The boys were concerned about the idea of spending the night. I was asked many many questions about whether or not there were beds and bathrooms in the hotel. After a lot of reassurance and confirmation, we started our trip to Hershey. We stopped off at the hotel to freshen up and use the potty. The boys were in complete amazement as they walked around the hotel room spotting the bathroom and tub and beds. This wasn't their first time in a hotel and I am assuming that they just don't remember but the conversations were hysterical. The kind of hysterical that you don't want to point out because they are just learning to engage in serious conversation.
Discovering the beds and breaking them in with some jumping.
And, using the potty.
It was close to dinnertime but there would have been tears if we didn't immediately go in to see some chocolate.
We boarded the cow ride
as the boys described it and spotted the Gabby cow.
They completely understand the purpose of the ride and that they were teaching us how to make chocolate. In comparison, last year, they just noticed the cows.
Upon leaving the ride, we were all given chocolate by a boy with downs syndrome. Connor was GRILLING him about the ride and asking if there was another ride available. The worker was so kind to explain that the rides were in Hershey Park and that this was chocolate world. Unable to control his "know-it-all" attitude, Connor started speaking over him with "oh, I knew that." He said thanks to the employee and moved on while the employee continued to explain to Michael the differences between the facilities.
Connor was in a happy place with all of the chocolate and shopping. He picked out kisses to make some pretzel doodles and requested his own bag separate from everything else.
Instead of leaving, we opted to eat in the food court. Jackson got started with his Twizzlers and Connor located his chocolate bar that he was given for riding the cow ride. He had tucked it into his coat pocket and wanted to make sure to keep it separate from every one else's. It was slightly neurotic but typical Connor.
After driving through the town and seeing the hershey kiss lamp posts and the lights on the coasters, we returned to the hotel for what was going to be a LOOOOOOOONG night.
Prior to deciding not to settle down, the boys picked up the phone to "call" Jake and Caleb to confirm that they were in Hershey. It was super sweet.
Connor just kept on saying how much he LOVED and it does require ALL caps LOVED Chocolate World. We discovered what we believe to be a feather allergy for Jackson as there was a lot of sneezing, coughing and eye rubbing until we removed the pillow from the bed. He was sharing a bed with Michael and apparently was having a FULL body shake until 3 in the morning. Michael relayed that he was just repeatedly saying that he was so excited. We threatened with not going to the park but how can you get upset with them about being so happy about going to the park.
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