Bay Beach (Aug 4th)

After dinner we went to Bay Beach. Everyone was excited about the new roller coaster. Some friends were planning on meeting us a little later.

We did the carousel first and then a few kiddie rides for Maya and then walked down to the roller coaster. Ben and Alex were going to go first, we knew Maya wasn't tall/old enough and she was ok with that but Alex was super excited. The girl who was working the front of the line determined that Alex wasn't tall enough, despite the measuring stick touching the top of his head and the fact that another boy his age who appeared to be slightly shorter than Alex was let on just ahead of them. She wouldn't budge with her decision, even when that other boy and his grandpa came over and stood right next to them to show that Alex was at least the same height if not taller than the boy who had just ridden. He was so disappointed, but handled it very well. It could have ruined the evening. Instead he focused on the Tilt-a-whirl which quickly became his favorite ride of the year.

Maya's favorite for this year was the Ferris Wheel. Ben rode it with both kids and then I rode it with both kids and quickly remembered why I never ride the Ferris Wheel as I got increasingly nauseous with each turn of the wheel.

Ben and I did sneak over to the Zippin Pippin while our friends took Alex for yet another ride on the Tilt-a-whirl. It really is a great little roller coaster and is surprisingly exciting for it's size.