Next Chris took Cupcake on the boat ride. Poor Dada could barely fit in the kiddie sized boat but fitting in was the least of his trouble. When the ride started Cupcake was thrilled to be driving and even did a few wooo woooo's at the top of her lungs. Meanwhile going round and round on a 8 ft radius reminded the hubs more of a teacup ride we both avoid than a boating extravaganza.
No park trip would be complete without a carousel ride, right? I made sure Cupcake got on one of the ones that goes up and down and off we went!
Finally came the airplanes. Cupcake has a major obsession with airplanes these days. There is a private landing strip near our home so we always see the cute little private planes coming in for a landing. Cupcake can hear them from miles away and it's like a game who can sign Airplane and point it out first. So, this ride was an obvious favorite. I went in and helped her buckle in first. She made it clear she was determined to "fly" by herself. Just to have the support of the staff I checked with the ride engineer to make sure I need to fly with her. BUT he said she could go alone. Drat. Can't teenagers take a hint from a first time, sometimes protective mother? Kids these days....:) Anyway, I walked out of the gate trying not to cry with the realization of cupcake's growing independence and determination. On one hand those are the dream qualities that I'm working to have on her list of attributes. On the other hand, I was kinda hoping to have a little more time before we full on practiced those. Sigh.
Clearly she enjoyed it....
And apparently I'm not the only Mom who has had to let her fiercely independent first born daughter spread her wings a bit.
Here's a few more from the day and two videos. I strongly recommend clicking the pictures for a larger view. A few of those facials are priceless.
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Oh wow! It looks like Chloe had a great time! I cannot wait to take Jaxon to Kiddie Arces.
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