Crayola Factory

The Crayola Factory was another placve we visited on our vacation to see my sister in Pennsylvania. Piper loved that she could paint, color, sculpt, draw on glass, and all the other creative aspects she got to do that day. Jaxin was not as into everything. Well, he liked the dancing and was pretty unhappy that he had to stop. I think they both should go back when they are a little older and could do more independently. I loved the starfish print that Piper made the most. We will have to try this project at home.

A Month of Outfits

I was in this fun little contest challenging you to dress your child in a different outfit everyday for a month. You could repeat the top or bottom, but just not with the same piece as used before. My personal goal was to not repeat anything except for accessories or shoes. However I did actually repeat two of the shorts. Sadly, I could probably continue this contest for another month. The child has more clothes than I do, but she is so much more fun to dress. Here is our month of outfits.


7/19 Social Butterfly
7/18 Happy Rainbow
7/15 Old Navy
7/14 Hello Kitty
7/13 Mermaid Magic & TCP
7/12 Jungle Gem
7/11 Hello Kitty
7/10 Pretty Lady
7/9 Watermelon Picnic
7/8 GreenDog
7/7 Hello Kitty
7/6 Summer Islands
7/5 Wild One
7/4 OshKosh
7/3 TCP
7/2 Happy Rainbow & TCP
7/1 Daisy Days
6/30 Fiesta Del Sol
6/29 Cherry Baby
6/28 Target Bathing Suit
6/27 Target Bathing Suit
6/26 Social Butterfly
6/25 Watermelon Picnic
6/24 Palm Springs
6/23 Flower Garden
6/22 Mermaid Magic
6/21 Watermelon Picnic
6/20 Tennis Match
6/19 Happy Rainbow
6/18 Pretty Lady

Duke's Lagoon

This is the waterpark area that we visited at Dutch Wonderland. I think the kids had the most fun here. There were slides and water fountains, bubblers and large areas to play. Even the big kids had an area that looked like a lot of fun.

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Dutch Wonderland

Dutch Wonderland is a family amusement park located in Lancaster PA. The rides are restricted by height, but many of them were set up so that the parent could ride with a smaller child. Piper and Jaxin went on a few by themselves, but we went on several with them. They weren't too sure if they liked to go on them alone at first, and on one ride they had to stop it so we could get them off because they were upset. :( The first ride they went on together was Duke's Dozers. It seemed a little slow to the grown-ups, but they enjoyed it even if they didn't realize they could control the front loader.

Here are some of the other rides we went on:

Off Road Rally

Merry Go Round
Crazy Plane

Choo Choo Charlie

Fun SlideTugBoat

Turnpike

Wonderland Special

The TwisterWe also watched a pretty neat show called "A Dragon's Tale". It was a cute story about a princess and her jester defending the kingdom from an evil villain. They completed ripped off some concepts from Harry Potter, 24, and other current pop culture. All in all it was a cool diving performance. I couldn't believe how high up the one diver was diving from off the ladder.

There was a nice little park and walking area that we got several shots of the kids playing. They had small cars and animals for them to climb in and play.

I have more, but it's time consuming to upload. Check back later for our experience at the water park. They kids had a great time there.