Fun at Silverwood!

I had been promising Audriana all summer long that we would go to Silverwood.....well, I fulfilled my promise, with only a couple of days to spare before school started. It was such a fun day. We met up with my childhood friend, Kara Steinberg, in Coeur d'Alene and headed up together for a fun filled day. Sara Steinberg is Audriana's age and Ryan Steinberg is Sofia's age - -which was perfect that they each had a little "partner" for the day. Her older kids, Jake and Marissa, each got to bring a friend so they had a partner, too. The day began quite chilly (and it had rained early on that morning), but that was not going to stop us! In fact, it worked in our favor because the park was empty! The kids were able to get on all the rides with no lines at all. In fact, many times they got off a ride and were able to get right back on it if they wanted to! It was so great. We rode the train around the entire park, saw a Magic Show, and even caught the Ice Show, which featured about 8 professional ice skaters from Europe. We sat in the front row and the girls really got an up close and personal look at ice skaters doing turns, spins, and jumps. Their eyes were so wide -- in fact, at one point, Sofia said (in a loud voice) "I can do that!" It was so funny. Kara had bought some Kettle Corn for the show, so that kept them all entertained, too. Let's see.....what else....Sofia's favorite ride was the kiddie train roller coaster that she went on with Mom (and again with Miss Kara) and she also loved the Dumbo ride. Audriana loved the log ride (so did Mom!), and the Scrambler. It was so much fun to see them so excited. Because it was a bit chilly, we did not even attempt to go to the Water Park -- we will try to save that for another time. As it was, we spent almost 8 hours in the park. The girls were exhausted by the end of the day and slept the whole way home. They woke up just to get out of the car and crawl into their bed. It was such a fun day - and the best part for me was getting to spend it with Kara and her family. Sara and Audriana on the airplane ride.

Kara taking a ride with Sofia -- she is a thrill seeker -- at 2, this was her favorite ride!

On the Merry Go Round!

Mom and her girls! This is the train that we rode on around the entire park. The best part was when we were "held up" by train robbers! The girls were a bit scared until I told them that all we needed to do was to give them some money (for charity) and they would get off the train. It was really cute.

Here's the whole bunch of us!

Ryan and Sofia on the Dumbo ride.

Sara and Audriana waiting for the Scrambler ride.

Take a look at who's driving -- she did pretty well, too.

Sofia and Ryan loved the airplanes!