Storybook Land & Lucy the Elephant

Fisher Family Fun Day!! A couple of Saturdays ago we visited Storybook Land, a nursery rhyme themed park just outside of Atlantic City. It was recommended to us by Jarrett's coworkers, that it was perfect for young kids, with rides for their size and not too scary ;) We had a blast!

Family Selfie!

It was a beautiful day, and the park was almost empty.. I guess everyone was waiting for summer to get out, lucky for us! We rode every single ride in the park with the kids, minus a ferris wheel that Lindsay thought was a little too scary ;) Madison, our resident daredevil, wanted to ride ALL the rides, especially the ones that she was too little for. LOL.

She was a little nervous, but had the courage to do it!

I was SO proud of Lindsay, who is more cautious when she overcame her fear and rode this dragon roller coaster with Daddy. The dragon blew bubbles out of its nose, which was the only part she liked. When she got off, she had a huge smile and was so proud of herself... High Five Lulu!

Weee!

Teacher Mama at the Little Red School House with my favorite students...

Construction Ride with Daddy

There were several of the teacup spinning rides, and the girls liked almost all of them, minus a really fast Turtle Spin Ride. J and I were cracking up watching the girls faces as we spun. We were all laughing, and by the end of the ride they were yelling, "Spin faster Daddy!"

Udderly Cute... Farmer Lindsay and Madison milking a pretend cow.

The girls took driving in this car ride pretty seriously...

Checking out the peacocks and animals.

Giant slide? Yes please! Weee!

Madison told me afterwards this was her favorite ride with Daddy!

Peeking in the Three Bears Cottage...

Since we were so close to the ocean and it was still winter season (meaning we don't have to pay to get on the beach... grr NJ) we visited the beach and saw Lucy the Elephant.  It's a six story structure build in 1881 and is famous throughout NJ. The girls first learned about the Lucy the Elephant from a storybook called, "Good Night New Jersey" they got for their birthday. They were so excited when we told them we were going to see Lucy! Daddy got them two tiny stuffed elephants to commemorate their experience, which the girls both slept with that night :)

Lucy has an unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean, and so we walked over to the ocean after snapping a few photos of the girls...

Our beach babies couldn't wait to get their toes in the sand and water. They ran and ran up and down the beach looking for shells, Lindsay wrote her name in the sand with a stick and Madison wanted to chase the waves. After the beach we ate a lovely dinner... Lindsay and Madison wanted shrimp, Jarrett had shrimp scampi and I had scallops..yum! 

We headed home at sunset, and J and I commented on how this was a taste of the future with our girls. No more diapers and strict nap schedules; no more stopping to breastfeed, and taking turns eating while holding kids. It was bittersweet, because that baby phase in our lives is ending; but the glimpse of the future and all the FUN memories we will make as a family is oh-so-sweet. Life is good ;)