Lagoon

Take one crazy, adrenaline-junkie little girl, stick her in an amusement park full of rides, and what do you get?

You get this:

And this:

And this:

Oh, wait. One of these things isn't quite like the others, is it? Turns out the slow-moving baby boats are a little too boring for our little thrill-seeker. She languidly splashed in the water the whole ride.

Anyways.

I know Sadie is crazy. I know she has no fear. I didn't really expect her to cry on any of the rides. But I didn't really expect her to laugh hysterically on every. single. one. We're not just talking baby rides here folks. She was exactly tall enough to go on some of the "big kid" rides. Like that picture above of her with Kevin? It's like a mini "Rocket," which bounces you quite high up into the air and drops you.

Loved it.

The tilt-a-whirl?

Loved it.

The spinning dragon ride that goes so fast the only pictures I could get of her were a blur?

Loved it.

At one point, my dad turned to me and said, "do you think you should be a little worried about her?" As in, should I be a little worried that she'll probably be jumping out of airplanes when she's 12? I have no idea. All I know is I've never seen another kid like her. She certainly didn't get it from me.

We also played in the water. The fountains, anyways. No one else wanted to get dressed in swim gear to take Sadie to the water park (least of all me), so this was our compromise. The best part was I got to take cool pictures of her while she had the time of her life... all while staying dry!

And then there was me. Yes, poor pregnant me. Couldn't ride a single ride (minus the carousel). Tired. Bored out of my mind. Cooking in the heat. The following picture is possibly the worst picture of me ever, but boy does it summarize my day.

I'll just leave it at that.