Thursday night Grant and I went on a date to ride all of the midway rides without the kids... And it was a LOT of FUN... until we went on a Gravitron aka Hurl-a-Whirl... you know the one that spins around and you're pressed against the wall... and it lifts up in the air sideways while doing that... No? not ringing a bell? Well let's turn to ye ole internet for a picture:
Yup. That's the one. I've always been fascinated by the physics of it and scared stupid by the horror stories of things gone wrong on it.
We decided it was time to face my fear... and I will never go on one again. (I'm the one the hurled... thankfully after the whirling ended...)
But have no fear... I did enjoy several of the other rides!
Now that that horrible confession is out I'll let you laugh at me and then you can read about the kid's ride day...
Are you done laughing?
OK then...
Friday the kids and I went to the parade... which was AWESOME especially compared to the 4th of July parade here. I love that even though the rules of the parade specifically state NO THROWING CANDY, several groups did anyways. What is a parade without thrown candy?
After lunch we trekked up the hill to the fair grounds (I rode a whopping 12 miles hauling those kids yesterday... minus when the hill got steep enough that the trailer pulled me backwards and we had to walk up the rest of it. Come visit and I'll introduce you to Jensen hill... it kills me every time. Hey Josh - do you want to come show me how its done?... riding up hill?)
We arranged to go around the rides with another family so that the kids could help coral each other and the moms could take turns on the rides with them (Sondae is pregnant and can't handle motion. Gauge is too little and not allowed on... even the merry go round in my arms.).
The pay one price bracelets were definitely worth it. The kids went on almost every kiddie ride. And some of them twice. They were a little bummed when the dragon roller coaster broke with the group before they got on... And on every ride Cairn got off and asked, "Did you hear me scream?!"
Sondae with Cerise and Scotty.
Mirror maze. Cairn led the way easily. Cerise ran into the glass multiple times.
Cairn in the back and Jamie in the front.
Cerise in the back, Scotty in the front. Cerise watched the center pole with a concerned face the whole time.
All four kids in a race car. They all set it going with a chorused "Ready! Set! GO!"
Cairn in the Ferris Wheel.
And one more instance of screaming like a girl... Right at bedtime I remembered that I needed to bring in the laundry. I opened the back door and there, waiting to come crawling in was a giant spider... the abdomen was the size of a quarter!... There I was with no shoes... Luckily the whole family ran over
Wow 12 mile plus a hill... killer hill! Oh and that ride you threw up on is one of my favorite rides. I never seen anyone puke but then again most throw up story end with "luckily I made if off the ride before I puked". The ones that scare me are the ones with the built in puke catcher...eeeewwww!!! I'd need to clean it myself or be the first one on to be talked into riding those.
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