched their indoor show. Neither of the girls wanted the characters to get anywhere near them! At the end of lunch when the red Elmo cupcakes and the blue Cookie Monster cupcakes appeared, Sophia let Cookie Monster give her a high five. Elmo walked by our table at one point and picked up Sophia's empty drink and pretended to take a sip, but other than that, we didn't have any interaction with the characters.

The girls rode almost all of the rides that were appropriate for their age. They really enjoyed the boat ride because the boats were actually floating. Sophia rode the swings two times in a row. Will went on the dragon egg Ferris wheel with them and we all rode on the carousel and train together. I really liked watching the girls ride the bumper cars. We also saw a great show of "pet shenanigans". We topped the day off with an overnight stay at a hotel in Williamsburg. All day long, Sophia kept asking when we would leave the park and go to the hotel because she wanted to see her "bedroom". When we arrived at the hotel that night, they jumped on the bed and shrieked that they wanted to live in the hotel. We woke up early and drove home on Friday morning and had a low key day at home.

Take a look at a few of their favorite rides: