Alton Towers and the Rain

We decided to go to Alton Towers today (Thursday) after looking at the forecast saying it was going to be sunny and about 70 degrees. The first part of the morning was nice and after a few kids rides we headed back to Rita Queen of Speed to ride it.

Jordan, Audrey and I got in line and it started to drizzle a bit. Then it started to come down really hard and about halfway to the front of the line they shut it down because of the weather. We were bummed and went to find Marsha and the kids. After the rain subsided a bit we went back and it was open but unfortunately for Jordan when we got to the front they said he was too short. The limit is 1.4 meters and he is about 1.39999999 meters and they wouldn't budge so I had to walk with Jordan off the ride and I felt so bad. I got back in line and went on it with Audrey so she wouldn't have to go alone. It is a decent ride, launches like California Screamin' but faster. The ad says 0-100 in 2.5 seconds. It was still raining a bit and when it hit our faces it stung! We didn't take too many pictures but here are a few.

This is from the entrance looking into the Alton Towers, their is an actual castle inside.

They love each other! We were waiting for Audrey, Marsha and Jordan to get off a coaster in the kids land.

Outside the park getting ready to leave, you can't really tell but we are soaked. My sweater was actually light gray to start out with and is dark gray in the photo!

Marsha and Jason. Marsha actually posed fora picture! If you know her very well then you know she hates being in front of the camera, she likes being behind them though.

The Culley Family.

It was a fun day out with the whole family including our newest addition in England, Audrey. I think next time we are going to try and go to Legoland.

Gulliver's Land

This past Monday (Labor Day) we went to a theme park called Gulliver's Land in a town called Milton Keynes, about an hour and a half from our house. It's not Disneyland but has a lot of similarities. The main character is a mouse and the park is broken down into lands; Main Street, Lilliput Land, Toyland, Central Hub, Adventure Land, Discovery Bay and Junior Discovery Cove and there is a train that goes around the whole park. The kids had a blast and we even got Calvin to go on a few rides, hopefully when we finally to get to Disneyland Paris he will be over that fear. Enjoy the pictures:

Let's Go Bowling

Jordan has been asking for awhile to go bowling so we went a few days ago. It was the first time bowling Calvin and Kaylee, even Marsha bowled which was amazing! It was also the first time I had bowled since my knee surgery and the first game out I bowled a 218, followed up by an amazing 154 which is a 186.00 average.