Story Land {Local New Hampshire | New England Giveaway}

Some of my earliest memories growing up are of my parents surprising me with vacations

 and day trips somewhere fun.  Story Land {located in Glen, NH} was an annual trip

 we would take and it was always so exciting when my parents would start planning our visit.  

Sometimes we would go just for a day, and other times we would go up for a 

week or a weekend and stay at a local motel or cabin.

{You cannot leave Story Land without taking your picture with Humpty Dumpty first!} 

Since my son was born, we've been carrying on the tradition and visiting every year with him.

It still amazes me that I'm sharing the same memories with him (and now Addison!) that my parents

shared with me.... and it makes me feel super old! ;)

The best part of Story Land is that it really is great for all ages. 

 For the optimum experience, the park is best suited for children ages 2-12, but just from looking 

at the site there are eleven rides that Addison can go on with me and/or Ethan and

Aidyn is old enough/tall enough to go on every ride by himself!

Those eleven rides are more than enough to keep Addison occupied during the day and

when Aidyn is on the bigger kid rides, Addison can visit some of my favorite places, like; Woman in the Shoe, the Three Bears House {pictured above} and Granny's Cottage.

Grandfather Tree is a big deal around this house.  Aidyn talks about it all the time.

When he was old enough to go up by himself, we would often have to go up and get him

because he was too scared to go down by himself.  Now, he doesn't even give us a second glance as he heads up the tree and goes down the slide.

We haven't told Aidyn yet when we'll be going to Story Land this year, but since he does know that

we go every year, he's been planning out his trip for weeks.  Every time we go to the grocery store he stops and grabs a brochure and points out all the areas he wants to visit first on the map.

We're going to surprise him by not telling him we're going and just pack him up in the car one day

and let him believe we're going grocery shopping.

If you've never been to Story Land before, here are some useful tips;

• If you have a dog, there are 26 pet kennels, FREE of charge, and on a first come first serve basis.
• Parking is FREE!  {And you can leave and come back during the day.}
• If you forgot your stroller you can rent one!
• There are plenty of places to eat!  You can find the 2012 Menu with ingredient list here.
• There are ATM's at the park.
• Have a blast!!

Now, are you ready for some great news?!  Story Land is giving one of my readers TWO tickets to visit them this season and create your own memories!!  The tickets are valid thru October 8, 2012!  

Entering is easy, but please read all the details, any/all entries that do not follow the rules will be deleted and the entrant will be disqualified.  Winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.  Good luck!

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Thank you to Story Land for providing tickets to both the winner of my giveaway and also to my family in exchange for an honest review.