Jed had a birthday on June 23. He invited some buddies to join him on an Odyssey space mission at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center in Pleasant Grove. After 2 1/2 hours of adventure, they returned to our home for pizza, cake and ice cream, and presents. Fun was had by all.
Click here to view some pictures on Flickr.
I took the children (including Dallen, Jed, Bridget, Abby, Kendra, Pax and Dana (Meredith Hult’s sister)) to Lagoon on Tuesday. It was a miserably hot day. The sun was a real scorcher. There wasn’t much of a breeze, and no afternoon thunderstorm like is typical on a hot July day. Bridget opted to stay with me and Abby, as opposed to the older kids, knowing that by doing so she would not have to ride the Roller Coaster, Colossus, Jet Star II, or the new Wicked. She was safe with Abby.
Meredith and Carter Hult arrived later in the afternoon and joined us for some rides, including Rattlesnake Rapids. We all got soaked. We should have rode that when we first arrived.
I also took pictures of Abby on her very first amusement park rides, which she loved. Click here to view the pictures on Flickr.
Her favorite rides were the LadyBug Pop and the Dinosaur Drop. She giggled throughout, and raised her arms high each time we dropped. Mom’s stomach dropped too. I’m getting old.
I took some video with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 digital camera. The quality is actually pretty darn good. Some of the shots are a bit far away, but oh well. You haven’t got much time to put thought into how you’re going to record. The rides aren’t that long.
Meredith took Carter and Abby home fairly early (7:30 p.m.), which allowed Bridget to ride some more “scary” rides…like The Bat :-).