Adventures

We went to Tweetsie Railroad on Saturday - me, Jenny, Reagan, Jo-Jo and Laura. It was fun, but it's definitely more for little kids than grownups. Jenny got upset because she was too short to ride a couple of the fair rides they have. She even tried to stand on the tips of her toes to convince the guy doing the measuring that she was tall enough. But it didn't work. She had fun anyway, and she really enjoyed the train ride with the cowboys and Indians. We didn't think it was the most convincing show since the cowboys and Indians were obviously friends and were performing while eating giant freeze pops because it was hot outside. We actually had a cowgirl on our car, and when the Indian brought her on, she immediately offered him a bite of her freeze pop - I thought it took away from the drama, but Jenny just remembers him elbowing her in the stomach and forcing her to the back of the train, so I guess it worked for her.

Reagan was her usual self - she is her father's daughter. We had to convince her to go on the chair lift that was just like a ski lift to go up the mountain and look at things. Once we got her on there, she actually wanted to keep riding it because she realized it was safe. She refused to rise any of the little kid rides that Jenny rode even though she was actually too big for them. She rode the carousel twice and was very proud of herself. The rest of the time she made Jo-Jo hold her, and they sat around being hot and looking for shade. So the lesson we learned was that the two of them should not go to Carowinds with us. Reagan agreed immediately when I asked her about it.

Yesterday was our trip to Carowinds - me, Jenny, Justin, Nicole, Laura and Justin's friend Paul. Jenny was ready for anything and there was a lot she could ride. We did two of the smaller roller coasters first since she was allowed to ride them. Then we made the mistake of doing the log flume. It was a mistake for two reasons. One, once Jenny did one water ride, that was all she wanted to do the rest of the day. Two, my cell phone was in my pocket, and while it appeared undamaged, people can no longer hear me when I talk on it even though I can hear them. Maybe it will work better today. After that, Jenny seriously only wanted to do the water rides. We did manage to sneak off for a couple big roller coasters though. I thought it was a lot of fun, even though I walked around in wet clothes and wet socks and shoes most of the day, and it was a good last adventure for Jenny before school starts next week, and a good last fun day for Laura.

We take Laura to the airport this afternoon - we have really enjoyed having her here. I will try to post more pictures and videos of her and Jenny later. They have done several performances for us here most nights. Of course, Jenny is teaching Laura how to dance - not the other way around!