Okay, okay. I know it was a lame title for this entry. But Geddy likes the Creature from the Black Lagoon and since we were at Lagoon I thought I would play with it and that was the best I could come up with. A few weeks ago some friends from Calgary, the Sorensons, were visiting family in Bountiful/Woods Cross area. We met them one day at Lagoon to spend some time together. After paying an arm and a leg to get in (even with discount coupons!) I was determined that Geddy and I were going to go on rides. This might come as a shock to some of you that know how much I love stuff like this. Geddy was a little nervous at first and we didn't help by taking him into a haunted house for his first ride! I thought since he likes monsters so much he might enjoy it, boy was I wrong! We tried getting him on several little kids rides after that and none of them were winners as far as Geddy was concerned! Finally Scott, Brad, Billy and Adam went off to ride the big rides. Rebecca, Amy, Jenny, Geddy and I stayed in the kids area. I finally just took Geddy on this little dragon roller coaster. I though he might have fun since I was with him.
He does have a bit of a grimace on his face, but this is the before picture! When it was all over I asked him what he thought of the ride. His answer, "That was exciting! Let's do some more!" So my strategy worked! And you all get to see a rare picture of me with Geddy! (Thanks for taking the picture Rebecca!)
Then Geddy was excited to ride this cool dragon. It went up and around and when he got off
he told me it was really cool. It felt like he was flying "Darth Vader's ship!"
This was one of his favorite rides. Just a little car that went around a track through a little landscaped area, over a bridge. Basically your nice little Sunday drive through the country.
Here he is waiting in line with Amy in front of him and Jenny behind him. I think he was developing a bit of a crush on Jenny! Late in the day she was sad about something and Geddy went up to her and gave her a big hug and asked her what was wrong. It was too cute!
Flying a helicopter - again like Darth Vader's ship - that is why he picked the black one!
Geddy and his best friend, Adam! These two were near inseparable the whole day. Geddy remembered being at the Sorenson's house New Year's Eve and playing rock band with Adam.
Scott, Rebecca, Brad, and Billy on some crazy ride that got you all wet and whirled you around and upside down. I was more than happy to watch from the ground with all the little kids.
I love this picture. Geddy and Adam just sitting back and enjoying the train ride around Lagoon. Geddy kept calling Adam his "best boy".
Geddy was way too serious on this ride. There was a gun mounted on the front that actually had sound effects. Geddy and this other little boy had quite the battle as the went around circles. Scott had to go in and drag Geddy off the thing when it stopped, he just wanted to keep shooting the gun!
The little kid boat ride. Geddy had not been a fan the first two times I tried getting him on it. But that was before I took him on the roller coaster. He did enjoy it this time, but as usual, he was a little too serious.
The airplane was fun too. He could control how high or low the plane went with a stick shift.
Geddy and Scott coming out of the big water slide. He said he had fun, but didn't want to do it again!
Another fun ride with Daddy. Again, I thought they were a little crazy to go on this one. It didn't quite agree with Scott's stomach, too much spinning too fast.
The kid bumper cars were probably his favorite ride of the whole day! He didn't do much smashing. He kind of just went around in a big circle, but he loved it! He loved that the car actually responded to his moving the steering wheel. Two things I loved that Geddy did on this ride. First, Adam helped him pick a car before he got his own. Geddy sat right down and immediately put his seat belt on! Second, when the ride was over, Geddy got out of his car and lifted the hood to see what was inside!
This statue greets patrons entering the Children's Library where I work. Geddy always stops to admire his baseball, glove and hat. A few weeks ago we had this conversation:
He does have a bit of a grimace on his face, but this is the before picture! When it was all over I asked him what he thought of the ride. His answer, "That was exciting! Let's do some more!" So my strategy worked! And you all get to see a rare picture of me with Geddy! (Thanks for taking the picture Rebecca!)
Then Geddy was excited to ride this cool dragon. It went up and around and when he got off
he told me it was really cool. It felt like he was flying "Darth Vader's ship!"
This was one of his favorite rides. Just a little car that went around a track through a little landscaped area, over a bridge. Basically your nice little Sunday drive through the country.
Here he is waiting in line with Amy in front of him and Jenny behind him. I think he was developing a bit of a crush on Jenny! Late in the day she was sad about something and Geddy went up to her and gave her a big hug and asked her what was wrong. It was too cute!
