Last week we decided to take the family to 7 peaks. Jeremy hadn't used his reader ticket yet, so we figured we would all go for FHE. At the ward party, we invited the Lenharts to come with us. After much persuasion, they agreed to go. Mo (Verena's Sister) joined us and we all crammed in the car and headed for some fun in the sun.
It was hot and I was surprised how crowded it was. When we got there, Verena had a gift card and bought everyone's ticket (thanks again, you're the best) and then we hopped in the lazy river. It was cold, but felt good on such a hot day. We went on a slide and we waited for almost 30 minutes. I don't even wait 30 minutes for a ride at Disneyland, so I was a little perturbed at the crowds. We looked down and saw the wave pool was covered with tubes. I was surprised at how many people they could cram in there. We managed just fine though.
After the slide, we let the kids run and play in the splash pool. Jeremy discovered how fun it was to play dead in the water, mostly because I would have a heart attack thinking he was drowning and he would pop up laughing. As Matt and I were sitting in the splash pool, I would look around at all the slides, and then I spotted it - the FREE FALL. I looked up at it and saw that there was NO line. "Hmm," I thought to myself, "why do you suppose that there is no line for that slide? We should totally go on it, it doesn't look that bad."
So I went over to the ladies and told them that we should go on it, and after a little coercion, they agreed. Tess stayed with all the little ones and we began our ascent to the free fall. The higher up we went, the more terrified I got. It doesn't look that high from the bottom. So I decided to go first, and it was a RUSH. (The next few days, however, my back was KILLING me from said slide) So after all the adults went on the free fall, it was getting later, and cooler so we hit the wave pool. The water was WARM the kids had a blast floating in the river. It was getting close to closing time, so we hopped out, rinsed off and changed. 
Then we got a churro from Sam's Club. And went and had dinner at Taco Bell. The thing that I love about Taco Bell is that I can feed my little family of 4 for $5. It was great. Afterwards, we went and saw Mace's new shop for his cookie dough business. Then we headed for home. The kids were out and sawing logs before we even got on the freeway. It was a great day spent with friends. A perfect end to the summer. 
Monday, August 17, 2009
Splish Splash and a little Freefallin'
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Ha. I am firs to comment. Matt must be sleeping. Sounds like you had a great time. Oh, the effects of getting older. I can't believe that summer truly is over and school starts in 2 days. Crazy. We had quite the summer though, even though we are paying for it now.
Don't let Abby play down the free fall. She was a champ. I could tell she was scared out of her mind when we climbed the last steps and she looked down at how far a drop it was. She said she was going, bit her lip, and went down that slide without hesitation. It was the first time I'd been on it as well. I was always escared of it when I was not as old as I am now. It's pretty fun. :) The kids loved all the swimming. I think they had the best time in the little splash pool.
Such a fun time and you are very welcome! 'Free Fall' was fun, but my back is still angry that I drug it along!
Thanks for the invite and strong encouragement to go!
fun fun fun, I wish that I could figure out how to get the pictures off of my camera. 7 peaks has always been one of my favorite places to go.
I still think you at least need to go back and try the boomerang! That was by far the best. I'm wondering if there is a day that is not so busy - d'ya think? Maybe with school starting . . .
Sounds like you had a lot of fun. You can never go wrong with swimming. The summer was a crazy one, now its back to the grind. Getting kids ready for school and homework and all that jazz. What a way to send the summer out with a bang.
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