Going Dutch

Charlotte and I had been waiting all summer, and last weekend we finally were able to go to Dutch Wonderland!!  Aunt Amy, Uncle Darin, Drew and Reed went with us, and we had so much fun.  It was a beautiful day to have a Cousin Fun Day :)

I was a little tentative about some of the rides.  I didn't want to go on this airplane ride, but Charlotte convinced me that it would be fun.  She was right!!

The water ride was one of my favorites - I rode with Aunt Amy, Uncle Darin, Drew and Reed.  Uncle Darin told us to yell when we went through the tunnel, and I wasn't even scared when we flew down the big hill!

Before lunch, we saw The Frog Prince diving show.  It was so funny!  I loved watching the frogs jump off of the diving boards.

Charlotte, of course, loved the show and wanted to have her photo taken with the princess when it was finished.

This was Reed's dream ride - he got to drive the bulldozer!  He showed me how to drive it properly - he's an expert on construction equipment!

Speaking of driving, Charlotte must have learned great driving skills from Daddy - she took the wheel on The Turnpike ride and never slowed down!

Aren't we a cute Dutch family?  ;)   We were sad that Daddy couldn't be with us, but we know he would have had a fun day, too.

I told Mommy that the carousel was my favorite ride of the day.

Drew and Charlotte flew down the big slide! 

Introducing the prince and princess of Dutch Wonderland!!

The Flying Trapeze was Charlotte's favorite ride - she looked like she was flying through the air!

I'm glad that Mommy took this photo at the beginning of the ride - a few seconds after she snapped this, the ride whipped us around the corner and I voiced my displeasure quite loudly...

Drew and Charlotte had fun being riding buddies together all day.  They didn't seem to mind being whipped around!

The lines weren't too long, but even when we had a wait, we were having so much fun that we didn't mind!

One of my favorite parts of the day was when we woke up Uncle Darin - he was trying to sneak in a little snooze on the boat, but Charlotte and I yelled at him and woke him up!

It was SUCH a fun day.  I keep thanking Mommy for taking me to "Wonderwaand."  I can't wait to go back!

 

Claire Bear Ballerina

The day I've been waiting for my whole life has finally arrived!!  I have been going to Encore Dance Studio my entire life to watch my sister take her classes.  I've been wanting to go to my own class for as long as I can remember, and this year I am old enough to start a class!

Charlotte has class the same night that I do.  She started jazz for the first time tonight, and she was as (almost) as excited as I was to start dancing. 

I start a few minutes before Charlotte does, so she stood outside of my classroom and gave me a few pointers on how to be a good ballet student.

Finally, my wonderful new teacher, Miss Allyson, came out into the hallway and welcomed all of us into the studio. 

I immediately sat down on a star and waited for class to begin!  I could not have been more excited!!

Mommy said that Charlotte stood outside of my studio and watched me until she had to go to her own studio.  Charlotte was very proud of me, and she told Mommy that I was doing a really good job and performing all the dance moves beautifully. 

It looks like Mommy and Daddy have TWO ballerinas in the family now!!