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By Sarah
Back to Lakeside... this time to celebrate Kaelah's birthday.  We had a completely different experience from our last trip.  Instead of going in the heat of a Saturday afternoon and evening, we went on Pioneer Day, a Tuesday night when we could use the free tickets the children earned as part of their summer reading program prizes.  We were there for 4 hours instead of 5 and had my dad with us instead of our neighbor.  It was so fun to watch my dad watching my children have a grand ol' time.  I didn't ride a single ride, but I had a blast watching them.  Kind of makes me want to go for my birthday... but not quite.

Kaelah's 2 favorite rides were the roller coaster (no big surprise) & the frog hopper (big surprise).  When she went on the frog hopper last year she didn't like it a bit but loved it this year.  I'm thinking by next summer she'll be ready to leave kiddie land for a little while and ride some of the rides where we can go with her.  How exciting!

Can I just say, I love my dad?  His stroke has been hard on him, but he still loves me and loves my family.  (:

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Megan D, said…
Looks like fun! The roller coaster picture is priceless :)
September 6, 2012 at 7:54 AM
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