Lions and Coasters

This month has gone by so quickly. The girls and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo with my sister, Cousin Jason, his girlfriend Amanda, and my cousin Megan and Kadience. I wore my pedometer and we walked nearly 5 miles! Luckily, this time it wasn’t all uphill. The last time we went, we must have taken the wrong direction because it was ALL uphill. Now we know the way to go! The girls loved the elephants, and the monkey exhibit. We were thankful that it didn’t rain, however there was a heat advisory most of the day. It was pushing 100 deg and very humid.

A few days later, we went to Kings Island with cousin Daniel. He works there and scored us some free passes. Again, it was a hot and humid day. The girls had never been to an amusement park that size, so they didn’t really know what to expect. Lacey got in line for the very first roller coaster and by the end she had regretted the decision. She was a little nauseous afterward and it took a while for the feeling to settle. It was one of the bigger coasters, but she was determined to give it a try. She loved the water rides, and even my Mom rode it once. Lily went off with Ashley and to my surprise they rode the Diamond Back. It is the newest, probably largest coaster in the park. I am so proud of Lily for being brave and trying something new. I am also a little shocked, as the week before she was very nervous and hesitant to use the escalators at the Zoo! We ate buffet there (mistake) for lunch and attempted the water park area. The water park area was nearly a mile walk just to discover that everyone from the surrounding states and their grandmother was in the water or in the lines. Of course, it was 99 degrees! In fear of losing the kids in the crowed, we headed back towards the front of the park and the kids rode some “kiddy” rides and then we headed home.