Busch Gardens morning

Micah has been under the weather since Monday afternoon with a fever and even missed preschool yesterday.  But his fever broke last night and he was ready to go today so I took the boys to Busch Gardens.  It was so not-crowded that it was wonderful.  Even the Florida September heat didn't take away from the fun of a crowd-free amusement park.
We started out by riding the train all the way around the park.  My boys love them some trains.

 Right across from the trains is a little playground filled with hippos to climb on. So Micah and Liam got busy.

Micah took a minute to pose...

and then Liam had to follow suit.  It made for a cute picture!

Any room for little brothers in there?

The next shots are two little series of Liam.  First, the planes.  When we were at Kennywood a few weeks ago, Micah had a turn on the planes.  I thought he wanted to ride again and this time Liam was allowed to ride too.  So I got Liam all buckled into the plane, and then turned to put Micah in and he all of a sudden wanted no part of it.  So my brave and fearless Liam rode all by himself!
Can you spot the blond head?

Liam also loves birds.  And while Micah was starting to explore the hippos, Liam was saying hi to the birds.  One thing you need to know about Liam is that he is a non-discriminatory wafer.  He will wave at anyone and anything.  And he thinks that birds in particular need to know of his love and attention, expressed through his waves.  So he followed/chased/harrassed them.  And waved. A lot.

And to top it all off, it's Thursday - $2 Happy Meal Day. The boys were worn out and totally full by the time we got home - coincidentally at naptime.  A happy time really was had by all.