New York Post Four

Saratoga Racetrack-Park-Playground and Hoffman's Playland

On August 6th the boys and I drove to Dave and Chris' house. We were headed to the Racetrack that day to see the horses! We got there and they took us on a mini tour and then we went and saw the horses. The boys were enamored. They absolutely loved seeing the horses running around and would wave to them. Billy loved to tell us all when they would poop too. He was curious as to why they walked/trotted and pooped at the same time, and of course "it smellllled like monkey poop". :oP After a little while watching the horses we walked back to our car and headed downtown to Starbucks for some coffee and a late breakfast. (Thank you both again for that treat - very thoughtful!) After that we walked to the park and saw the ducks and fish. Also where Uncle Dave and Aunt Chris got engaged! Unfortuately the carousel was not open yet, so we headed back to the car and were in search of s playground! The playground we found was awesome. Billy did some hard things all on his own and we were all so very proud of him! The look on his face while he was concentrating was priceless! THEN... There was this, gosh I don't kjnow what its called.... You know the big circle thing where you sit on it and it spins round and round (someone pushes it). Well they had individual ones. Oye. So I put Finnegan on it because he wanted to get on... I kept twirling and twirling while I was talking to Dave and Chris and then I let him down. LOL. Got off, fell down. Tried to walk, fell down. In all honesty it was cruel to sit there and laugh at the poor kid, but it was freaking hilarious! After a little while of playing we headed back to their house and they showed us all of their veggies that they planted outside! I was uber jealous, I cannot wait to have my own garden! The boys were in their glory when Dave and Chris let them help water the veggies. Splish, Splash! Thanks for everything, we had a fabulous day hanging out with you two! Love you!

The following day Bill Jr. and Ronnie had a fantastic idea to take us to Hoffman's Playland. Thankfully we went because we had the best time ever. Top three for sure. Just thinking about it makes my eyes tear up and that smile comes to my face just thinking about the joy and happiness on my childrens faces. We started off on the carousel. That was their first time ever and they adored it. After that they went on the boats and rang the bell and smiled. Then they were pilots of their own plane and soared into the air! Then Billy was a RIDER! A motorcycle rider! VROOOOOMMMMMMMMM. Ahhh, then was our first 'small' rollercoaster ride. I don't think that there was a moment when none of us were smiling, because it was so much fun and the boys thought that it was the coolest catapillar ever! Oooh, our helicopter ride. Up and down and up and down. We waved to Papa and Grandma. Chug-A-Chug-A-Chug-A-Chug-A-Choo-Choo - ALL ABOARD! Train ride, the boys favorite. We went through a tunnel and saw clowns, but the best part of it all is that we got to go around TWICE! Magical hot air balloons - Be aware - when getting it, it does tip over a little bit ;o) Then there was my first. OMG. FRIED DOUGH = amazing. Thank you for introducing us, my life was not complete with out that!!!! We had dinner and rested for a little bit. For our last ride, our final ride before leaving.... Did we dare? Yes we did! The BIG rollercoaster!! All three of us went on it at the same time. The boys weren't scared at all, they thought that it was the most crazy, fun, amazing ride EVER. I laughed so hard I had mascara running down my cheeks just listening to the boys laughter and
"weeee's!" ~ Thank You Bill Jr and Ronnie for taking us there. This memory will be held close to my heart forever and I will never forget the joy in our children's eyes at how much they had fun. Thank you.