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stevenpiziks) wrote2011-06-28 01:39 am
stevenpiziks) wrote2011-06-28 01:39 am
Family Day at Cedar Point
This year we celebrated Family Day by going to Cedar Point. Family Day is the day we adopted the boys. (Some families call this "Gotcha Day," but we don't like that--it sounds like the parents leaped out of the bushes and snatched the unsuspecting children away.) The official date was June 21, the day we were in court, but we arrived home and the boys became citizens on June 27, so we kind of celebrate at a point somewhere in between, whenever it's most convenient.
At any rate, we all went down to Cedar Point. This included Kala, who is up visiting from Arizona.
It's nice having a world-class amusement park only 2-1/2 hours away. It means you can do a day trip and not rack up hotel fees or airfare.
As most families do at Cedar Point, we broke apart, came together, and broke apart again in different combinations. Cell phones made this a lot easier. I spent time alone with each of the three boys at one time or another.
We discovered that although Maksim is tall enough to ride almost everything, he professed a terror of any kind of roller coaster, or indeed any ride that involved a height higher than six feet. Even the ferris wheel was a no. Kala can't handle swoopy or spinny rides anyway (I can't handle spinny rides), so she spent most of the day with him on smaller rides, though I spelled her.
Aran went on the Mantis, the stand-up roller coaster, and barfed toward the end. Turns out he can't do upside-down. I spent most of the day trying to convince him to go on other roller coasters, but he wouldn't. Kala got him on the Wildcat, a wimpy-ass roller coaster, and from there I coaxed him onto the Gemini, which he loved and went on several times.
Sasha bounced around from ride to ride. At first he was leery of many of them but, as is his habit, he got over his fear and went on nearly everything. The only one he avoided was the Power Tower. While we were waiting in line for one ride, we saw the new attraction. I forget the name, but it's a spinning swing ride that goes nearly as high up as the space needle. But it got stuck. The people on it hung in their seats for over half an hour before the ride slowly, slowly spun them back down again. I had wanted to try this ride, but not after that!
The weather was perfect--sunny and breezy. Since it was Wednesday early in the season, there were no crowds. The longest we waited in line was twenty minutes. Most rides had a five or ten minute wait. It was great!
At about 8:30, right when everyone was getting tired and ready to go home, thunderheads rolled in. Mackie started to freak out. Storms make him nervous and he was tired and far from home. I calmed him down and took his hand as we trotted for the van. We were a few steps away when the skies opened up, and we shot inside before the deluge really began. Just in time!
A good Family Day.
At any rate, we all went down to Cedar Point. This included Kala, who is up visiting from Arizona.
It's nice having a world-class amusement park only 2-1/2 hours away. It means you can do a day trip and not rack up hotel fees or airfare.
As most families do at Cedar Point, we broke apart, came together, and broke apart again in different combinations. Cell phones made this a lot easier. I spent time alone with each of the three boys at one time or another.
We discovered that although Maksim is tall enough to ride almost everything, he professed a terror of any kind of roller coaster, or indeed any ride that involved a height higher than six feet. Even the ferris wheel was a no. Kala can't handle swoopy or spinny rides anyway (I can't handle spinny rides), so she spent most of the day with him on smaller rides, though I spelled her.
Aran went on the Mantis, the stand-up roller coaster, and barfed toward the end. Turns out he can't do upside-down. I spent most of the day trying to convince him to go on other roller coasters, but he wouldn't. Kala got him on the Wildcat, a wimpy-ass roller coaster, and from there I coaxed him onto the Gemini, which he loved and went on several times.
Sasha bounced around from ride to ride. At first he was leery of many of them but, as is his habit, he got over his fear and went on nearly everything. The only one he avoided was the Power Tower. While we were waiting in line for one ride, we saw the new attraction. I forget the name, but it's a spinning swing ride that goes nearly as high up as the space needle. But it got stuck. The people on it hung in their seats for over half an hour before the ride slowly, slowly spun them back down again. I had wanted to try this ride, but not after that!
The weather was perfect--sunny and breezy. Since it was Wednesday early in the season, there were no crowds. The longest we waited in line was twenty minutes. Most rides had a five or ten minute wait. It was great!
At about 8:30, right when everyone was getting tired and ready to go home, thunderheads rolled in. Mackie started to freak out. Storms make him nervous and he was tired and far from home. I calmed him down and took his hand as we trotted for the van. We were a few steps away when the skies opened up, and we shot inside before the deluge really began. Just in time!
A good Family Day.