Playgroup Day At Wild Island

Every summer we have a playgroup day at Wild Island. Instead of paying $23/person, we only have to pay $9/person with the special group rate. I don't know if we would ever go if we didn't get that rate. It is so expensive. Plus you're not allowed to bring in your own food or drinks, so you have to buy their overpriced food that's not that good or bring a cooler and eat lunch in your car. But since we are getting a really good admittance price, we go ahead and buy their food because really it's much easier than trekking the kids out to the car. Word spreads quickly about the day planned at the water park and before you know it, you've got 60-130 people coming. And when you are the contact/planner (like I was), you get a free admission for every 20 paid. It can get a little hectic with all those people giving you their money ahead of time so you can go buy the tickets then hand them out, but soooo worth it to get a few free tickets.

Aidan likes going on ALL slides. Connor only likes some of them and this year I tried to talk the twins into going on the bigger slides that they were tall enough for instead of always having to stay in the kiddie area. Finn said she wanted to go, but Brogan didn't. Connor went with her (see picture below with the ones in the green swim suits) and I was sure that as soon as she got to the top and looked down she would be heading right back down the stairs. She has always been the more cautious one and Brogan being the more brave one who will do just about anything, so I was a little surprised that she would go and he wouldn't. Well, she didn't come down those stairs.....she came down the slide.....and loved it! She said how much fun it was and that was it...Brogan had to go now! So he went with Aidan (see picture below with the orange swim suit) and he loved it! They kept going on the slides and I even got to go take turns with them. Even though it is sometimes sad to watch your kids grow up so fast, it is also nice to be able to really enjoy some fun things with them.

Finn and Connor

Brogan and Aidan

Then Brogan decided he wanted to go on this one! But Finn didn't!

Aidan went first.....

.....then Brogan. He said it was fun, but wouldn't go on it anymore - hahaha - I think because it was enclosed and he thought it was a little dark.

So that was part of our 1 fun day at the water park this year!