Yesterday we got up early and headed to Universal to spend the day in the parks. Mama and Bapa had gotten a pass in the mail that was good for one free admission and up to 6 additional tickets for 1/2 price... good deal! Ryan is still a team member at Universal so he gets in for free and we had a couple passes, so I could get in for free! When we got there we headed on Shrek 4-D, Piper used to like ths one, but this time was scared the whole time. Then we headed over to Revenge of the Mummy. Daddy and Bapa headed in and were able to walk right on. The park was dead! So it worked out great for us. Next we walked through where Jaws is, but it wasn't open for the day yet, so we had to skip it.
But we did get a few pictures with the infamous shark! Next we went over to the newest attraction at Universal; Simpsons: The Ride. Daddy and Bapa went on that and while they were gone (only about 25-30 minutes) Mommy, MaMa and Piper walked around a bit and then headed to the kids' area.
This was where Piper was able to meet Barney, Baby Bop and BJ. She loved them! Then it was over to Curious George's Play Area.
That area is a mini water park. No slides or anything, but lots of fountains and fun things to play with. Piper was a little unsure of the fountains at first.
Then Bapa took her over to watch the giant bucket dump water off the roof.
And she started to LOVE the fountains.
Piper got very upset when we told her it was time to leave Curious George's play area, but we tok her over to Fievel's Playland and that was just as good!
She started off in the bounce house. She didn't stop giggling while she was in there. She found a slide and some other fun things before heading into the ball pit.
She really liked the ball pit, but was too litle to walk around easily. On the way out Daddy and Piper hopped on th see-saw. Piper wasn't heavy enough, so Bapa helped.
At this point, we were done with everything in the Studios side, so we headed over to Islands of Adventure (the other Universal park). We headed straight to the Seuss Landing. Daddy and Piper went on The Cat in the Hat ride. And then they went on One Fish, Two Fish. They got a little wet as the fish squirted them, but not too bad.
Then MaMa, Daddy, Mommy and Piper went on the Caroseussel.
At that point there wasn't really anything else we wanted to do in Islands of Adventure. So we walked around the park, stopping at the water guns, so Bapa could squirt the unsuspecting people on the flume ride. And then it was out to City Walk (Universal's version of Downtown Disney). We ate lunch at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. It was Ryan's pick as his early birthday meal. The menu consisted of mostly seafood, so there were only a couple choices for Mommy and Bapa. But the food was very good. At that point Piper was pooped and slept through almost the entire lunch. She woke up in time to steal Mommy's tomato, pickle, and some fries and Daddy's orange from his drink and lemon from his lobster claws.
After lunch we headed out. Daddy had to work at Target, so he went home for a nap. MaMa, Bapa and Piper dropped Mommy off at Fantasmic and then headed home to take Piper for a swim. We had a lot of fun and it was such a long day for Piper that she slept very well last night!
But we did get a few pictures with the infamous shark! Next we went over to the newest attraction at Universal; Simpsons: The Ride. Daddy and Bapa went on that and while they were gone (only about 25-30 minutes) Mommy, MaMa and Piper walked around a bit and then headed to the kids' area.
This was where Piper was able to meet Barney, Baby Bop and BJ. She loved them! Then it was over to Curious George's Play Area.
That area is a mini water park. No slides or anything, but lots of fountains and fun things to play with. Piper was a little unsure of the fountains at first.
Then Bapa took her over to watch the giant bucket dump water off the roof.
And she started to LOVE the fountains.
Piper got very upset when we told her it was time to leave Curious George's play area, but we tok her over to Fievel's Playland and that was just as good!
She started off in the bounce house. She didn't stop giggling while she was in there. She found a slide and some other fun things before heading into the ball pit.
She really liked the ball pit, but was too litle to walk around easily. On the way out Daddy and Piper hopped on th see-saw. Piper wasn't heavy enough, so Bapa helped.
At this point, we were done with everything in the Studios side, so we headed over to Islands of Adventure (the other Universal park). We headed straight to the Seuss Landing. Daddy and Piper went on The Cat in the Hat ride. And then they went on One Fish, Two Fish. They got a little wet as the fish squirted them, but not too bad. 
Then MaMa, Daddy, Mommy and Piper went on the Caroseussel. 
At that point there wasn't really anything else we wanted to do in Islands of Adventure. So we walked around the park, stopping at the water guns, so Bapa could squirt the unsuspecting people on the flume ride. And then it was out to City Walk (Universal's version of Downtown Disney). We ate lunch at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. It was Ryan's pick as his early birthday meal. The menu consisted of mostly seafood, so there were only a couple choices for Mommy and Bapa. But the food was very good. At that point Piper was pooped and slept through almost the entire lunch. She woke up in time to steal Mommy's tomato, pickle, and some fries and Daddy's orange from his drink and lemon from his lobster claws.
After lunch we headed out. Daddy had to work at Target, so he went home for a nap. MaMa, Bapa and Piper dropped Mommy off at Fantasmic and then headed home to take Piper for a swim. We had a lot of fun and it was such a long day for Piper that she slept very well last night!
2 comments:
Sounds like alot of fun was had by all! Am glad that you, Ryan and your mom and dad had time to do that trip with Piper. She looked like she really enjoyed the whole thing. You certainly have alot going on in your lives and seem to handle it well. Good for you.
Take care, Rusty
I got tired just READING about all the things you did...what fun! Happy early birthday, Ryan!
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