Lagoon Park

The Naval Operational Support Center (NOSC) had their annual family day at Lagoon Park this week. Dylan finally braved several rides and even rode the kiddie coaster! Austin seemed a little anxious at first, but allowed us to strap him in many of the same rides as Dylan. They did best in rides that were not side-by-side seating, since they often bickered over controls.

It was a very long day, which started around 12:30 PM and lasted until dinner at Cracker Barrel around 9:00 PM. Overall, it was a great day and the kids had a blast.






Dylan was so excited watching this little coaster.







Too bad you can't see Dylan sitting next to me in this shot! I guess I didn't plan our seating very well. But, it was a little tense before the ride started and Dylan did try to get out. I managed to convince him to stay seated though.



We all loved the train ride. It is very relaxing and also tours around the animal habitats in the back of the park.







This was their first ride together without us and Austin was quite nervous at first. Last year, Dylan was so freaked out that he cried the entire time.















Dylan liked the helicopter, but was too afraid to pull back on the bar which raises it. He rode around and around the entire ride without going up.



Notice how his helicopter is the only one down! We kept telling him to pull the bar back, but he just ignored us.



We waited forever for this ride! It really takes a long time for the ride operator to load and unload all the kids. Dylan and Austin liked it, but fought constantly over the bell in the middle! There was lots of screaming and crying, especially before the ride started.



Dylan finally relented and let Austin have the bell.



This was a great ride. They were facing apart and they both had the exact same gun.







Austin didn't seem to like going backwards though and he kept turning around to face forward.















Another great ride and they both faced forward and had the same controls.











This was the most fun to watch once the ride started. However, at first they fought aggressively over the ONE control. They were in the back position, so it was hard for us to mediate and we couldn't actually see them behind the large elephant head. All we heard was screaming and crying and saw arms flailing. I actually thought they might be removed from the ride, but I guess the operators are used to this type of behavior. Once the ride started, the boys had this look of utter shock. The ride is fairly quick and I don't think they expected the jolt. Austin, especially seemed to just sit back and hold on, no longer even caring about the one control.








It was so funny seeing him react once they were high in the air.



This was the only adult ride Dylan could board since all the others required you to be at least 42 inches tall.



By the end, he was tucked right next to Mike. He seemed to have fun and had a big smile on his face when it was over.



I actually braved my fear of heights and took Dylan on this sky ride. I much prefer the kind that are enclosed buckets rather than these chair lift types. It was hard to take my hands off the bar long enough to capture a few pictures. Dylan was VERY well behaved and appreciated the height danger.



This is a great shot of the water park area. We also played there, but I kept the camera packed away to keep it dry.