My 4 Year Old is an Adrenaline Junkie

On Saturday, we decided that we would brave the heat, and the crowds, and take the chitlins to Busch Gardens.  The last time we went was in November, and Cam was itching to see the elephants, and since you can pay for a day and go all year for free, we thought, meh.  Why not? 

It turns out that there are a lot of new sights to see at Busch Gardens this year.  Kangaroos being one of them.  The rule is that you have to be at least 5 years old to see the Kangaroos.  I don't like rules much, so with Camdyn grinning, and showing her toothless smile, we walked right past the attendant at the gate, and I let my 4 year old pet Kangaroos.  Shhhh.  Don't tell.  Chloe & Daddy had to wait outside the gate. 

Cam just happens to be working on the letter "K" at school this week, so I took lots of pictures of the Roos and will print them for her class to make "art work" out of.

See how they can fit their whole heads & necks out of the fence?  Maybe that's why little ones can't be in there, because they could get bitten, or they could pull the kangaroos ears....I'm not sure.  I should google it.  Rules. Ah.

And, then we headed to the new Sesame Street section for kids.  Cam rode a roller coaster and I put Chloe in her swimmies so she could get wet.  She loved it!  This is her excited face!  It's, not her "OMG I'm going to cry" face.  The girls played in the water for about 45 minutes, and then I realized it was 1:00 and they must be starving!

So, we headed for the A/C and opened up the cooler.  That's right, they say no coolers, but you know I don't follow rules that much, so we pack one every time we go.  They've never said "boo" to me about it, even when they inspect it at the gate.  See why I love this park?  So, we lunched and then we rode the carousel.  This picture of Daddy snuggling Chloe is so precious, although the carnival lights made it a tricky edit....they look a little orange, although in B&W I'm sure this photo would be hang-able for me...I love a good picture of daddy & his girl.

And, Camdyn was riding the horsey next to me.  So, I snapped a picture of her too.  She kept telling me to hold on.  She was afraid I would fall off.

And, then the Hubs asked Camdyn if she wanted to go on a Loop de Loop roller coaster.  Her response, with a shrug of her shoulders, "Sure Daddy."  So, off they went.  I stood at the base of the loop, my hands were trembling.  She's 4 y'all! She barely makes the 42" height restriction.  There isn't a harness for this ride, just a lap bar.  I was afraid this would scar her and she would detest all roller coasters from here to eternity, and would never trust a word we said again.

She loved it.  She wanted to go again, and again, and again, and again and again.  My kid loves the rush.  My kid is fearless.  My kid is an adrenaline junkie.  My kid is so proud of herself.

And, then we went and saw some hippos.  I'll post more of those pictures through-out the week.  Daddy took this picture of me and Belle da Boo in the hippo cave.  The blue reflection from the water is over-taking this picture.  I like it well enough anyway.

Not counting the tickets, we do Busch Gardens for less than $20, and that includes parking.  It's fun on a budget, and this park is so big, we do something different each time we go.  And, that was Saturday.

On Sunday we were all an exhausted mess and Monday was the best day by far.  It was relaxing, and uncomplicated, I made cupcakes, and we rode bikes.  It was everything a holiday should be.