North Pole

We have been meaning to get to the North Pole for our yearly visit for some time.  Now that I'm working part time and have some weekdays off, we decided it would be best to go when school started again.  It can get quite crowded during summer and on weekends.  We decided that we needed to take advantage of the beautiful weather and make a trip up there today.  To make it more fun for Ashlyn, we invited her friend Josh to come to with his grandparents.  Josh and Ashlyn have been playing together once a week for years and they are great friends.  They had a blast there today.    The weather was perfect.  It was just beautiful up there.  There was hardly anyone else there.  They kids loved it because they could ride the same ride over and over if they wanted to without getting off.  There wasn't much for Ella and Dawson to ride, but maybe next year they can get in on some of the fun.  Ashlyn had a smile on her face the whole day.  We definitely decided that we will be making another trip to the North Pole again soon.  

*I will be posting some exciting posts this week.  Dawson turns 8 months this week, so I will post about that.  Ashlyn is going to run in her first race and she is beyond excited for it.  She has been counting down the days.  I am so excited about it for her.  I can't wait to get some great pictures to post!

They rode the motorcycles first, and had a great time as you can tell.

Such silly kids

Ashlyn wanted to try her own bike.

Next, they rode the horse and buggies. 

This pole is really neat.  It is covered in ice.  The kids got a kick out of it. 

Love this picture because you can see the fun being had. 

Priceless!!!

They couldn't get enough motorcycle rides. 

Poor Ella could only watch this time. 

Driving the North Pole bus

The boats that they loved and rode a lot.

The ladybugs were another favorite. 

Look at those speed racers.

Ashlyn is such a brave child.  Josh was a little scared about a lot of the rides and didn't want to ride some of them.  Ashlyn wasn't scared of a single ride.  She rode everything.  I think after riding Splash Mountain, she's not afraid of any ride!

Look how high up she was.

She said the slide was her favorite ride. 

She looks too stinking cute!!!

We always take a picture of Ashlyn on the North Pole sleigh.  Too bad Dawson was asleep because I really wanted him in the picture.