LOTS of Kings Island Pictures

We got to the park before it opened, so we had some time to kill. Wesley spent some time looking at the map. And of course, he wanted to visit each area in numerical order.

Ryan spent his spare time playing with ants and in puddles.

They didn't want their picture taken with me, but we forced the issue.

This was one of the boys very favorite rides of the day. Duane was too big to ride, so I got accompany Ryan on each and every ride on this kiddie coaster. He was too little to ride on his own.

Wesley was allowed to ride by himself and he was often a single rider, but he and this boy really hit it off.

Waiting in line.

Ryan really wanted popcorn for a snack and we let him have soda too. MAJOR treat! He took a break to watch Wesley greet the Peanuts characters.

Giving Snoopy a hug

Sally too.

Snacktime! Ryan loves his "Noopy cup!"

They loved the swings!

Mommy and Daddy got a short break while the boys rode the swings.

Ryan was a natural on the bumper cars

He enjoyed these cars too. Of course he wouldn't sit next to the little boy he was supposed to sit with and insisted on sitting with this little girl instead.

This is me trying to calm Wesley about the ride we were about to go on. He was very brave about going on rides that scared him a bit and reserved judgement on whether or not he liked them until after the ride was over. This one was OK, the actual roller coaster he rode with Daddy was not.

There is the top of his little blond head. And yes, you ride this one on your tummy.

Wesley took all the allowance he had saved up ($10) and spent it all on a stuffed toy for C. They are having a playdate next week and he can't wait to give this to her.

Flying the Red Baron's plane. Ryan immediately moved the control so the plane went to the top and he kept it up there the whole time.

Carousel ride

Another snack break. The boys chose cotton candy for their snack, but Ryan totally stole my ice cream!

We went through the dinosaur exhibit and they had a dino dig for the kids. Wesley used a shovel, but Ryan did his "digging" by kicking the dirt around.

Their favorite ride of the day was a combination shooting gallery/haunted house. So the whole time we walked through the dinosaur exhibit Wesley and Ryan "pewed" the dinosaurs (pretended to shoot them)

Ryan rode the Scrambler and loved it because it went really really fast. He rode it twice and probably would have gone again.  Wesley watched the first time, then decided he wanted to ride it too. The whole time the ride was going Wesley was saying "Help me! Help me! Stop the ride! I need to get off!" Not his favorite ride of the day.

Not quite as high as the Eiffel Tower, but still pretty tall. And we did go up to the top of the tower - even me. Although I hugged the wall the whole time and counted the seconds until we were on land again.

One final picture of my little daredevil. He wanted to ride every coaster - The Beast, The Vortex, you name it - but he is quite a bit too small for that. If I told him that though, he insisted, "I big!" He even chose a mug with his name and roller coasters on it for his souvenir. Guess we know who our thrill seeker is.

 Overall we spent 8 hours at the park. I couldn't believe the boys lasted that long and we probably could have squeezed another hour or so out of them, but we decided not to push it.  It was a fantastic day!