Escape to Boyne Mountain, Part II

Our first day had been about getting ourselves situated and taking advantage of the Saturday-only attractions. But the next day (November 7th) was our big day at the waterpark!

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BONUS VIDEO!!! In this video Nina calls for Mama, and I try to reassure her that Mommy is going to be there shortly. Click here to see her response in this somewhat longer video.
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But then it was showtime! Nina wore her awesome watermelon one-piece. See this image larger.

We got to the waterpark, time for some family shots! Ladies first! See this image larger.

And then little man! See this image larger.

And finally Daddy pulls off an everybody shot! (Not bad for getting all four of us in the picture!) See this image larger.

The waterpark was huge! I don’t have a good picture of all of it — I do have a video but it doesn’t have any of the kids in it, so forget it. You’ll just have to look at this picture of the central tower. See that mountain at the top? About every 15 minutes there is a warning alarm and then hundreds of gallons of water gets dumped out of the mountain. See this image larger.

So you can probably imagine how that warning alarm struck fear into the hearts of every waterpark guest. Eventually that sound would no longer frighten Ian, but that happened later. See this image larger.

Was Nina afraid of the mountain? Not sure. Here she considers crying after having to see Daddy in a bathing suit, however. See this image larger.

Ian and I took it easy at first on this rapids ride. See this image larger.

And then we worked our way to the top of the tower… (there I showed Ian that we were safe in the tower during the water dump, and he was much more calm about the whole arrangement.) See this image larger.

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BONUS VIDEO!!! Daddy and Ian slide to a landing! Click here to see a quick landing.
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Ian and I went down one of the waterslides together. Suddenly he couldn’t have enough! We went on the slide over and over. Before you ask, YES I let Melissa go on the slide with Ian a few times!!! Eventually we went to a pool area where the water was up to Ian’s armpits. I was surprised when Ian stumbled at one point and went under… mostly I was surprised at how it wasn’t nearly as horrible as my nightmares since he was born. I just reached under and scooped him up. Granted my nightmares usually involve the ocean or something, but whatever, let’s not get into it. We left the park eventually. See this image larger.

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BONUS VIDEO!!! In this video Nina shows how she can shake it! Click here to see!
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That night at dinner I was confronted with this sign. It said one of two things, but I was sure it was my door, regardless. See this image larger.

*What say you bust me outta here and we can go back to the waterpark?* See this image larger.