Hershey Park Pictures!

I finally got Craig's pictures, so I can show you our adventures in Hershey with my sister Natalie! First of all, I have to explain that this trip is still part of the whole Las Vegas vacation.  Both our husbands had to return home to work, so rather than flying solo with kids, we decided it might work better for all of us to fly together back to Natalie's place in Hershey.  Two adults is always better than one, right?  It made for slightly cramped sleeping arrangements-- five kids, ages five and under in one bedroom!-- but it ALSO meant we got to go to Hershey Park together (after Craig had driven up and joined us).  Let the fun begin!

See?  Count them!  Five kids in there!  This picture was taken when Craig showed up-- our kids were very excited to have Daddy back again!

Craig, Ryder and Bentley, and inside the truck Kendra and Samuel, practice being truckers

This was Bentley's favorite ride: the Frog Hopper.  Picture Disney's Tower of Terror, except fun instead of scary!

We also got to see the sea lion show.  It was geared towards five-year-old humor (a lot of slapstick) and Bentley was thrilled.  Although it's not my kind of humor, I could appreciate it a lot more seated next to its target audience!

Bentley escorts Ryder on the horse-drawn buggy ride

Everyone was a big fan of the tiny train

Ryder so exhausted he can't blink any more

Kendra and Caleb together

Bentley in awe of the wolf at the zoo

Craig decides to brave the Frog Hopper

So I do, too

Hmmm...  Someone doesn't fit in with this group...

So then Uncle Cameron joined in on the fun, too

Riding the monorail at the end of the day-- we're all a bit loopy by now...

... but still having fun!

Our last ride: the carousel.  This turned out to be one of those wonderful moments when you can look around at your little family bobbing up and down on the horses and feel perfectly content with the world.  It was lovely.

Bentley makes himself cozy on the ride home.

What you don't see pictured here is Natalie watching all five kids by herself for two hours so Craig, Cameron and I could ride Skyrush, which opened the day we were there.  It was an awesome ride, but I think even more awesome was Natalie's ability to keep everyone happy (and not lost or sunburned!) at an amusement park all by herself for that long!

Thanks for taking such great care of us, Natalie!  We had a wonderful time in Hershey and can hardly wait to come back!