Spoiled Rotten

Today could be a very interesting day! After 3 solid days of pure spoiling by the beloved Uncle Darin, my kids are loaded with sugar - ice cream, fudge, doughnuts, pop, you name - and accustomed to entertainment from Ohio best rides at Cedar Point, local amusements at Putt N Stuff and operating on less sleep than normal. But I am ready! I have had my coffee, the time out chair is ready and a mandatory nap time is scheduled.

We had a lot of fun at Cedar Point this year. Javin was so excited because he reached the last height requirement for the roller coasters. So he put in a whirlwind day riding 13 major rides 18 times. He lucked out with the kid swap feature Cedar Point offers. Darin and Javin would wait in line while I took Kailyn on the kiddie rides. After their ride, Javin and I could go up the exit and he got to ride it again with me. So he got 2 rides for the wait of one. Cool! I don't think he realized the value of this feature, but I sure did.

He had several favorites: the praying Mantis ,that's what he called it (It's the stand up coaster, I think he liked it just because Mom doesn't.) and the Maverick (new for 2007 and very fun although a little bit rough) and the Raptor (still one of THE best rides). He even took on the Top Thrill Dragster, traveling 120 mph to a height of 420 feet. Now that's pretty brave for a 7 year old.

Kailyn was awesome at the amusement park too. She had a blast riding all the kiddie rides. I think we managed to get her to every single one at the 3 kiddie lands throughout the park. She really liked the Jr. Gemni roller coaster and rode it 4 times. She even tried the Woodstock Express coaster at Camp Snoopy even though it goes a bit faster. She liked it but didn't want to do it again. She was very brave too. She thought we should be called the brave family because we like to ride roller coasters. She's a little more timid about the fast rides than Javin was at her age, but I think she will come around in time. She also liked the sky ride and antique cars. What was amazing was that a 4 year old was still in a good mood right up to closing at 10 pm.