Let's Go to the Ex, Oh Baby...

Yesterday we spent just shy of 10 hours at the EX with the kids without a stroller or wagon. We were taking the GO train & Brad thought it would be a pain to bring it and I did not push the issue. Then when we arrived & he said no to renting a stroller, I again held my tongue (yes, I can do that sometimes). However, I must say the kids did really well & did next to no complaining about the amount of walking did. They even complied when we had to hustle from one end of the grounds to the other end to make it to the Superdog show. It was worth the rush since the show was a highlight of the day. Jason says that he liked the show, but for some reason when Pot Roast the bulldog came out Jason started to cry saying "he not like that dog". Not exactly sure what that was about, but it could have been due to the black leather they had him dressed in- maybe Jay thought he looked scary.

The day went much better than expected. We did not buy the kids a ride all day arm band as we wanted to be sure that we did other things rather than just going on rides. From the start we told them that they each got to pick 7 rides and that was it, so when a kind gentleman gave us his leftover tickets there was no problem when they got a bonus ride. Sydney chose to "fly" and go on a ride that Jason was not big enough for & Jason went on the kiddie jeeps. Both were happy. Happy kids, happy parents.


In the kiddie land we saw Harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs, a magic show, part of the reptile show & a Backyard Circus. The Backyard Circus was Sydney's choice & she was the only one who watched it. Jason lost interest pretty quickly & came to the back with Brad & I. He was indifferent to the wait, but Brad and I could not wait for it to be over. It was rather painful to wait through.


Although we got home 2 hours after the kid's bedtime, Brad & I were closer to being ready for bed than they were. I really wish you could bottle that energy! Although, we know that Jason was overtired as the night was filled with his typical wakings when he goes to bed over tired. At 4:15am, he wanted to get up. It took 4 more visits to his room & a voice that was bordering on threatening to get him to go back to sleep & let the rest of the house sleep.

Jason wants to go back next year because he needs to go on the helicopters again.

Sydney's favourite ride, the Pirate Ship
We learned that Jason is going to be a screamer on rides.