Christmas in July

Another fun day in Colorado was our trip to Santa's Workshop (aka The North Pole), an amusment park in the mountains just west of Colorado Springs. You could also call this park "All the ways you can ride in a circle," as Kevin pointed out! Here are some of the many ways:

1. The Sky Ride - like a chair lift that goes all the way around. Johnathan thought he was pretty cool, riding with Uncle Randy. Naomi, of course, was stuck like glue to Kayla all day!

We all enjoyed seeing a troupe of Japanese drummers perform. They were so good.

Our lunchtime entertainment - a moose playing the piano. Amazing!

2. The Ferris Wheel, or, as I think of it, the Wheel of a Mother's Terror. Seeing my husband, children, and the rest of our extended family sitting on it as it swayed side to side while lightning clouds rolled in gave me a chance to exercise my faith, to say the least. It whipped around so fast. And did I mention it has been here for 50 years?

Ezra, you didn't quite meet the height requirement for any rides. Maybe next time!

3. Ladybugs around a mushroom

4. In ornaments around a Christmas tree

5. In these "Parachutes". Only Kevin and Naomi braved this one. Naomi loved it until it reached its peak. Then Kevin said she just yelled, "Kayla, this is AWFUL! Don't go on this one!!"

6. On motorcycles

7. In rockets!

8.-??? And don't forget cars, boats, trains, more rockets, fire trucks, a miniature ferris wheel, a carousel, and more I'm sure I'm forgetting. The kids had so much fun - this place is just right for their ages.