Dare Devils

Monday we went to Sea World. The kids, especially Allie, were super excited...
They wanted your firstborn child as an entrance fee, but Allie was the only one tall enough to go on some of the rides, so we managed to get in another way.
We found a kids section that had a ton of cool little rides- a bit like a state fair, but the rides look like they won't fall apart and aren't 40 years old. One of the best was some sort of free-fall crab ride. The ladies that ran it were nice and let Wesley in. Hmmm...


BEFORE:
DURING: (it was hilarious for me to just see a little blond, then only a pair of tennis shoes)
WWEEEEEEEE...
The real trouble came at the end of the ride. Everyone thought he was terrified. But we know our son's crys and this one was of the infuriated variety. He was furious that the ride stopped going up! He sat there and screamed for a few minutes until finally he was unlatched and was dragged off crying pointing back at the ride.
Tuesday we drove over to Busch Gardens in Tampa. (Yes, you are right, we'll leave Disney for another day- or decade). It poured rain the entire drive over- probably New Mexico's annual amount. When we arrived it stopped raining hard and the park was deserted- so much so we thought it was closed. We had most of the place to ourselves and started in the kids section.
We realized that Joy and I could go on some crazy rides because there was no one in line. We found some roller coasters that Allie could go on. She is quite the little dare devil. This is a little more relaxed single car ride.


I took her on this roller coaster next. It had a few loops and was pretty quick. She had a good time, I think, but...used her vocabulary when she was done. She is always using the phrase "little bit." I asked how she liked the ride and she said it was a "little bit too bumpy, and a little bit too fast." This is a very Allie thing to say. She thought a little bit more then said "no Dad, it was a lot bit too bumpy and a lot bit too fast."

Joy and I rode this thing. You just look at it (web shot) and think that's just not right:
The photo does not do justice. It takes you to the top of this cliff, holds you there over the edge so you can see down, then waits a random amount of time and drops you straight 90° down. Here is your distinguished author waving to his daughter at the bottom of the drop:
Here is a shot of Allie learning to drive:
One of the greatest hits was the log ride. We never waited once and all had a good go of it (except Wesley). I'm surprised that our kids did so well. Or, maybe you should be the judge:
The idea of making a funny face for the camera was good in theory and always started well.
But always seemed to fall apart by the bottom (click the photo).