Wet and Wild...

This past Thursday Dotty got "Wet and Wild". Actually, that is how I remember the water park from about 15 years ago but now it is called Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. Although Dotty just called it the "water park". Tony, Dotty, and I spent around three and a half hours floating in the Lazy River, splashing in the Wave Pool, and playing in Captain Hooks Lagoon.

The park opens at 10:30 and we were there pretty close 11:00. After getting Dotty in her swimsuit and spraying us all down with SPF 55 we were off to find some fun in the sun. We started in the Lazy River and Dotty loved "swimming" in it. At first she didn't have her floaties on and she wanted us to let go of her but after a few times going under (just for a second) she was convinced she couldn't swim without the floaties.

But before we went back to the locker to get the floaties we hit the Wave Pool. Dotty loved seeing all the people and the big waves but I think she liked it best when the waves stopped and she could play "shark" with Mommy and Daddy in the BIG pool.

After the Wave Pool we took a quick trip to Captain Hooks Lagoon that is geared for smaller children. There were slides to go down and a "boat" to climb and lots of water spraying everywhere! Again, Dotty had fun just swimming in the water. While we were there we played Dora, Diego, and Boots all trying to get past Swiper...this girl has quite the imagination. (By the way I was Boots...some stranger was designated Swiper.)

After that, I demanded we go reapply sunscreen...I would hate to get a single tan line or 10 more wrinkles...and so we headed back to the lockers. Dotty got sprayed down as did Tony and I and we grabbed Dotty's floaties and headed back. Dotty really loved the Lazy River and the Wave Pool with her floaties on because then she could really "swim" ALL BY HERSELF...my child's new favorite phrase.

To end the day we tried to find the one (and only) big ride that we could all go on together. The "Bubba Tube" was it. This ride consists of an 8 foot raft that will hold up to 3 people going down a slide with 2 large bumps in it. After an hour of waiting (and Dotty getting a tad fussy) we boarded the blue tube and slid down the orange bumpy slide. The 10 second ride was great fun. Dotty's face was priceless and I was so proud of my "big girl" going down a big slide.

Dotty was pretty worn out at that point (she had been up since 6:45 that morning...so excited to go). So we changed clothes, found a sippy, and headed to the car. We got to the car at about 2:30pm and before we could load all our stuff and get down the aisle in the car Dotty was out!

Dotty woke up this morning and when I asked if she was ready to go to school she said "No. I want to go to the water park!" I bet we will be going back next year!