Kennywood 2008

Saturday was our annual trip to Kenny-
wood. We had a beautiful day. Not too hot or humid, just a perfect day for riding. We must have had fun because we were there from noon to closing. The kids had a ball in the evening because there were no lines (especially after 9 so they could just go from ride to ride.) Eli spent a lot of the day with Papaw and Mamaw in Kiddyland while the big kids and by big kids I mean Kevin, Kelli, Jeff, Stacie, Jacob and Joel rode the bigger rides. Papaw joined the big kids in the evening and rode the roller coasters. All in all, I think everyone had a very good time and we even got our cotton candy at the end of the day. This roller coaster is the Phantom. I think Jeff and Stacie are in this picture. Joel was still about an inch too short for this ride. He was a little disappointed, but I'm sure he will be tall enough next year.

These four were on a mission to find the best rides. There are a lot of changes at Kennywood, but a lot of it is still the same as it was when I went as a kid, then we took our kids and now we are there with the Grandkids. It's just a really nice family park.


Eli on the Whippersnapper. I have a lot of pictures of Eli, because he was with me a lot. He also is still at the age where he loves to pose for a picture. (I can't say the same for Jacob and Joel, but they do humor me once in a while)
This is the Thunderbolt. Jacob rode it 6 times.
Jaoco had some serious hair issues after riding the Raging Rapids and the Pittsburgh Plunge. They all got soaked, but they loved it.


Kevin and Eli on the Scrambler- I thought Kevin looked "scared".
Eli on the flying saucer.
Joel rode the Kangaroo by himself. The last thing I told him was be sure and hold on because you will be sliding all over that seat. Well, this is what he did!!We got home at 1 o'clock in the morning. That is about 4 hours past my bedtime, but I made it to church Sunday morning. (I could hardly walk, but I made it!!) If you want to see all the pictures you can check them out at the link at the bottom of this post. Stacie has pictures on her blog too. I will have to rest up this week because Kerri will be here next week-end. Allen has a couple of leads on a car for her to replace the one that got totaled and she is going to come and pick it up this week-end (which means I get to see Aaron!!)


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