Fall break is upon us and as usual we decided to take a small break from life and do something fun with the kids. Kevin gets discount tickets to Goldland through work and they had a great deal on a pass that included unlimited golf, bumper boats, go-karts, and a 1 hour game card. So, we ordered our tickets and showed up Friday ready for fun. To our disappointment bumper boats, go-karts and 2 of the golf courses were closed. They finally agreed to refund out money, but we were out a fun time, so after some thought we decided to hit Amazing Jake's (and we have also decided that Golfland no longer deserves our dollars).
We had so much fun! We got the same stuff that we would have had through Golfland plus extra rides and unlimited pop, ice cream and dinner for our family. The kids were thrilled with the idea of all that we got to do and we spent several hours running from one ride to the next and having a blast.
First we went on the go-karts. Tyson was not all that happy for the chance to ride and we had quite the struggle to strap him in. Once Kevin was going though he started to smile. (can you just see the frustration in Kevin's face? Honey...help!) :)
They have several rides for younger children and Tyson loved the carousel. I even got a kiss (or is he hiding from the camera?) for taking him...several times.
Frog Hopper was a kid favorite. Annie is on the edge over to the left and had lots of fun riding. Tyson would giggle and laugh the entire time the ride was going and scream when it stopped. He would even hang on to the lap bar in an effort to keep it in place. Luckily it was a very slow day and he was able to keep going, and going, and going, and going.
The rock climbing wall was lots of fun. Tyson and I had ice cream cones and watched Taylor, Annie and Troy try their hand at it. Kevin even gave it a go (see the video at the end). Taylor spent more time hanging around than he did climbing but had fun anyway.
Our next stop was Laser Tag. What a blast! I don't have pictures since I was playing but I did learn some very good information. For instance, make sure that you understand you can unhook the gun from the vest. If you don't, you shoot from your armpit and it's a pain to try to hit anything. Also, make sure you know which way to point your gun. Otherwise you just keep dying. Annie finally took pity on me and informed me that I had been "killing" myself for most of the game. At the end of the game when you are giving your score, make sure you whisper it because most likely you will be last place, behind all the little kids you played with. It was quite the adventure and I'm thinking I need to do it again and use my newfound knowledge to kick some booty. :)
We met back up with Kevin and Tyson and played a round of mini golf. Tyson even got his own club which made for some interesting times. Kevin actually got a hole in one on three different holes which he's never done before. Miss Annie did well...we had a few (actually several) errant flying balls but luckily there were few people to hit.
Grrrr...I am super monster golfer! :)
Tyson and his club...the handle is great for putting. :)
One last ride on the go-karts. Kevin and Annie behind us ready for action. Their car was actually a put-put and didn't make it very fast.
And finallly for your entertaining pleasure, Annie, Troy, and Kevin on the rock wall.
Such a fun time together...thanks Amazing Jake's for saving the day! (and boooo to Golfland...yes I'm STILL mad at them)
Moving a piece of the set...I don't even know how many times it was rearranged.
This one is my own fault. I was facebooking and not paying attention. When I finished I turned around and found that Tyson had proceeded to empty our other pantry of the Mac n' Cheese and line it up like a path.
Fun stuff...can't you tell by the look on his face?
And finally, he's learned how to tickle. He'll come up to one of us and start moving his fingers and say "kee, kee, kee, kee!". It's adorable. I caught him on film "tickling" Annie. He followed it up with a big smooch...a little too big. He must have witnessed Kevin's attempts to make up after tickling me too long. ;)
