The first part of the Idlewild is Story Book Forest, 
where the girls met Raggedy Ann...and two imposters

Ally was very happy to see Little Miss Muffet's spider, and to find 
The Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe

Beth prepared to make her rightful claim to the throne; hanging out with their aunt, Alice; at a teapot house

Having fun with blocks and a "flying carpet"

Hmmm....it seems this Alice is too big to fit through the keyhole.
So is this Beth. But Ally--Ally is just the right size

We left the Story Book Forest for some swingin' and slidin'

"Floating" balls and those "roungy-roungy" rides that make me barf....

The day got hot, so we spent some time at the waterpark, where I revealed acres and acres
of gleaming white belly flab to horrified children. And yes, Joni and I went down those slides

After I was ejected from the waterpark (and told not to return until I got a shirt or a tan),
we went back on some rides. The girls loved that green "caterpillar." More about that later.

The "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" ride was very cool. 
I never appreciated that show until I became an adult

Posing with Joni's mom, who bought the girls some Idlewild t-shirts to celebrate the occasion

I lost count of how many times the girls rode The Caterpillar. It's a mini roller coaster 
with a canopy that comes over you while you're riding it. Cool, huh?

Whenever we go to Pittsburgh, we stay at the Conley Inn and enjoy its waterslides

More gleaming white belly flab! 
On that note, perhaps it's time to go...