Our first stop on our vacation this year was Storyland. At this point, Connor is an old pro because unbelievably this is his third time visiting the theme park. Connor has a very active imagination so every once in a while he will tell us how the Big Bad Wolf came into his room at night and scared him. So, we took a picture with the big bad wolf so that we can always remember he isn't so scary after all.
The carousel is always a favorite ride and Garrett just loved the purple horse. Every ride we had to find the purple horse and while the ride was operating he would say "Giddy Up" which was so adorable. 
The biggest hit of our entire vacation was cars - any car we could find to drive we were on that ride. And yes, they both had to drive. Garrett even drove the antique cars and would laugh hysterically when we would veer off course and hit the middle bar...which happened often since I wasn't allowed to touch the steering wheel. Connor was a super star and was a fabulous driver as long as he wasn't watching everything else that was going on around him. (I have no idea where he got that trait from?!)
This is the ball pop theatre where I think we could have left them for hours. This is the first time I remember that Connor understood all the intricacies of what each piece of equipment did and how the balls accumulated in the baskets overhead. They both also loved shooting the guns at innocent bystanders down below. Look carefully at this picture, Garrett is in the process of trying to pick up about 8-10 balls at a time. He would gather them all up and then tuck some under his chin which made me laugh hysterically.
Ball pit....our favorite. Although at this point it had been a long day and the boys were starting to get tired.
I think Garrett almost fell asleep. The best part of the ball pit was watching them play together and protect each other from other kids.
That night we checked the weather forecast and realized we had to rearrange our plans, so it was off to Santa's Village the very next day. As always I had to take their pictures at the tape measure because it amazes me how fast they are growing up.
Garrett loved being the center of attention so much that he wouldn't leave the elf so we simply had Connor stand in front of Garrett. They can be quite the characters sometimes.
At Santa's Village there is an alphabet game you play with the kids. There are elves hiding all over the park representing letters and when you find them you get your card punched. The boys were really into this game and they successfully navigated the whole park and found all the letters. Santa even gave them a diploma when they completed the game.
Of course there were car rides here as well which we spent a lot of time riding.
Garrett was thrilled to be able to drive and couldn't wait to get going.
Once again this was Connor's favorite ride and I am starting to think it has something to do with Mommy getting soaked in the process. Our final count was 14 times which meant my pants were extremely wet by the end of this. Right next door was a water gun race game which we played several times and Connor won four frogs (stuffed animals of course) - two for himself and two for Garrett. It was a fun filled day but by the end of the day the boys were definitely sleepy.
After a late nap and a quick bite to eat, the boys took on the water park at the hotel. It is only a small water park but it proved to be the big hit of the vacation. This window was at the end of our hallway which looked down into the water park. They would check it out constantly to see if it was a good time to go down.
They started off small going down the frog slide but once they got comfortable they both went down the big blue slide in the background of the picture below. Let's just say all hands on deck so a picture of them coming down the blue slide was impossible. I think I will forever remember their faces coming down the slide...the excitement was overwhelming. As you can imagine, it was almost impossible to get them to leave the water park. Their lips were blue, it was past their bed time and it was still difficult to get them to leave. 
The best part of being parent is when you capture the moments of them helping each other out.
The next day turned out to be rainy so we had all indoor activities planned. First a stop at the arcade where skeeball and the racing game were the big hits. They had a blast and Daddy was the superhero of the day winning them both lollipops in a crane game which was impossible.
Next stop, the North Conway railroad for a trip to the model train yard and a ride on the railroad. Here they are waiting for the train and enjoying their lollipops.
Checking out the sights.
I think the motion of the train got the best of Garrett but allowed me to have one of my favorite moments - holding my baby while he was sleeping. 
The rest of the day was spent around town and of course back to the water park. It was a great trip and I know we were all sad to leave New Hampshire but we had a surprise coming our way. Aunt Laura, Uncle Scott and Grandma were coming to visit us the very next day. 
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