To KC and back...

I haven’t posted in a while, because… I’ve been having too much fun!!!
We are on our way back, and I’m beat… dead tired… exhausted… bushed… fatigued… done in… weary… drained… wiped out… You get the picture!
Here’s a glimpse into our time at WORLD’S OF FUN in Kansas City!

This was the Boomerang. The Boomerang! A roller coaster! Did you hear me? I rode roller coasters! Can you believe it?!
Yes, I outdid myself and rode the Mamba first. A word to the wise: If you’re going to try riding roller coasters, don’t start with the Mamba. It was the biggest, baddest, fastest roller coaster at the park. It goes over 200 feet high and 75 miles per hour! But as I stood in line, I saw scads of little kids. I thought to myself, “If they can do it, surely I can! Right?!” *AHEM* I was so proud of myself though… I didn’t get sick or pass out. However… I think I opened my eyes only once the whole time.

The thing about roller coasters is it I do a lot better if I scream! The only problem is if I can’t get my scream started before we start dropping… It’s not coming out! I can only sit in petrified silence!

Little to say… I didn’t get my scream out on the Mamba. But I survived. After stumbling off the Mamba with Micah, Janie and Dad, we decided to hit the Timberwolf (Another rollercoaster) before we met back up with Mom, Jenny and Caleb. That one wasn’t even remotely as scary. But boy, was it bumpy! It was an old-fashioned wooden one. But I rode that one at least 7 or 8 times over the course of the day. (That was Caleb’s favorite) And by the end, I could even get my hands in the air!!! (Aren’t you proud of me?!)


The last rollercoaster I went on, was the BOOMERANG. It was crazy! It pulls you up, and SHOOTS you through a series of loops, twists, and turns up to the top on the other side. Then it drops you down to do it all again, only backwards!! Whew! It’s about 1 minute of TERROR! :o) lol
"Boomerang is a 12-story-tall, steel roller coaster that rockets riders -- forwards and backwards -- through a disorienting trip of corkscrew turns and upside-down loops. A thrilling roller coaster that catapults riders forwards, backwards and within the course of one minute, flips riders upside down six times.
Rider Experience: After boarding a Boomerang train, riders are pulled backwards to the top of a nearly vertical 12-story tower and then released to plummet at nearly 50 miles per hour down a steep hill. They turn and go through two corkscrew turns and a vertical loop, flipping upside down three times. Riders then head up another nearly vertical 12-story tower where the whole trip begins again... in reverse."
-Exerpt from World's of Fun Website


If you haven’t guessed yet, I’m NOT a wild-ride kind of person! I’m more the “Bumper Cars” type! ;o) lol

The Octopus! *Ahhhhh* Memories, memories...

This was my favorite ride as a very small girl. That is... Until one fateful day. When we went to the fair, sometimes mom and dad would let us choose one ride to go on. We would always choose the Octopus! Dad would sit in the middle and Micah and I would sit on either side of him. Once, Micah decided to do something else. I still wanted to do the Octopus, so dad and I got in by ourselves. Now, the key to the Octopus, is ballance. Two or three people, whose weight is evenly distributed, will not spin all that much. However, get a 8 year old girl and her dad in one of those things... And you've got quite the ride. I actually got so sick, they had to stop the ride before it was over to get me off. Dad said I turned 27 shades of green. I had never been on an Octopus since. But Caleb talked me into it. He actually handled it better than I did! :o) lol Note: Don't go eat dinner right before going on this ride.

The old fashioned cars are adorable! :o) I got to drive! YAY! We had some "mechanical problems." I'd be steering one way, and we'd be going the other way!!! I think I made dad and Jenny nervous! lol But it was lots of fun! :o)

Ahhh..... What memories!