{"id":792,"date":"2010-06-03T08:53:52","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chloepoppins.com\/?p=792"},"modified":"2012-02-07T18:29:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T23:29:19","slug":"solo-at-carowinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chloepoppins.com\/?p=792","title":{"rendered":"Solo at Carowinds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00343.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00343.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Snoopy\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00343.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00343-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So yesterday, I took the kids to Carowinds on my own.  Everything was going fine until I made the mistake of riding one of the &#8220;kiddie&#8221; rides with Claire &#8230; and accidentally sat backwards.  YIKES!  When I got off the ride Sophie was REALLY worried.  Needless to say it took a while to recover and Sophie took over the &#8220;riding with Claire&#8221; duties for a while.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The park has changed ownership, and the &#8220;kiddie&#8221; area is not longer Nickelodeon themed.  It&#8217;s Peanuts, and it&#8217;s called &#8220;Planet Snoopy&#8221;.  We didn&#8217;t even see other parts of the park, or the &#8220;water fun areas&#8221;.  The kids had a blast and even got to see some of the &#8220;gang&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00345.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00345.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sam and Claire\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-794\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00345.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00345-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_795\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00341.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795\" src=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00341.jpg\" alt=\"On the Balloon Ride ... facing the correct direction!\" title=\"Sophie and Claire\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-795\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00341.jpg 528w, http:\/\/chloepoppins.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/img00341-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Balloon Ride ... facing the correct direction!<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What did I learn from this experience?  I learned that I can take the kids to the park and survive, but I also learned that I can&#8217;t ride the &#8220;no thrill&#8221; kiddie rides &#8230; They are appropriately named.  It&#8217;s no thrill to feel that bad and have to keep up with a two year old, even if you have a stroller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So yesterday, I took the kids to Carowinds on my own. Everything was going fine until I made the mistake of riding one of the &#8220;kiddie&#8221; rides with Claire &#8230; and accidentally sat backwards. YIKES! 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