D and I both celebrated birthdays last month, so I have now officially joined him in the 40’s club.
I had two Knott’s Berry Farm tickets that needed to be used before the end of the year, so we made it a birthday celebration and went last weekend.
Charlie Brown in a Frankenstein costume greeted us while we waited for the gates to open. k did not want to jump in for the photo opp–oh no, say it isn’t so!
Although fall is my favorite season, I am not too much into Halloween decor. Ghost Town had some creepy setups, but there were also trick or treat stations, so that was fun for the kids.
With n being over 48 inches now, a whole new range of rides became available to us. We rode Ghost Rider, Pony Express, Big Foot Rapids and Jaguar for the first time with the kids. In addition we went on Voyage of the Iron Reef, Coast Rider, Log Ride, Mine Ride, and Sidewinder. We tried to convince the kids to go on Montezuma’s Revenge, but they were not having it. I think they did not like the idea of going upside down. Next time!
We were able to practically walk on almost all of the rides except for the last one, Sidewinder (35 minute wait-time). We were ready to go home by noon!
On our way out of the park we stopped at the onsite Starbucks to try the Boysenberry Frappuccino. It did not have coffee like I thought, so the kids had some. It was more like an icy boysenberry smoothie.
Now that Porto’s is in Buena Park, it is a must stop if we are in the area. Lines were long, but not out the door.
This was my first time trying the Citrus Chicken Plate. This was SO good, and I would highly recommend it. The combination of flavors was spot on (I have been watching too much MasterChef with the kids!).
We brought our dessert home. Chocolate eclair for the kids and a special seasonal pumpkin eclair for me.
D chose the cappuccino mousse–yum!