We arrived at Sesame Place about 15 minutes before they opened this morning. I think that was the longest 15 minutes in Adam and Jackson's history! Lucky for us the park didn't seem very crowded. We didn't have to wait for very long at each ride. Sesame has two different rides- the dry ones and the wet ones. We rode the dry ones first and then had lunch. After lunch when we were hot and miserable we changed into our swimsuits and hit the wet rides. Adam called all the waterslides Slip 'N' Slides and loved every single one of them. He was too short to go on a few and didn't quite understand. He and I went to some of those shallow pools with water squirting out everywhere and then he was satisfied not wanting to leave those areas. We didn't have our camera with us for the "wet activities" as it is not waterproof, but here are some pictures of the "dry activities".
We all rode Big Bird's carousel first. 
This was the Flying Fish ride. Jackson was excited to ride by himself. Adam wanted to ride with Jackson, but the rules said he had to ride with an adult. We had to go find an Elmo fish just like the one Jackson chose and then Adam was OK. I know this picture of me and Adam is blurry but it's the only one Kevin got with us looking towards the camera.
This was in a section of the park called Elmo's World. They have bushes and topiaries of the characters everywhere.
We went to see Elmo's World Live. They asked for audience participation, but Jackson refused to raise his hand. Adam was excited to see Elmo and Mr. Noodle. It was exactly like an episode from Sesame Street. This picture was taken on the set. We tried to get one with Dorothy the Fish but there were too many people in the way.
This was Jackson's favorite thing- the Climbing Nets. Adam and I went to do something else and could not find Kevin and Jackson anywhere, but we knew they were going to be in this area. We just forgot to look up! These nets were four stories high, and when I finally spotted them, Kevin was trying to squeeze through one of those tubes. He just barely fit through that one and thought he was stuck for good a couple of times. Adam and I joined them on the climb. It was a little freaky. I was OK as long as I didn't look down. We all 4 climbed across (which was a major workout) one section until we got to a tube. The boys went on and I turned back! I think Adam and Jackson would have gone back and forth through those nets all day.
After we rode all the wet stuff we could, (and it got cloudy and the wind picked up) we changed back to our clothes. Adam really wanted some popcorn, so we got a bucket to share and sat down to watch the parade. Adam's spot was on Kevin's shoulders for a little while.
Cookie Monster could really boogie. He was dancing like crazy and doing cartwheels down the street.
This is Zoe. She came over and Jackson and Adam both gave her high fives! No screaming, no running away, no tears. I think Jackson has finally conquered his fears of big furry creatures. Tomorrow will be the big test when we go eat breakfast with Elmo and some of his friends.
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