Since it was President's Day weekend,
I decided to save my "benjamins"
(ok more like "jacksons")
and make it a Groupon filled activity weekend!
Saturday I took the kids to Jambo Amusement Park
Aside from the fact that it's in an older area of town and we were the minority,
(white with blonde hair!)
we had a blast!
And it was easy to spot my kids!
First we hit up the swings!
Then we headed to the train ride!
Next they bolted to the jungle gym.
Next Up: Laser Tag
Only 5 and up could play
But they let Taylee in anyway.
She thought running around in the dark was overrated.
But Anden loved it!
Then we moved on to mini bowling.
Where Taylee marched right up there and
overhand THREW the ball down the lane!
Anden quickly showed her the proper way though.
(and clearly she really was paying attention!)
We stopped at the Flying Elephants for a ride
Now onto the Robotic Animals
That was Taylee smiling until 1 minute after that picture.
when the worker wasn't paying attention and accidentally directed the giraffe
RIGHT into that free standing huge palm tree.
I watched in horror from behind the gate as she panicked to pull the giraffe out of the way
while the palm tree came crashing down
RIGHT on Taylee's head.
It was slow motion and I could see it was going to smack Taylee.
But all I could do was yell "WATCH OUT!"
After the collision, I jumped the fence and ripped Taylee off the giraffe
while giving my best Mama Bear stare at the worker.
Taylee was shocked and frozen.
The worker was apologizing profusely.
Taylee had a big goose egg on her head.
So we rushed to the food area where the manager gave her a
free bag of ice.
Wow, really?!
You think that'll offset a negligence suit?
Seriously why does this always happen to my kids?
(Remember Anden & Costco & the resulting bag of ice?)
When I could see the lack of obvious customer service,
we moved on to the next attraction.
With the bag of ice attached to her forehead.
Final stop: Mini Golf
As we were getting our clubs/balls from the worker,
he glance down at Taylee and says
"Ahh sweetie are you ok? I saw that crash right on you! That's never happened before!"
Well of course, she's the first.
Once she saw the mini golf course, she forgot about her wound.
"Here Mommy, hold my ice in your purse so I can play!"
And off they went.
Anden was very competitive
Taylee...well she just did her own thing!
And of course she managed to hit her head underneath the horse
on the same spot she got hit by the palm tree earlier!
(and I managed to get a pic at that very moment!)
Double Goose Egg!
After mini golf, Anden was begging to play arcade games.
So I finally relented and reached inside my purse to get quarters.
And wouldn't you know it.
My wallet somehow wasn't in my purse,
Really?!
I proceeded to stick my whole head in my purse just to make sure.
Then again did the mental scramble.
(it's a dance move I've unfortunately mastered)
And the same conclusion occurred.
I'm losing my marbles.
I was paying bills at home earlier
and hopefully left it sitting on the couch.
So not only am I saving "benjamins",
I'm also saving "washingtons" too now.
Talk about a humbling and desperate feeling to not have a single penny with you.
Good thing I got gas before I left home!
So I marched the not so pleasant troops on out of there.
And proceeded to explain how we weren't going out to dinner after all.
Unless they take gum wrappers for payment.
Because the bottom of my purse is filthy rich with those. 
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