We have a fledgling stuntman in our family!! Cooper *loves* speed and bumps and thrills and wild and crazy roller coasters. The wilder the better. It is an absolute hoot to take him!! I took him to Disneyland, because I thought that with the personality he has (mature) he would understand and appreciate the experience. I was proven so right.
He has stood up to 3200 kms of driving with not *one* complaint or comment about too much driving. He has spent up to 15 hours in the car - with site seeing thrown in through the day. He has had late nights and early mornings and just kept on ticking. There was only one day when he was exhausted and it showed. That night I put him to bed at 5:30 and he slept 14 hours straight! And the next day he was up and running, just as cheerful as ever.
He has stood up to 3200 kms of driving with not *one* complaint or comment about too much driving. He has spent up to 15 hours in the car - with site seeing thrown in through the day. He has had late nights and early mornings and just kept on ticking. There was only one day when he was exhausted and it showed. That night I put him to bed at 5:30 and he slept 14 hours straight! And the next day he was up and running, just as cheerful as ever.
Happy Always
This child does not stop smiling!! He grins from ear to ear and it is funny, because people get such a kick out of him that he ends of getting pictures taken by Japanese and Europeans.
When we went to Disneyland we tried out the first out the first rides and Cooper was good with them. So we tried out the radical rides, like Thunder Mountain. He loved it!! It was a roller coaster that bumped and threw you back and forth and to the side. More, more, he said!
Thunder Mountain and Two Brothers - Cooper Was Sitting With Me
It was so much fun sharing this experience with him. It reminded me of when I went skiing with Colt when he was four years old. It was an experience I didn't think I would be having until he was much older. I was able to do chair lifts with him and he would race me down the mountain and invariably he would often win! It was a real bonding experience. Well, spending this time with Cooper on a level higher than four year old has been the same thing. And he only *just* turned four!
After Thunder Mountain we tried Space Mountain. This is another radical rollercoaster ride, but this time it is through a building with loud, loud rock and roll music and psychadelic neon lights and such. This was his favourite ride!! LOL!
His brother is more of a gentle spirit and has graduated from not wanting to ride roller coasters to where he loves them. Though they still scare him. Cassidy's favourite ride at Disneyland was Space Mountain - not that you could tell by his face!
During the Ride
Nearly The End
It Wasn't So Bad!
In this child's defence, *I* am very timid of rollercoasters!! And he has tried every single rollercoaster and each one has been worse than the previous one!!! Kudos to him! At his age *I* might not have even ridden! Now this time I might not have ridden, but I didn't have a choice, because Cooper wanted to ride!! *laugh*
When we went to Sea World we discovered they had a ride "Journey to Atlantis". You had to be 42" to ride this. About two weeks ago we measured both Austin and Cooper for the rides and they were both border line - Austin 46 1/2" and he had to be 46" to ride some rides, and Cooper was 41" and he had to be 41" to ride other rides!!! Well, when we got to Sea World we thought he would not be able to ride any of the rides, cause they were all 42". Imagine our surprise when we measured him and found he was now 43" tall!! He had a growth spurt, just in the nick of time. We were all thrilled for him, since he loves the rides so much!
The Journey To AtlantisThe Journey to Atlantis ride is *not* something I want to experience again. Call me chicken!! You go up a track as soon as you enter the car. Right at the top you go forward a few feet and then *drop* about 35'. My stomach went right up. After that you go round and then up an elevator and then out and around and all the typical roller coaster stuff. When it was done and we had been *soaked* through two flooded bases I asked Cooper if he liked it. His answer? He loved it and wanted to do it again!!!
That Was FUN!!
Showing the Faces They Had on the RideWhen we got off this ride and were able to see our faces on the photo they take of you, it was hilarious!! There was me with my face looking very windblown and tense; Dane having a ball with a great big grin; Austin looking unsure; Cassidy looking terrified; and Cooper with his hands waving in the air and a great big grin on his face!! We would have bought the picture except it was $12.
The next ride was the Shipwreck Rapids. In this they warn you that you will get soaked. I should have not gone on!!! Again I did not like this ride!! Maybe in the heat of summer! We all got on this large innertube and strapped in. We then headed down this 'river like' thing. The first thing that happened was we went down this rapids and *my* end ended up getting drenched. It all went down my neck! ICK! It continued around bends and such and it came to an end with us going under a *waterfall* and we got even more drenched. When we got off we were all so wet.
The Rapids!
Posing With Soaking Wet Faces and Bodies
We had to go to a hotel that night in San Diego. I had to dry everything we had, because we had not brought any spare clothes, cause it was just for one night!!
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