Sweet Life with Mary

Two Sundays ago, we were at Elitch Gardens, an amusement park in Denver that was once part of the Six Flags chain. They heavily advertise on the radio from spring to summer and I thought it must be something we need to do this summer. Mary thought so, too whenever we hear the commercial on the radio (which we listen to in my car, so for the 5-7 minutes each day that I drive her to and from daycare, she's heard about Elitch Gardens enough times to be so excited and eager to go.) After the 2-hour visit (we invited one of Mary's friends from daycare along so Mary would have more fun), Elitch Gardens was not worth the over $200 we spent to get there. We had more fun and for much less money at the Boulder County Fair the following week...

But there were a few highlights. One is the Seadragon ride, a "pirate ship" that swings in a pendulum. Normally, I hate rides but I had gone on a similar one in Calgary two months ago and it was not scary at all. This one in Denver swings out to the side much more than the one in Calgary, something that I did not anticipate.

Here is Mary and me at the beginning of the ride.


Note our mutual excitement and enjoyment.

After a few more swings....


Mary still excited and fully enjoying it, not quite as much on my part.