Riding high

My dad and I took Evan on a day trip to Idlewild yesterday. It's a nice little park east of Pittsburgh, and my family took a few trips there when I was a kid. We wanted to see what had changed since then, and if Evan would like it as much as we had.

Ev absolutely loved it. He rode every ride at least twice, and spent hours climbing and jumping and playing in the "Jumpin' Jungle" area, where they have a ball pit and climbing ropes and slides. They had a lot of kiddie rides, and a few I hadn't seen in other parks. I think he had a really fantastic time--he chattered all day long about everything.

He was really well behaved too. Ev was mostly patient while waiting in line, and he stayed seated on the rides until someone came to take him off. He didn't put up too much of a fight getting off of his favorites either, though I did have to do some clever convincing to get him in and out of the ball pit! I think he would have stayed in there all afternoon if he could have.

It's so much fun to see Evan enjoy himself, and do something new. It really shows me how much he's grown. I'm starting to understand the joy that comes with watching your children have these new, exciting experiences. Even today, as we looked at the pictures he can't stop talking about it. I'm so glad he had so much fun--I did too.