Up And Away They Go

still sifting thru June...

Size Of An Elephant's Ear Versus Height Of A Ferris Wheel

First stop yesterday; Navy Pier. Slightly touristy, but it had some rides for Yuula, and since that's her new obsession... we go.

 Laura got an elephant ear as well, a childhood favorite. While the taste and texture impressed, the size was not quite up to elephant scale for her liking. I reminded her that at a young age the ear of the elephant may have seemed larger by comparison. She disagreed. 

After walking all the way to the end of Navy Pier you get .............(drumroll)... an anchor. Quick snapshot and retreat. 

Next stop was the ferris wheel, which Yuula was stoked about. I on the other hand... 

 ... she did not contract my fear of high things.

And she and Aunt Dani managed to ride multiple horses on one single merry go round.

Navy Pier!

A Decent A Fair

After a the girls napped all day, everyone felt much better and a decision was made to go to the fair in Newfoundland.

approaching the gates we could tell this fair was no joke

one of the three rides Yuula met the height requirements for was the bouncy house

at first she was less bouncy and more house

we gave the horseys a go

she held her own this time and even mildly exclaimed "wee" once or twice, tho I don't think the horseys noticed

no?

a fair staple, a delectable classic

more horsey! she exclaimed, but her face doesn't tell that story

the space train went well at first

she lost it somewhere between Saturn and Jupiter (haha get it?)

there has never been a bad photo of a ferris wheel

more bouncy house, this time she's a pro

the sun dropped and the temperature plummeted

watching the world's worst magician

look! hog wrangling children

then we found Eileen

Susie will definitely hate this photo

WCF? you decide...

twilight at the fair

oh look, we're back at the bouncy house

Laura and I went on the Cliff Hanger, kind of cool, round and round on the angle but you get to go head first while you lay on your belly, like a hang glider, very relaxing.

In the time it took us to cliff hang Yuula had fallen asleep in Susie's arms. We decided rather than eat a $9 slice of pizza we'd go to their favorite restaurant, the Hotel, and grab a bite to eat. Yuula colored all of the placemats, including some of the table, and Eileen and Laura ate the biggest burgers I've ever seen. Susie and I were the lightweights. When the music jumped 10 decibels and the barflies started replacing dining folks it was clear the night was coming to an end. Good to see Eileen and Susie finally this summer. We still got a little bit of warm weather left so... we'll see what happens. Yuula was asleep before I could put the car in drive.

Unsure About The Centrifugals

We met up with the grandparents around 11 and despite the growing humidity and heat and a sleepy baby we hit the Point Pleasant, and tried to spark a little life into Yuula with a nice bowl of ice cream.

It kind of worked.

Then we dragged her over to the rides to see if we could scar her for life a little.

The first attempt was the merry-go-round, but just the bench.

She was horrified but managed to crack a little smile each time we circled around to the familiar old people shouting her name.

Then it was time for a train ride.

Still not crazy about it but maybe it was because of the creepy lifeless penguin that was hitching a ride.

The most successful go around was surprisingly the flying elephants.

She actually cracked a few smiles and maybe even laughed once or twice.

When the elephants came to a halt she yelled 'more!' so we thought we'd give the merry-go-round another go round but this time on horseback.

She was suspect but she survived.

A near catastrophe was averted when I was able to rescue bunny from certain death...

or at least sandy fur.

Grandma and Grandpa took the reigns and we held back for a little breather.

And what better way to finish off a day on the boardwalk than some topless dining.

Everyone else seemed to be doing it.