Today was Joshua's birthday! We ended up going to Dutch Village. It was my idea, but Joshua was happy to do it as long as he got stroopwaffles. I didn't go last year and there were several changes that have happened recently.
The first change was that the kids get a free, homemade stroopwaffle! They gave Joshua an extra because it was his birthday. We started out at the ferris wheel, like normal. The line is slow, and if we get there right away we can usually go twice without getting off.
Next we did the swings. It was the favorite ride and we did several sets of the ride. Again, it wasn't busy enough that we had to get off in between rides. While on the swings I realized the duck pumpers were gone. That was a bit sad; they were always fun. The zip line was also gone and the train playground moved to the zipline area. That was probably a good move; I never saw anyone on the zipline.
A goat! The babies are so cute. The barn burned down recently and a new one is being built. The duck pumpers were also gone.
A new ride was slow-carts. They weren't terrible, but they were slow. This was a new thing again and probably only worth it if the line isn't too long.
Then the making of, and more importantly, eating of the stroopwaffle. Isaac made Joshua's second one a bit later as we were about to leave because Joshua really didn't want to make it.
One carousel ride.
Joshua did the pumper cars. Isaac was too tall.
They tried to walk together. There was a lot of laughter.
And lastly, the kids were found to be witches while I was found to be innocent.
Everyone had a good time, although I do think that Isaac is getting a little old for it. He was a good sport though, and enjoyed the time he was there. Next year I could probably get away with just buying some stroopwaffles.
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I was surprised how much our kids still liked it there this summer... maybe due to taking cousins. Water balloons were a highlight for them. Looks like a fun and festive way to spend a birthday!
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