Lollipop Park, or If Your Kids Weren't Afraid of Clowns Before . . .

In Colorado, McKay's dad took us out on a fun trip to Lollipop Park, which is essentially an indoors mini amusement park where everything is kiddo sized. The rides are pretty freaking adorable, I must admit, check it out:

From the mini carousel . . . 

To the mini Ferris wheel . . . 

To the mini teacups ride where the kids looked like they were loving every minute and the guardians looked like they were dying inside behind their smiles.

  While planning this trip, McKay and I kept estimating how long Lincoln could "last". Would he "last" through a 45 minute car trip there, "last" an hour or two there, and then "last" a 45 minute car trip back? 

  What we didn't count on was THIS little beauty:

  Mini train, suckers! The game was all over then. Lincoln could "last" until the apocalypse if the mini train was involved. However, as adults with senses that couldn't handle the constant noise, bright/flashing lights, and smell of feet in an indoor area for an indefinite amount of time, Lincoln put us all to shame in the "lasting" department. He really made the most out of that unlimited rides bracelet, though.

  Whilst McKay and his father tested their stomachs on the various rides that involved revolving in continuous circles, I spent most of my time focusing on the ambiance.

  Namely, the clown ambiance.

  The cutest of it was this sign of a nauseated clown in a teacup:

I feel you buddy. I feel you.

  Then there was the "put your head in the headless clown!" photo op:

And the back view. "HEAD! BRING US YOUR HEAD!"

  And then what I considered the creepiest: The trash-eating clowns.

"YES, MY PAINT IS PEALING. JUST LIKE THE DECAYING REMNANTS OF MY SOUL. ALSO, YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR HAND IN HERE. YOU WILL GET A NICE SURPRISE, I PROMISE. BA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA."

  Clowns aside, it was a good time. Especially since we also had a coupon for a free light saber-type thing. Which Lincoln promptly used as a cane.

  Like some kind of Jedi pimp. Just what every mother dreams of. *sniff sniff*