Adventure Tale

Trying to explain to Little One what was in store for the day, I took the long shot of asking if She remembered going on a ride at carnival. She just kinda stared at me. No worries, it's a lot to ask a 2 year old to recall something that happened months ago. But then She nodded slowly and said, "ya daddy. Daddy ride, mommy no. No mommy ride, daddy. Man. Man help, big rope. Nice man. Ride, ride, around around around! Fast ride, daddy. Yay!"
A pretty perfect synopsis of climbing into the tilt-a-whirl with J and having the carnival-guy strap them in. And She's right- mommy did not ride. Mommy could barely watch the "around around". She was thrilled to learn that we were going to take Her to a fun place with more rides today, and I knew She would be. Because this girl is a dare-devil.
She proceeded to remember all the other rides She went on at the carnival, too.
"Car go, drive around some more. Drive car ride, another car! Nother car!"

"'Copter one. Up, up, up! Copter ride fly, other kids fly copter. Kids nice, copter nice. Rope copter, too."

"kid ride, up up walk, stuck knees. Kids come, up up, climb, slide. Yaaaaay!"

This one was the craziest. It was supposed to be for people over 3 feet tall. But this was in J's hometown, in very rural Maryland, where really, safety was not a featured attraction. She said She wanted to go. So, because I am a crazy person and the ticket lady didn't care, I sent Her in. Alone. To navigate swinging punching bags,a ball pit, a big ladder, a catwalk 15 feet in the air, and a twisty slide that sent Her shooting back out at me, squealing with delight "again again!"

When She got a bit stuck on the ladder, a sweet older girl helped Her out a bit. But She managed the whole thing without the least bit temerity, while 5 year old boys wallowed in the ball pit screaming for their mammas. She did this 'ride' 4 times.
She did some others as well.

What She really wanted, and never gave up begging for, was the giant green "screamer" that lifts you in a cage 50 feet in the air and spins in every direction. But my crazy only goes so far.
So as a consolation, She got to choose between the ferris wheel and the tilt-a-whirl. Not even an option. She immediately picked the fast one. Again, there is no way She should have been allowed on that thing, but J held Her tight, and Her giggles could be heard on the other side of the carnival. They rode it twice.

Today is Military Appreciation (otherwise known as super-cheap tickets) Day, and J gets off early, so we are going to Her first amusement park, 6 Flags. I'll let you know how it goes!
Or better yet, She can tell you Herself.