A Medley of Memories: Hills, Loops and Breaks

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Hills, Loops and Breaks

The Fifth of July we headed with mom to World's of Fun. We met Uncle Al, Emma and Aiden there and were ready for a day of adventure. We ended up with more adventure then we bargained for though on this trip. The morning started well. The lines weren't too long and we were able to ride a lot of rides. Sam rode The Patriot for the first time and loved it! We weren't able to talk Emma into riding The Patriot and Ella and Aiden were not quite tall enough but we did get them all talked into riding The Timberwolf for the the first time. Aiden was super nervous and was talking like crazy the whole time we stood in line telling me how he was scared and that I was lucky he hadn't taken the chicken exit yet, but he did it and was so proud of himself at the end. My hand got a bit squished but I was so glad to ride it with him.
AC arrived after working that morning and Aiden and Ella went up to ride a few things at Camp Snoopy. It was a hot day so we decided that our next ride would be the Fury of the Nile. It sounded like a great way to cool off but unfortunately was the end of the day for my mom and AC. We smashed into the wall and it caused AC to come out of her seat and into my mom. Mom held her hand up to stop the impact and it ended up breaking her wrist. It was a scary little bit as the pain reaction caused her to get light headed and almost faint but luckily John got her seated and feet up while we waited for the medical cart to arrive. After cooling off in the medical office, AC took her to the ER to get x-rayed.
The rest of us ate lunch and tried to cool off ourselves while we waited for news on my mom. We decided to continue with our day. Ella had been talking about how she wanted to ride The Mamba so that is where John, Ella, Sam and I headed. Emma, Aiden and Al decided they would rather return to The Fury of the Nile so we met them after our ride. Ella was very nervous as she stood in line. Sam and I went on the ride one coaster before them so I could see her reaction and try to get a picture of she and John on the ride. When the coaster returned to the station she had a huge smile on her face, she loved it! She was so excited about her triumph that she immediately wanted to go on The Boomerang so she could ride a coaster that went upside down. She loved it too.
We did a few more rides as we headed back to the gate and then decided we had all the heat we could handle for the day and called it quits. We enjoyed our afternoon but still worried as we waited for the results of Mom's x-rays. It turns out she broke her wrist and would get a cast later that week. So it was definitely a day of ups and downs.