Lagoon!

We went to Lagoon (amusement park) to meet up with some of my family and play! It was great to see my sister, Jo Anna, and some cousins. Mostly, we took the kids on rides and catered to them but Merril and I were able to go on a newish ride called Wicked. It was kind of a lot of work but Maxine had a blast. She was able to take off with some cousins and go on lots of rides. Here's Jack on the Dinosaur Drop with Merril. He had fun once the ride started but he seemed scared as he sat there. Jack had the most fun playing in some dirt with his truck after lunch. *sigh* He's easily entertained by dirt. Other than that, it was Baby Boats, Little Airplanes, etc. The Animal Kingdom Train ride was also a bit hit. Jacky thought the little train was extra awesome! (I really should've cropped this one before posting but I'm in a hurry!)

And of course we have the carosel. Maxine thought the horses were beautiful and imagined she was a princess.

And lastly, and totally unrelated, I'm finally going to get a zucchini from my garden and I'm super excited!!! (I know, everyone can grow zucchini but me.) I've been out there pollinating for months and the work has paid off! Zucchini and squash just don't like my back yard, it's super hot back there in the afternoon. My squash keep meandering but I've yet to even see a female flower on it.This year, my carrots have been the most fun for me! They're fun little surprises waiting to be plucked from the ground. (They pretty much taste like store carrots so the fun is all about pulling them up.) I think they'll make a nice side dish with part of the greens still attached at the top and not chopped at all.

Oh whoops, one more thing. Merril got a trampoline from his Aunt Margaret. I don't think she gave it to us; rather, we can keep it at our house and let our kids jump on it and if she ever wants it back, she can have it. It's old school: no net to keep the kids from flying off. The ground in our back yard is so hard, I'm sure I'll have some broken bones by the end of the week. (No one's jumping because it's hot outside.) And Merril's going to be gone ALL NEXT WEEK for a 50-mile hike with the scouts so I'll be posting lots of pictures of me looking glum and worn out.