Today we were invited to join the Kaos to visit Gilroy Garden again.  We got there right before it was opened so we could get a season pass for Logan since he is now three.  The park was decorated for Halloween, and Logan enjoyed looking at the scarecrows, ghosts, cobwebs and spiders decorations.  Since we were there early, we decided to try out the Duckie paddle boat that usually has a long line.  Logan had a fun time boating in the lake while Stuart got a little bit of a workout.  Then we headed over to Logan’s latest favorite ride, the Backroads (car driving).  I was chosen to have the honorary seat next to Logan this time, and we all had a fun time just like our last visit.  We met up with the Kaos after the ride and we walked around the park together.  We then tried out a rock maze which was quite tall and turned out to be quite challenging.  Inside the maze, there were cobweb decorations and several Boo zones.  Shortly after we stepped inside, Mckayla got scared and started to whimpering.  So Michelle and I skipped all the Boo zones, just hoping to get out of the maze as fast as we could.  Connor and I were leading for awhile, and I was just happy to find the exit for Mckayla without getting lost.  Logan apparently did not enjoy their run either since Logan is not fond of cobwebs these days.

     We took a train ride (which of course Logan always enjoys immensely) and then had our favorite fish and chips.  After lunch, we let the kids play at the climbing playgrounds for awhile.  All four kids ran around a lot and had a great time.  Connor loved walking around the structures while holding my hand.  After we went down the slide once, he just wanted to keep going back to it, he even wanted to climb back up on the slide.  Connor is definitely the more daring one of the two.  Over at the playground, we also finally met up with Kristina and Josh after trying for awhile with multiple phone calls.  We ended up going separate ways from them after a quick catching up since we were heading a different direction.  We and the Kaos continued to walk around the park.  We all played at one of the carnival booths; Logan, Mckayla and Marcus were so happy holding their winning stuffed crayons, although Ted did have to be told by Michelle to let Mckayla win.  We hit a few more rides, then it was about time to wrap up another enjoyable visit to Gilroy Garden. 

     We stopped by the gift shop before heading out.  We were on the look out for a small bear for future emergency purposes so we asked Logan if Teddy wanted a friend as they had several there.  Logan was very fond of that idea, and he immediately bonded with a new bear.  He was holding one bear in each hand while sleeping on the way home.  He was holding only the new bear in the afternoon.  But after dinner and bath, Logan seemed to forgot about the new bear and was content with his old Teddy again.  Stuart decided to bring new bear to bed for Logan anyway.  Logan was happy to see him and chose to have all his bears sleeping with him.  In the end, he refers to both small bears as brothers.