Lagoon!!!

Jon and I have been curious to see how our girls, specifically Lydia, would do at Lagoon.  Would they like the rides?  Would they tire quickly? Would the crowds overwhelm them? So for Lydia's birthday we decided that a family trip to the amusement park would be worthwhile. Just to see how they would handle it.  Our sweet neighbor works there and got us cheap tickets and so Monday Jon's mom joined us for our little adventure.

I'm also amazed at how fearless our girls are.  Especially Sophie! Lydia wanted to ride some of the rides alone (wait, what?!), and I suppose Sophie followed her lead when she did that, but at age two it blows me away that Soph would be willing to ride these rides by herself.

They loved Puff the little fire dragon (which they road on again and again and again), the boats that went in the water, these animals (especially the dragon and elephant) that would go up and down as they spun through the air in circles, and almost every other ride they went on.  I should mention that Lydia has been wanting to fly for weeks.  In a plane, or like Rainbow Dash. Doesn't matter to her. If only she had wings!  So we told her that when we went to Lagoon she'd get her chance to fly. And did she ever!

Far and away the favorite for both girls was the Carousel.  Total Carousel Love with these two.  Sophie found and fell in love with a kitty.  And unlike many other animals, there was only one kitty to be found and it seemed to be popular with all the other little girls.  So unless we were first in line, Sophie didn't have a chance at getting what she wanted.  She cried pretty hard when the kitty had been claimed and I put her on a frog. My mistake. So we switched her to a horse just before we started spinning. It cheered her up immediately. Lydia loved the zebra and the dog, and probably would have been happy to ride them all day. Sophie too.

Lyds also got to ride some swings that Sophie, disappointingly, is not quite tall enough to ride yet.  Next year Sophie.  Next year.

Oh!  And I better not fail to mention the fountain.  Water.  What is better than water on a hot June day?  They loved that until a Lagoon employee told them they couldn't run around barefoot in the water.

Let's just say that I'm amazed at what this little adventure did for their confidence, and I wish that these pictures gave you a better feel for the giddy excitement we saw written all over their faces!