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North Pole

 We took the kids for a surprise trip to the North Pole today. It is basically like a Joyland with a Santa twist. We wanted to go before they got too old to enjoy. On some of the littlest rides, the magic was already over for Maddy.  They had some cars that you could "drive" around a track. We got about 20 yards into the ride and Maddy suddenly let go of the wheel and said, "I'm not really driving." Other rides were still so scary they made both kids cry. Both left the tilt-a-whirl bawling and not wanting to get on anymore rides. Maddy did pretty good with  the bigger roller coaster but Kelsay was scared to death. All the people watching her ride said her face looked "totally freaked". There were lots of good in between rides that both girls enjoyed and did more than once.




 They got to feed some English Fallow deer.



 We also did candle dipping and watched some glass blowing. Sixty and older gets into the park free, so Nanna and Grandad came for the last couple of hours and enjoyed a few rides. Kelsay thought she couldn't live without the stuffed animals in the gift shop. We told her she had to so she posed for a picture with her favorite.
The girls got to sit on Santa's lap. Maddy was pretty excited but Kelsay was not a big fan. She did not cry but stuffed her glove in her mouth and chewed on it the whole time and refused to talk to Santa.
The girls had a great time and there was a lot more to the North Pole than I'd thought just from seeing it from the highway. If anyone remembers the farris wheel you can see going through the canyon from the Springs to Woodland Park, we got to ride that today. It is the highest (elevation wise) farris wheel in the world.

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