Flying a helicopter - again like Darth Vader's ship - that is why he picked the black one!
Geddy and his best friend, Adam! These two were near inseparable the whole day. Geddy remembered being at the Sorenson's house New Year's Eve and playing rock band with Adam.
Scott, Rebecca, Brad, and Billy on some crazy ride that got you all wet and whirled you around and upside down. I was more than happy to watch from the ground with all the little kids.
I love this picture. Geddy and Adam just sitting back and enjoying the train ride around Lagoon. Geddy kept calling Adam his "best boy".
Geddy was way too serious on this ride. There was a gun mounted on the front that actually had sound effects. Geddy and this other little boy had quite the battle as the went around circles. Scott had to go in and drag Geddy off the thing when it stopped, he just wanted to keep shooting the gun!
The little kid boat ride. Geddy had not been a fan the first two times I tried getting him on it. But that was before I took him on the roller coaster. He did enjoy it this time, but as usual, he was a little too serious.
The airplane was fun too. He could control how high or low the plane went with a stick shift.
Geddy and Scott coming out of the big water slide. He said he had fun, but didn't want to do it again!
Another fun ride with Daddy. Again, I thought they were a little crazy to go on this one. It didn't quite agree with Scott's stomach, too much spinning too fast.
The kid bumper cars were probably his favorite ride of the whole day! He didn't do much smashing. He kind of just went around in a big circle, but he loved it! He loved that the car actually responded to his moving the steering wheel. Two things I loved that Geddy did on this ride. First, Adam helped him pick a car before he got his own. Geddy sat right down and immediately put his seat belt on! Second, when the ride was over, Geddy got out of his car and lifted the hood to see what was inside!
The cake Geddy had been asking for for several months.
Gotta love that blue icing!
Geddy's favorite game. Notice the score - 31 points! I think his highest game was close to 40.
Driving a fun car!
He picked a light-up sword to trade his tickets for.
And the traditional picture with Chuck E. At least he is looking at the camera this year. Next year my goal is to get him to smile as well!
It's a Hulk ball.
Let's Play!
Sorry for all the demonic eyes! Guess I should take a few minutes to edit the photos before blogging them. Oh well, maybe next time.
Here is the final result. Pretty cool looking, but frustrating to build! We will be sticking with Lego brand instead of Mega blocks in the future. However, Geddy loved it and played with it for a few days before a giant (also named Geddy) attacked the castle with his sword and completely demolished it.
Saturday we had more festivities planned. Geddy had completed the Summer Reading program at the Provo Library. That means he listened to Mom or Dad read for 15 minutes a day every day for the whole summer. Nothing too unusual there, it just got to count towards a prize. And because we had read him at least four non-fiction books (we actually read lots more than that, but it only required four) we got to go to a Ronald McDonald Magic Show. Geddy was excited going into the show, even though he still didn't feel well.
Unfortunately, Ronald was not as exciting as we had hoped. Apparently he had the wrong times for the library shows and showed up 40 minutes late so he didn't have time to set up his regular show. I think he only did three tricks. He had one girl up on the stage with him for most the show being his assistant (not very fair to all the other kids there). He tried to be funny, but not everyone thought he was. Though maybe he would have been had he talked properly into the microphone.
Despite being disappointed by Ronald, Geddy still had a great day. He asked to eat at the "waterfall restaurant". That is the Mayan up in Sandy. They have cliff-divers to entertain you while you eat. Sadly, none of my photos of the diving turned out. We were in a horrible seat and it was too dark. I haven't played with my camera enough to know the right setting.
But we did get some fun pictures with the giant snakes in front of the restaurant.
And in the waiting area, Geddy was pretending he was the Ooga-Booga Man. (From Hilarious House of Frightenstein - a jungle explorer).
His quesadilla and fries. He was just faking excitement, he liked the fries, but the chicken in the quesadilla was too spicy for him.
Being eaten by the snake with the sun bright in his eyes.
After lunch we went to Toys 'R Us down the road. Geddy was super excited when we pulled in the parking lot and he saw this:
A real-life Ghostbuster car. We were letting him pick out something for his birthday but all he could think about was finding the Ghostbusters. We never did see them, but the car was gone when we left.
A conversation Geddy and I had the other day.
