and stay right here in the neighborhood for our 'outing'. we went to belmont park.
finn and soren were so excited to ride the park's only rollercoaster, the giant dipper
but poor soren missed the height requirement of 50" by just 1". what a bummer!
finn was just a hair over 50" which means he got an adult bracelet on his wrist which
allowed him to ride almost anyything in the park.
the roller coaster was what he dreamed about most.
he's been fascinated with this old wooden coaster since 2006. he was 2 years old.
when we lived on diamond steet, i'd run on the boardwalk with him in the jogger
and the rollercoaster was my 3 mile turnaround landmark. if i dared to try to shorten
my run, finn would put up a fuss and point ahead to the coaster in the distance.
he kept me on track and seeing the coaster was the highlight of those mornings.
fast forward to 2013, and finally at age 9, he could ride himself.
he rode with his auntie leslie the first time and then with mom.
i don't think any of us will ever forget the excitement on his face!
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| ander, wishing he was big enough to ride... |
the best part about having a child 50" tall was NOT having
to go on the 'make me want to puke all over the place rides'.
leslie nor i would have anything to do with those and with finn having an adult
bracelet, we were able to sit back and let him take all the little ones on those.
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| they rode this one {tilt a whirl} 6x |
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we had a really FANTASTIC evening together -
just us sisters and our little boys. despite the moms not riding certain rides,
we made sure we had fun with them too - challenged them at the bumper
cars and tried to beat their time at the laser maze.
soren promised us he'd be back next year when he will be big enough
to ride the giant dipper alongside his cousin finn.
I see a belmont park visit every time our cali cousins visit.
