Cornwall Chronicles: The Parks

Yesterday, we all ventured out to a little park with a big duck pond and playground. It was a great spot for the kids because we got to feed the geese and beautiful swans. I don't think the kids have ever been so close to birds like that except Grandma Stajniak's chickens. Of course, we were a little nervous about the kids by the water as one of the swans started eating Laura's knee
and the girls were just a little too close to the water when throwing their bread crumbs. It was a really neat experience though. Then, went over to the play structure, which had a huge slide. It was about three stories worth of climbing for a quick few seconds down.

Today we went to an amusement park called Flambards. It was a great little park with rides perfect for the age of our children, but also for older kids and adults too. There were train rides, tea cups, a rocket ship and small ferris wheel; however, the high point of the rides was the roller coaster. This wasn't a wimpy roller coaster by kids standards. It was fast enough with enough twists and turns to give us adults a good rush, but small enough for Riley, Brodie and Lochlan to give it a go without crapping their pants. The boys were super psyched about the roller coaster. The morning at the park knocked the crap out of them as almost everyone here except Fiona and I are sleeping. Clay and Mark were also feeling a little on the sleepy side this afternoon. They went out into town last night and came home relatively early but well on their ways in a very happy state. So, they needed naps today too. Infact, the tea cup ride made Clay look a little woozy, and he wasn't even on the ride!