Saturday, December 31, 2011

Oh and those rides!












I think it's safe to say that Oaks Park is one of my kids' favorite places on the planet. I have really been hearing it for not posting these pictures sooner. (Obviously they have not yet been to Disneyland.) This was, however, Daddy's first trip there along with us. Until this summer the only place with rides Joel had ever been with us to was the Planters Day carnival with its kid-centered rides and Ferris wheel. Somehow every time we went to a fair or Oaks Park, Joel was working.  So this was a verrry special treat. He had been rather skeptical of the fact that Amarra has been going on the scrambler with me since before she was 2 (I love this kid!) and had probably thought I was exaggerating Elora's love affair with the 3 mile an hour motorcycles and airplanes. No longer! And Seleia...Mikaela got her to overcome her fear of rides she had never been on before (we could not get her off of the Rock 'n Roll! Or get Joel on it, for that matter.) and she had so much fun!  This was really the first time she ever got to go off on rides with her friends and check back in with us later (*sniff*) and she was smiling so big at times I thought her face might actually crack. The biggest news of the day, though.....I found out while we were there that my husband had never been on a roller coaster.  Never. For those who don't know, I've been on pretty much every roller coaster from California to New Jersey. I love thrill rides. I momentarily reconsidered my marriage, but he saved the day by agreeing to go on Oaks Park's one upside-down coaster. He had a blast, don't let him tell you otherwise. Now we need to go somewhere with real coasters.  The kind not bolted to the asphalt. I've got some plans in the works, hee hee hee....

3 comments:

QCharmaine said...

You need to come visit, we can take you to Six Flags AND Great America! Lots of coasters!!

Who am I... said...

I remember once upon a time when you did NOT enjoy those totally fun rides...and I remember the summer that changed your mind!! SO MUCH FUN!

Melanie said...

Details, Maralie, details!!! :)