Water Fun at Great America

 Last fall we bought season tickets (for this year!) to Great America.  The Donahues have passes and the cost for one day is the same as the cost for the season.

  It was pretty toasty today and the city pool hasn't opened, so we headed off to Boomerang Bay at Great America.  Anthony made a bee-line for the big water play area.  Once into it, it was a little wild for his comfort level, but he soon got a little more used to it.  It still took him a good while to try out the water slides.  Its funny, as they were MUCH shorter and tamer than the ones at the Aulani resort last fall.  I think part of the issue was that these slides had water spraying AT you, it wasn't just a slide.  He's got his eye on some of the big slides (on tubes) but he has to grow another 1/4".

  We spent a long time in the lagoon, a zero entry pool.  Then I convinced Anthony to go check out the wave pool.  He LOVED it.  Safety wise its still a little stressful, even though Anthony is wearing a vest at all times.  He got beat up in the waves, but was having a ball!

  Oh yeah, Richard came too.  He hung out in the shade on a towel.