Fun Fun Fun

More vacation notes. After the blueberry farm we took the kids to Worlds of Fun for the afternoon. Every year, the Yellow Employee club has a picnic there and we get some free tickets. There's also a buffet, which would have been delicious if I'd been able to eat any of it. I did get to have ice cream and pink lemonade though. I think the kids had a really good time. Just look at their faces:

We took a short trip to Camp Snoopy. The kids are getting a little old for it, but they've added this awesome ball attraction. We shot foam balls at each other and sucked more balls into air tubes. The kids gathered balls in canvas bags and carried them all over the enclosure looking for open guns to shoot them out of. It was really hard to leave, but we had other rides to conquer.

The kids rode an amazing number of rides that I wouldn't even consider riding. They hit every major roller coaster, and rode some of them twice!

One of the rides they loved was this crazy ride that started out spinning them in a circle horizontally, then lifted and spun them vertically. It went FAST!

They even rode the Boomerang and the Mamba!

Here's a little perspective for you! This is the Boomerang. The Mamba is much taller and has an almost vertical drop. Zach decided not to do that one a second time.

The kids loved the thrill of the Timber Wolf. It's shorter than the other coasters but more rickety. I think their favorite was the Patriot though. They rode that one barefoot.

Of course, Chris absolutely adored sharing all of the thrilling rides with the kids. They tried their best to get me on the rides, but the best I coud manage was the Sea Dragon. Note that I had my eyes closed the entire time. We all greatly enjoyed the Fury of the Nile, and not just because we got wet. :)

After dinner we rode some of my favorites. We hit the Bumper Cars, the Antique Taxi cars, and of course, the Carousel. I know it's hokey, but there's something about picking a horse and riding around and around with the ones you love.

What a wonderful day!