Lagoon!

Jonah and I had the chance to go to Lagoon on Monday.  Dante, Alexys and Ataiya had bounce back passes so my mom offered to pay for Jonah so Dante would have a friend to ride the rides with.  I decided that I might as well go and take them so I could ride the rides too and my mom wouldn't have to go sit there all day.  I was hoping Keith could come too, but he had too much to do at work and it definitely made it cheaper to only pay for one ticket!

Jonah liked Lagoon last year, but he was too scared to go on a lot of the rides. He really wanted to go, but we made him promise he would go on the rides with Dante, since that was the whole point of him coming.  He promised he would go on all of them, but he never totally committed to Wicked.  They started out on Jet Star.  Jonah seemed a little nervous when they got off.  We went to Wicked next and Jonah did not want to ride it.  He waited while the rest of us went on it.  I love Wicked.  I can't help but scream like a little girl every time I go on it.  I am terrified and wonder why I'm on it every single time, but I love it.

After that we did the colossus.  Luckily there was no line so Jonah couldn't talk himself out of it because he was scared.  By the time we sat down he was crying and begging not to go.  It all happened pretty fast, but I told him he had to go and I put my arm around him and off we went.  He still seemed a little nervous at the end, but he said he liked it.

He was a little nervous to go again, but not as bad as the first time.  The second time he went on it he was able to relax and enjoy it and that was it for him being scared.  I'm glad because I felt horrible making my crying child go on a ride.  We almost got him on Wicked once, but I told him that he didn't have to.  I don't think he would like that one yet.

It was fun to go around with the kids, even if I had to sit by myself most of the time!

Me, Alexys and Jonah all rode together on the jet star once.

It was crazy hot all day.  I was sweating like crazy and begging the kids to go on rattle snake rapids so we could cool off, but I didn't get them on there until it got cloudy and was starting to rain.  Crazy kids.  They would get distracted because all of the lines were short and they were sure that the lines would get long if we didn't go on every ride we passed right then!  It was a really good day to go, we didn't wait long at all for rides.

We got soaked on the rapids.  I loved it!

The Spider is one of my favorite rides. 

I love this picture of the girls.  They were so funny.  Alexys talked non stop!  I teased them and tried to push them into boys because I'm mature like that!  It is interesting every time I do something for Jen's kids or take them somewhere I always feel the same feeling.  It seems like I can feel her there and she is thanking me and happy I'm with the kids, that is the best way I can describe it.  It is always followed up with a moment of sadness for all that Jen is missing out on.  I always like to turn on the music loud in the car when they are with me and sing with them (Alexys and Dante both love to sing along to the radio and they seem to know every song) because that is what I know Jen would do.

Jonah went on the screamer with me.  Jonah and I didn't want to go on the rocket so while the other kids went on that we went on a few rides together.  It was fun just hanging out with him.  He was so good and kept saying thank you.  I was really proud of him.

We were there from opening to closing.  I have never felt so old as I did that night.  My feet were aching and I was so tired!  Caitlyn didn't want to go to Lagoon, she hates rides, so she stayed home and watched Hallee and Wyatt until Keith got home from work.  She is a cheap babysitter, she only charged us one beanie boo!  I'm really glad Jonah and I were able to go.