Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the San Diego County Fair. Madelyn had been talking about riding on the ferris wheel ever since she laid eyes on it during the fireworks display, so we thought we'd let her enjoy a few rides. Yesterday was the last day of the fair and everyone seemed to have the same idea as us. One of my friends from high school, Craig, even put tickets at Will Call for us. It was a great treat to skip the long lines and get straight to the rides.
It didn't take long for us to realize we had a little dare devil on our hands. And I have to say, as a dare devil myself, I was a quite proud. But, as a mother, I was also a little nervous. She wanted to go on the rides that went fast and "twirled around." She loved a couple of them so much that she convinced her Daddy to stay put for a second round while Mommy handed over more tickets. One man came up to me while Chris and Madelyn repeated the Tea Cup ride, and asked, "Isn't your husband going to get sick?" I just laughed and thought, "Better him than me." ;)
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I went on a few of the rides with Madelyn, too. The first ride I chaperoned was the Spinning Balloons. As we stood in line I had both second and third thoughts about how this ride might be too much for a two-year-old. But Chris convinced me to give it a go, and boy, he was right. It was one of her very favorites! I also got suckered into riding the Flying Dogs. During the "flight" I leaned over to Madelyn and asked her if she liked the ride. Her reply: "No, this is not fun." I laughed so hard. She was right actually. In comparison to some of the other rides she had alread been on, this one was a dud.
We met up with Allison and Jessica later in the afternoon, and topped off our day with an elephant ride. "A real elephant," as Madelyn describes it.
Chris and I have decided that she is definitely ready for the big leagues. We have been contemplating taking her to either Legoland or Disneyland for her third birthday, and yesterday's adventure pretty much sealed the deal!
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3 comments:
We did LegoLand last summer and LOVED IT! There were big girl rides that I screamed on (OK, it doesn't take much for me - I'm a ride wimp) and there's a great water park there too. I highly recommend LegoLand. :)
I am very jealous on the real elephant.
Zona
How cute is Madelyn!! Maybe she will convince me to go on scary 100 foot drops when she is older like her mother!!
What great pictures! I can see that you guys are having a ton of fun! The elephant ride takes the cake tough! Love it!
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