For weeks, we've been alerting Alex to an approaching visit to 'Elmoland' as he calls it. (Everyone else calls it 'Sesame Place'.) Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a commutable suburb of Philly, it's reachable by public transportation. We're all for that!
Alex loved the Amtrak ride to Trenton and he surprised us by talking about Trenton. Then, from Trenton, we board a SEPTA bus to Langhorne, which I told Alex was 'The Double Dutch Bus'. (A 1981 silly song by R&B producer/songwriter Frankie Smith. It's about missing a SEPTA [Philly and 'burbs] bus, so he has to take an alternate.) I played it for Alex while we were on the bus and he asked for it a few times.
Double Dutch Bus
Unlike the last time we were at "Elmoland", Alex understood everything that was going on. He was excited to be in the hotel. He was thrilled to be going to Elmoland right away. He was overwhelmed at seeing Elmoland. Then there was the walking around he wanted to do right away. There was a lot of coaxing onto rides needed. Mostly, he would have preferred to play in the playground areas. I knew he was excited, though, because he had no appetite - not even for ice cream.
There was the ride on Big Bird's Rambling River, which he started by himself, but finished in Dan's lap on his tube. There was the fun splashing at Ernie's Waterworks and the absolute terror of getting wet by the big bucket at the Count's Splash Castle. There was the thrill of getting to the parade. The starstruck looks on his face when he'd see a costumed character, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. There was his love of Elmo's World Live, seeing Mr. Noodle for REAL! (Kinda. This time around Mr. Noodle's Nephew Mr. Noodle was really a teen/college aged girl.)
And then, of course, there was the love of being in the magical Mr. Hooper's Emporium; a colorful place loaded with toys and clothing and bags - all Sesame related. He got three cars out of the deal; a police car, a firetruck and a school bus.
By our last evening there, he was up to scratching out itineraries. "I have to take a nap & rest & then we can go to the pool." (Meaning the hotel pool.) Sure enough, he slept very well that evening after the pool and on the Amtrak ride home from Trenton.
Yeah, we wiped him out in those four days.
One photo doesn't really do the trip justice. Visit this slideshow on Photobucket for more:
Sesame Place 2010
Monday, June 14
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