IX Indoor Amusement Park

Every year Cleveland turns the IX Center into a huge indoor carnival. There are probably over 50 rides inside complete with games, petting zoos, food, and live entertainment. Last year was the first year that I took the kids and they had so much fun that I took them again this year. They even have rides that are perfect for Nolan. They have everything from a 120 foot slide to the spinning cups and more. It is the perfect place to take kids who like to do everything. You pay one price at the door and can ride all the rides all day long. Where they get you is the food and games. They also got to meet Dora and Diego.
We spent a little over 6 hours there and I never heard them once ask when are we leaving or complain about being tired. They had so much fun and it was a great way to kill some time on a cold rainy day. They can't wait until it comes back next year and we can go again. Next time Payton will be a little older and bigger and will be able to go with us. Here are some pictures from our day.


Maddux and Nolan on the swinging swings. Brooklyn was too tall and couldn't ride for fear that he legs would hit the ground.


Nolan on a spinning ride. He was too small to ride the firetrucks so I took him on this one while Brooklyn and Maddux rode them.


Maddux passing Brooklyn on the firetrucks.


Brooklyn on the firetrucks.


This is Maddux on the spinning cups. This was one of the rides I got to go on them with and got this picture. They made me spin it as fast as I could. Needless to say this was the last spinning ride that I went on.


Brooklyn and Maddux going up in the bee. The only way that they would let Nolan on is if I went so we are in the bee right behind them.


Here is the giant slide. The first time Nolan went with Brooklyn so she had to help him up the stairs. You can see that Maddux is almost down and Brooklyn and Nolan are not yet half way up. I felt bad for the people who got stuck behind them up the stairs. There was probably a good 3 t o4 minutes where no one went down because they were all stuck behind Nolan.


Nolan on the Carousel. Note the intense look.


Maddux on the Carousel. I don't know what is up with his smile. He use to have a perfect smile and now has this one. Maybe it will change back.


And Brooklyn on the Carousel.


Brooklyn after her ride down the slide.


This is probably my favorite. They went on the bunnies and Brooklyn and Nolan sat in front while Maddux was in the back. I don't think Nolan was too excited about this ride, probably getting tired, but Brooklyn put her arm around him the whole ride. I also love the fact that Nolan wore his Wiggles hat almost the whole day. This is the first time that he has really worn a hat for more than a couple of minutes.


The three of them in the bunny ride.


Nolan riding on the caterpillar. Another ride that he went on while the other two were on their own ride.

So that was our afternoon. The kids had a blast and I wore them out for a good night's sleep.