Over Labor Day weekend, the Saucier clan finally had our first chance to visit Sesame Place.
Disneyland bills itself as "the happiest place on earth". But when you're a 2-year old who has been watching Sesame Street every morning since before you could walk -- and when the first 2-syllable word out your mouth was "Elmo" -- Sesame Place might be actually be the happiest place on earth.
Our day started with a ride on Elmo's Flying Fish. Dad and Morgan climbed aboard, while Gwen watched from the comfort of her stroller. We weren't sure if Morgan would be afraid or not. Luckily, as soon as the ride ended, she begged "Let's go again!!!"
Next, we were off to Big Bird's Balloon race...
And then we followed-up the Balloon Race with some time in the Monster Maze.
Finally, it was time for "Elmo's World Live". It was just like Elmo's World on TV, except... well... it wasn't on TV.
"Guess what is Elmo thinking about today...? Fish!"
"Elmo's pet goldfish Dorothy has a question: How do you swim like a fish? Let's ask Mr. Noodle!"
"And now, Elmo will ask a baby..." (Hey, that baby looks very familiar!)
After lunch, it was time for the Sesame Place parade.
Morgan was so thrilled to see all her favorite characters: Abby Cadabby, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and the whole Sesame Street gang. In fact, she spent most of the parade jumping up and down with excitement... right on Dad's shoulders. (Ouch.)
Meanwhile, Gwen wasn't impressed by the throngs of screaming kids and singing Muppets. So she decided the parade was a perfect time to take a nap.
After the parade, we decided to try out some of the water rides. First up: Morgan and Mom braved The Count's 3-2-1 Splash Castle.
Needless to say, "Splash Castle" is an accurate description of the ride. Buckets of ice cold water dump themselves on unsuspecting castle guests, while hoses squirt you at every corner. This prompted Morgan to claim "this is CRAZY!"
Needing a warm-up after visiting Splash Castle, we settled down to enjoy "Abby Caddabby's Treasure Hunt Show". Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo and Rosita all joined Abby to search for clues to open the treasure chest. (Morgan was completely captivated by the show, to say the least.)
Hey, look -- the treasure inside the chest is books! (All the head honchos at PBS approve!)
After the show was over, it was on to some more water rides. Morgan loved riding "Slimey's Chutes" with Mom. She went on it four times and would have gone another four times if the late summer air didn't get so cool.
Finally, it was time to go.
Today's adventure was brought to you by the number "7" (the number of hours Morgan spent at the park without a nap) and the letter "X" (as in "x"-hausted, which is why Morgan fell sound asleep minutes after we got to the car).
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