Canada’s Wonderland Adventure

Each summer Hannah and I like to visit Canada’s Wonderland for a day of exciting rides!  This year we chose to go on the final PA day of the year.  Oops!  Won’t do that again!  Oh well, we still had a ton of fun!

Hannah was a purple band again this year which is where she was at last year also.  Perfect for her!

We rode a few rides and then went to one of our favourite treat spots for some yummy, fresh kettle chips!  In the pic on the left a little ant had crawled onto Hannah’s leg and she was feeding it a chip!  LOL!  Hope it likes salt and vinegar!

Hannah was pretty excited that she was old enough to ride the train on her own.  (LOL – This is the only ride pic I took the entire day!  We rode a number of rides but were on them together this year as she enjoyed some of the adult roller coasters.  Woo hoo!!)

In the middle of the afternoon I mentioned to Hannah that we needed to go to the front of the park for a moment.  Michelle and I had cooked up a little surprise for our kiddos and this was their reaction!  Hannah and Benjamin were SO excited to spend time at the park together and she literally jumped into his arms!  They share a special friendship and I am so thankful for this!

Another dining tradition for our day at Wonderland is a funnel cake.  Mmm!  Need I say more?

I treasure the time I share with Hannah and these special days are gifts I don’t take for granted!

My girl….my heart!

We had a great day with you Benjamin and Michelle!  Now that we’ve gone to Wonderland 2 years in a row, here’s hoping an annual tradition has been born!

Our (Sunny In Our Hearts) Day at Canada’s Wonderland!

Today was my flex day off and I decided a few weeks back that I wanted to do something special with Hannah.  A trip to Canada’s Wonderland was quickly decided upon when Costco had tickets on sale last month. 

We were excited to meet up with Auntie Shell and Benjamin.  Here the kids are showing off their 48” wristbands which is a huge milestone for Hannah as she’s currently hoping to try riding Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios next month!

The weather forecast was a little iffy calling for rain in the evening so we decided to go ahead and get in as much fun as we could before the rain started.  At this point it was a beautiful, sunny morning and we were ready for some fun!  We started our day with Ghoster Coaster which is a good sized kid’s roller coaster and the ride where I first found out 3 years ago how much my girlie loved rides!!  After that Hannah tried her first suspended roller coaster (kid sized but still a great ride) and she declared Silver Streak to be her favourite ride of the day! 

While Ben chose to ride it a second time Hannah moved on to a different ride.  Love her giggle!!

We moved up to an adult suspended roller coaster which Hannah liked a bit but was a bit too much for her.  Add to that that the rain had started ummm….6 hours earlier than predicted and we were now soaked and she decided she’d stick with the kid’s rides at least for now. 

At this point we went our separate ways as there was no sign of the rain letting up and Ben’s family has season’s passes so there is no sense them hanging out on a very rainy day.  Thankfully Auntie Shell had brought a couple of rain ponchos that she gave us and really those made all the difference!  We tossed them on and set out to find out what rides were open in the rain.  It ended up there were quite a few and zero lines! 

Hannah’s first bumper car encounter which was a hit for sure!!

We finished our day with a Wonderland tradition – a funnel cake!  Mmm!!!

Even though it POURED rain for many hours Hannah and I decided we were together and having a great ‘Mommy and Hannah Day’ and we were not about to let a little rain stand in our way!

As we left (both very thankful to have dry clothes in the car) Hannah said, ‘I had the very best day with you Mommy!’  Yup!  A little rain didn’t ruin our day!  It’s all what you make of it and we chose to make it FUN!