Knott's Berry Farm

Chris, Emma and I went to Knott's Berry Farm today. We had the best time, despite the 100 degree heat. Emma rode her first big-girl ride, and she rode a few rides by herself, too. She loved it.

We stayed mainly in Camp Snoopy, the kids area at the park. Emma rode the Red Baron first. I didn't know how she'd do by herself, but we had watched the ride once so she knew what it did before she got on. She rode with a little girl named Amber who was bigger and could reach the lever to move the plane up and down. Emma loved it, as you can see.
She went in the Snoopy Bounce House. She loved jumping in there, but I think she got tired due to the heat. She sat down for the last few seconds and coughed a little, so I made her drink a lot of water.
She went on the Huff and Puff train, where she pumped the lever up and down to move the car. Since she's pretty small, the girl working the ride walked around with her and pushed her along, but she kept pumping. It was cute. Didn't get a good photo of that one, but it was sweet.

Emma and I went on the Camp Bus, a ride that made a big circle, going up and down. Emma thought it was so fun. She yelled for Daddy to look while we were way up high in the air.
We went on Lucy's Tugboat, which moved in a motion similar to the Scrambler. She had so much fun, and she yelled to Daddy during the ride, "Daddy! Daddy! It's a boat!" It was so cute. Chris took video of it, and you can hear her say it on there, but the videos aren't quite uploaded yet. I'll post the link when they're up.

We rode the Rocky Road Truckin' Company ride twice. The first time we both rode in the back, then the second time she got to drive in the cab while I sat in the back. She took her truck driving very seriously.
The piece de resistance was Emma's one big-girl ride of the day, the Timber Mountain Log Ride. She and I rode in the front of the flume (I wanted to be sure both of us got in the picture). She loved it. Plus it was great getting splashed with cool water on such a hot day. Part of the ride was in total darkness, but she still liked it. Now, in the picture, she doesn't look like she's having fun, but she was surprised by the big hill at the end. She totally dug the ride and wanted to go again.
We had so much fun today, plus we discovered that when she's big enough, Mommy's going to have a nice little roller coaster buddy. She wants to ride them so much. Every time she saw one race by, she would smile and hold up her arms. So funny.

That's all for now. More later.

Always remember: Roller coasters rule!