Always Worlds of Fun (and maybe an Ocean too)

We made our annual trip

with Mema ahead of schedule

this year.

It was a BEAUTIFUL day!

So perfect, in fact,

we were worried it would be

crazy-busy.

But we decided to brave it.

First ride--

Viking Voyager of course!

Let's do this!

We waited a long time for the Viking Voyager--

like 20-30 minutes!

But unbelievably, 

that was our only line all day.

We tried out

a few new rides

and made it to all our favorites

(most of them multiple times)

Beckett and I

got a kick out of the older "classics"

that we didn't remember from years past

Jack was, as usual,

a crazy taxi driver

We spent a good chunk of the day

in Snoopy Land

Lots of smiles

all around

Driving monster trucks

and trains

and planes

and boats

There was a new petting zoo

that was pretty cool

with llamas, goats, sheep,

rabbits and chickens

Beck wanted to take the tiny goat home

Lots of fun!

Mema even got swept up in a show

and tried hard to inspire us

to hokey pokey.

But she danced solo.

We finally tore ourselves away from 

Worlds of Fun

and headed to Oceans of Fun 

for some time in the wave pool,

lazy river, and slides

It was a beautiful day for coasters

but pretty darn cold for a water park!

We stayed at Oceans of Fun until close

and then headed back to Worlds of Fun

for "just one more ride."

Oh, and some dinosaurs.

One more ride...

Or maybe 2...

Dad and Wes braved the Steelhawk

It's 301 feet high!

Then 2 rides turned into 3...

(this was our 2nd time today!)

And what would any trip to WOF be

if we didn't end where we began

on the Viking Voyager...

We nearly shut down the park,

which made us work up an appetite.

A Taco Bell picnic in the

Taco Bell parking lot

seemed like a perfect ending

to a perfect day

Can't wait for next year

(I should be tall enough for a bunch more rides!)