And we were out there havin’ fun…..

We took the family to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on Sunday. Not sure what we were thinking, other than it was sunny and the Boardwalk is only 45 minutes away from our house. It was PACKED. We ended up having a great time though, so no complaints here. I can’t tell you how much I love my Phil and Ted’s Stroller – which, along with my parents help made the day possible.  Maybe I will do a post on strollers soon….

By far, the best part of our little adventure was when Kevin and I and the two older boys rode the Log Jammer. I am SHOCKED that both Isaac and Josh didn’t back out of this at the last minute because that is a serious drop at the end. My mom stood at the bottom and snapped the best series of pictures:

So, what you can’t really see is that Isaac is in front of Kevin and Joshie is in front of me. I almost squeezed the life out of Josh on the way down that hill. The paranoid schizo in me couldn’t help imagining him flying out of the ride. At the end I couldn’t tell if he had fun or was just relieved to be out of my death grip. When we got off, both Josh and Isaac said “that was AWESOME!” Seeing a “roller coaster” through a child’s eyes again was so fun. It felt like we made a really great memory in that moment. It also felt like maybe I needed a blow dryer and a new pair of pants to wear.

Growing up in Carmel and having been a big fan of the movie the Lost Boys, I spent a good chunk of my life believing that Santa Cruz was filled with real life vampires. I never really wanted to go there for fear of being whisked off to that cave they lived in a forced to eat maggots. Great movie. Anyhow……If you have ever been to the Boardwalk and experienced the humanity there, then you can’t really blame me. I have to say though, as an adult, I enjoy the unique hippie weirdo culture (that’s the technical term) that is Santa Cruz. It is a fun place to visit. Here are some more shots from the day….

There really aren’t words to describe how funny my mom climbing into that kiddie ride was. The attendant eventually asked her to get out because it wasn’t safe….

Me and Joshie having a grand time waiting in line for the Sea Dragon ride. I actually went on it with him and almost got vertigo. I am getting old.

Ah, the toothless wonder. He looks so adorable with this missing tooth and it is fun to watch him try and say words that start with “F”.

Me and mom, matching smiles and sunglasses. Not sure why I look so tall here. She must be shrinking….

Josh on one of the rides, he looks so old here it kills me. What happened to my baby Joshie?

Dad and Elijah. I feel like I will owe him an apology for that hat in a few years.

With three little people in our lives, this is as close as we get to a family picture.

At the end of the trip, 2 of the 3 gave in to sleep. The oldest sat in the back torturing my mom by wiggling his other loose tooth. Ah, good times.

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