Dora, Diego, P, and C

Among our other summer adventures, we made a quick stop at Tweetsie with our friend Amanda to see Dora and Diego.  Timewise, it wasn't the smartest move - P, C, and I got back from Fredericksburg on a Thursday afternoon, went to Tweetsie on Friday, and then left for a week at the beach (after Daddy A got home late Friday night) on Saturday before lunch.  HOWEVER, it was so worth it to me.  Of the three days Dora and Diego were visiting, it was the only day we could make it, and C had asked if we could try to see Dora this year.  The boys had a great time!

We got to Tweetsie around the time it opened, and headed straight to the Hacienda where we scored front row seats for the show.  The boys colored in "magic pen" paint books and patiently waited for the show to start.  Immediately after the performance, the four of us got in line to wait for Dora and Diego to come back from their break for hugs and photographs.  (It's a good thing Amanda was with us, because after we waited in line for about 15 minutes, P and C both said they HAD to go to the bathroom NOW.  The line was crazy long by then, and the characters were about five minutes from coming out to meet and greet, and they only stay out for twenty minutes, which means we would have missed them if we had to go to the back of the line because it was over twenty minutes worth of photos long, and I might have gone crazy if Amanda hadn't been there to hold our place in line.)  She was there, she did hold our place in line, and here is OUR PHOTO:

I love how P tends to put his arm around C protectively.  It's not just in photos - these two really have the attitude that the world is a less scary and "'more awesome" place with your brother around.  :)

After all of that waiting, the boys waited some more - completely by choice - to get their faces painted with a small picture of Swiper the Fox.  And then they were off!

There were several inflatables for the kids to play in, and they both did some sliding and some jumping and the obstacle course.  I was impressed with their skills.  P and C were both able to make it through the obstacle course independently.

After all of that playing, we decided to head to - you guessed it - Chic-fil-a for lunch.  This is where the story gets anticlimactic.  It started to rain, and it looked like it was going to stay rainy, so we decided since we have season passes and had a trip to pack for, we'd just head down the mountain.  With the aforementioned trip, that decision was fortuitous.  Although the boys were slightly disappointed, they got over it quickly and we headed home to rest up and pack up for the beach!