Clementon Park

When Liam woke up yesterday morning, he expected it to be a normal day, as any other. But he started to suspect something was up when we got him dressed in his swim wear and piled everyone in the car after breakfast. We refused to tell him where we were going, despite his curiosity. And so he was super surprised when we pulled into the parking lot of Clementon Park and Splash World and he saw all the rides inside. He couldn't wait to go in, especially when he found out that Splash World had THIS:

Ship Wreck Bay

Liam was running all over the place, exploring

He definitely had to get on board to inspect the deck

It was necessary to try out the cannons

And of course, the water slide was a must

And of course, he needed to pose by it (with his signature hook-hand)

Playing in the lagoon with Michelle and Cole was fun as well

Liam was amused by the umbrella waterfall

The family got a picture in front of Pirate Rock (yeah, I'm not in it)

Cole and Michelle were enjoying the fun as well

Though Cole did get cold quickly and needed a warm snuggle

As fun as the pirate ship was, I think Liam's favorite part was THIS:

And it was because every couple of minutes, the huge bucket would overfill and tip over, showering everyone below in a huge SPLASH! (I have no pictures of him in it, because I was enjoying it with him)

Cole wasn't so sure about all the splashing, but I managed to get a good shot

Maia was also not a fan of the spraying water, but she was thoroughly content to take off down the "boardwalk" (I think because it was novel to be allowed to just walk and walk and walk) and Liam loved following her

Liam, showing off his towel

After we had our fill of the water rides (we, meaning the adults), we got dressed and headed to the dry rides. But not before stopping for another piratey picture.

We started off with an easy train ride

Then Liam tried out a helicopter ride, which he found thrilling

He had even more fun in the huge play area, and started off in the ball bit

He found lots of tunnels to climb through, and ropes to climb

Eventually he made his way to the very top

And then it took a while for him (even with my help) to figure out how to get back down again. But eventually we extracted him, and called it a successful day.

He has been asking when we can go back again, insisting it's still hot enough to go swimming. I told him that, sadly, the park is closed for a while, since Labor Day is past, but that we would probably go again next year. I am actually considering getting discounted season passes through work, and making it a point to go a few times next year.