Playland!

Cavan on the Kiddie Boats.

Today we took Cavan to the annual family outing at Playland, a local amusement park. When we went last year, but at one and a half years old, she was too small to ride any of the rides, even in Kiddie Land. But this year, at 37 inches tall, one inch taller than the minimum, Cavan was eligible for nearly every ride. And boy did she love it.

For Cavan's first ride, we opted for the Kiddie Boats. The kids sit in a floating boat and can turn a steering wheel and ring a bell as it slowly floats around in a circle. Since adults can't ride with the kids, we wanted to start her off with the gentlest ride in the park. Well, immediately after, she ran to each ride, pointing and yelling, "I want to ride the motorcycles! I want to ride the horseys! I want to ride the trucks!"

Everyone loves the merry-go-round.

All of those rides were some version of sit on the "car" and ride around in a circle. After four successful and wide-smile rides, Cavan pointed to the Kiddie Coaster. She not only exhibited no fear or anxiety with any of the previous rides, but was daring enough to ride by herself without any coaxing. I anticipated that the Kiddie Coaster would be too fast, but Hubby said, "Nah." And as Cavan sat next to another little girl about her size, she put thumbs up before the ride started and then she was off, smile and all.

The coaster only went around the track once, and when it pulled into the station, Cavan had a distressed look on her face. She wasn't crying, but she ran toward the exit and jumped into Daddy's arms. Then she said, "It was too fast! I don't like that one!"

But that didn't stop my brave little girl from riding more rides. She just double checked that each new ride "wasn't too fast" before she got on. 

Getting measured. 37 inches tall.

Mommy, 9-months pregnant. Walking around in
90-degreeweather was a bit of a chore.