Canobie Lake Park

Last month P&G had their company picnic for all of the Boston employees. The picnic was held at Canobie Lake Park, and the kids loved it. You would think that after four days of rides at Disney in August, this might not measure up, but they didn't care in the least. I guess when you are 3 and 6 years old, a ride is a ride! I will have to remember that before we spend a whole lot of money going to Disney again!

Here is Rebekah on the carousel.....all smiles!

The great thing about this park was that there were so many rides for young children. We initially saw the bumper cars that were geared for the older kids, and our guys were bummed that they weren't big enough to go on them. Well, it wasn't long after that we found these bumper cars...specifically aimed at the smaller crowd. They were sooo excited! Even Disney doesn't have bumper cars!

There were also a number of these flying rides.....they go around in a circle and the kids could control the up and down for their specific craft. They went on helicopters, spaceships, airplanes, dinosaurs and more. Every time they wanted to go on one, Kevin would complain that it was the same thing as the previous ride. I guess he doesn't think like a kid anymore! :)

Another hit were these cars that the kids could 'drive'. The are like the antique car ride...they run on a track and the kids have a gas pedal to press.

This ride was a mini version of one of those 'death drop' kind of things. The ride was only about 10 feet up, and instead of a free fall, it just bounced the kids up and down. They loved it!

The dinosaur ride....redundant in Kevin's mind.....LOL!

This little canoe ride was so mellow that an infant could have ridden in it. It didn't impress Noah at all, but Rebekah liked it. I don't know what he was complaining about in this photo.....but whatever it was, it wasn't a big deal!

Overall, it was a fun day despite some threatening weather early on. We actually drove to the park in pouring rain, but by the time we arrived it had begun to clear up. Luck was on our side that day!

The Next Survivor Series

I LOVED this email that I had forwarded to me...so instead of forwarding it to all of my 'mommy friends' I decided to post it instead. Enjoy a good laugh!

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.

Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.

There is no fast food.

Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money. In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.

Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.

Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.

He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the A & E.

He must also make biscuits or cakes for a social function.

Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.

The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.

The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewellery, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.

During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.

They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.

They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 8:00 am.

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight,shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labour, each child's favourite colour, middle name, favourite snack, favourite song, favourite drink, favourite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance.

The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.

If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right to be called Mum!