The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down...

After the football game on Saturday, we convinced my sweetie that it might be fun to run up to Lagoon for a couple of hours. The kids wanted to ride some of the crazy rides and my sweetie and I were thinking we might just sit and watch. Or maybe just sit... it was a long week...

We got there about 6:00 pm and headed for the bumper cars. It was a ride that all four of us (Curly and Baby Doll) like to ride. The lines were longer than we expected, but we still got in on the second round. My sweetie was feeling a little queasy when we got off the ride, so we sent the kids to ride a coaster and then the sky ride. After that they could join us on the other side of the park. 

By the time we met them, the winds were coming up, so we decided to walk over to Pioneer Village and maybe grab a bite to eat. My sweetie grabbed a picnic table under a little canopy while we ordered some food.

While we were waiting for our roasted corn on the cob, the winds blew the container with all the little salt and pepper packets all over the ground. That's when it began. 

The rains started and we ran over to the picnic table. About 20 feet away, a tree cracked and came down. Then another one. People started running; men were checking to make sure no one was injured. We quickly wolfed down the rest of our food and headed out into the pounding rain. 

By the time we got to the car, we were all drenched. Then it was almost 30 minutes in the parking lot before we could get out on the road and then drive 40 mph most of the way home. 

That was quite an investment for literally 2 rides at Lagoon, but what an adventure!!

Last Day of Summer

Today was our last day of summer, although that's not quite right because Scout actually started school online today. (Bingham is doing the first two weeks of school online because of a delay in their construction project.) Baby Doll and Curly start tomorrow and it just happens to be Little Warrior's birthday tomorrow, so we decided to have a little fun and make a quick trip to Lagoon. 

We picked up the grandsons from daycare and got to the park just after it opened. The sky was overcast with smoke because of the fires, but traffic was light and the boys were excited to get on the rides. 

Curly and Baby Doll are amazing with the little ones, so my sweetie and I just got to mostly hang out and take pictures. 

We did go on a few rides. Little Warrior likes to go on OdySea with me because I know just how to hit all the water spouts and according to him, we get "just the right amount of wet." It's hard to believe he isn't already 4.

We left Lagoon around 2:30 and brought the boys back to the house with us. Little Warrior wanted to open his birthday gifts, but we told him he had to wait until his parents got here. The kids settled into a movie and I laid down for a nap. I haven't been sleeping well lately. 

When Beauty and The Beast arrived, Little Warrior could hardly wait to get his gifts open! He was so excited about everything.

You know, it's so much more fun to give gifts when the receiver appreciates them. 

Happy birthday, Little Warrior!!

Another Fun Day at Lagoon

We got off the plane late Thursday and home around 10:30 pm. For us that was 12:30 and the kids wanted to talk for another couple of hours. I dropped into bed exhausted, but morning still came and I had still promised Beauty that we would take the boys to Lagoon.

The Beast was off on a worktrip and their daycare closed for the holiday, so she needed to make other arrangements so she could get to work.

We got there about 11. The park was hot!! We had fun though. Just check out these pics..

My life is so fun!!