Another "Vacation"

Well, we just got back from lovely Sandusky, Ohio's star attraction, Cedar Point. Each year the B's parents treat the family to a few days at an amusement park. Last year was King's Island, this year was Cedar Point. This is the first year we took J, and incidentally, the first time she's slept in a hotel room (except for the time when she was like, 2 weeks old).

We got there on Monday afternoon and spent all evening from 5-10 in the park. Prior to that, we were swimming in the hotel pool. We rode a bunch of rides, and ate a really nasty $8.00 cheeseburger for supper.

By the time we got back, I was already exhausted. So on Tuesday, we got up early and went into the park again. We took the kids on a few rides, then Gran and Pap took them and we got to ride some grown up rides. Thank goodness... I think if I heard another cheeky kiddie song in "Camp Snoopy" I was going to puke.

I got a few pics of the kids on the rides. They look terrified, don't they? We're just conditioning them for when they're old enough to ride to good stuff. Then they'll be subjected to getting tossed, whipped, and otherwise catapoulted into the sky at breakneck speeds, all while trusting a hydraulic cylinder with your life. Some rides don't even provide you that as they hurl you into space.

It's amazing what technology has done for roller coasters. My goodness. The "Top Thrill Dragster" uses electromagnets to create 10,000 linear horsepower and shoot your body from 0-120 miles per hour in 3 seconds. There is no way that can be good for your internal organs. But there's no doubt that it's fun! I'll probably have a stroke tonight. Here's the best picture I could get of the ride as it "launched." Yes there are human bodies on that ride. See what I mean?

Anyway, we all had a good time, and the kids actually slept, much to our amazement. They had so much sensory overload all day, though, they were probably just incapable of remaining awake any longer. Overall, it was a positive experience.

Now just to get everyone reset into "behaving mode" and "sleeping at the right times mode." That's the real trick.