Our Second Day at Gilroy Gardens

Pictures from Day two of Gilroy Gardens

We started off with a fun Carousel ride

and a walk around a small waterfall

A family picture

and then off for some more rides

Driving around the car track

Isn't this a really cool natural archway

Holly got to be the driver which she enjoyed

This was a neat tunnel we went through

There was a 1950's theme

It is really beautiful out there

Trees and water, rivers

It was like driving through 50's suburbia

The car we drove was in the same style

when we went around the track we could see around curves and in the distance

Chloe and her family, she got to be the driver too

All the sets were neat and Holly liked to point out all the fun stuff she saw

This was a little area where a motorcycle officer came out of the barn.

It of course scared Holly out of her wits when she heard the siren.

Here is Kathy with Baby Dylan

and Chloe with Eric.

Here are some beautiful flowers

Later on the girls decided they wanted to go on the Swan ride in the lake

Here we are awaiting our turn

Holly wanted the Yellow Duckie instead of the White Swan

The ride ended up being way more fun for the girls then the daddies.

Because of the weight difference the boat leaned to one side

Since the girls were too small to reach there feet and pedal, for a while Joel and Holly went around in circles

By the end of it, Joel was hot and tired

But Holly sure had a super fun time.

Chloe and Eric rode the swan and also had a blast

While the kids were on the Duckies we rode the Artichoke ride with Baby Dylan

I saw this cool sculpture while waiting

Dylan liked this ride specifically because he could see the water and the swans

And here is Holly and Daddy Survived and back on land

It was hotter on the second day

and the girls were tired and wanted to ride on Daddies Shoulders

This is an awesome tree if I recall correctly it is six different ones all woven together.

Here the girls are on another spinning ride

Around and around they go

Later we found a rock maze, lost Joel tried to climb up to find our way out.

It led to a waterfall

It was a nice area to play in

But ultimately it was really loud and though she wanted to be near the water

It was all a bit overwhelming

Chloe on the other hand got all wet from splashes

This is the view from a sky rail

It went through a butterfly garden

You could ride above or walk the paths below

We did both, there were lots of neat plants

Here Holly is checking out the map while we decide what to do for lunch

This is the entrance to the Holly Garden, Holly loved seeing her name up in print

We explored and I never realized how many types of Holly trees and bushes there were

It was a great day.  We had so much fun.  Below are a few more pictures from my phone that I took throughout the day.