Lagoon Day

Each summer Jared gets Lagoon passes from a dentist he does work for. And we are the beneficiaries. By "we" I mean Brian, Kali, Caleb, Emi, me, plus Jared, Jackson, Tanner, Annie and her friend, whose name I never quite got; I think it was Ailee.

I couldn't get pictures of everything, but here are a few that I did capture.

We have to start with a couple of Lagoon's traditional rides, like the brain Scrambler. 

It's a jarring, jerky ride, but you can't go to Lagoon without riding the old used-to-be The White Roller Coaster. 

Here's Caleb on another of Lagoon's traditional (by that I mean, old) rides. 

The Three Musketeers waiting in line for Colossus. 

Doing the loop. 

And the final run to the finish. 

Next we rode Wicked, one of my favorites. See if you can figure out what's happening in the next few pictures. On this ride we are propelled straight up at a high speed. Then we whip over the top and drop straight down, also at high speed. Then we do some loops and other stomach churners. 

Here we are going up. 

Over the top, I think. 

On the second up swoop. 

Are Caleb's eyes closed? 

Did you also see from these four pictures what happened?

Jackson retrieved his hat from Lost and Found a couple hours later. 

When we visited Lagoon last year, the new ride, Cannibal, was supposed to be open, but it was not until later in the summer. So this year it was a must-ride. And it was worth the wait. 

After Cannibal, I swapped kids with Brian and joined up with Jared and his two, and we headed for Rattlesnake Rapids to cool off. 

This is a relaxing and fun ride.

Everyone loves Rattlesnake Rapids. 

Even Annie liked it for the first time (it wasn't so popular with her in years past). 

Watch out for the water fall. 

Here it comes! And the boat is turning. Who will get the wettest? 

Tanner will. 

Waiting to ride the Dragon. 

Exiting the Dragon and heading back to the pavilion where we had hamburgers and potato salad, all compliments of Jared's dentist friend. 

I know you can't see them well, but this is Jared, Jackson and Caleb on another roller coaster ride whose name I can't remember. 

They're in the second seat from the back, I think, of this car that's rounding the last curve. 

And that's Lagoon on the day before Father's Day.