Astroworld

Starting with a slow ride

Johnny and Keith on far left, toward top.
Johnny loved this fast ride and laughed that the
wind was blowing his hair and he was going FAST!

Keith and Johnny riding the Serpent

... a childhood favorite of Keith's

Sammy after he finally awoke from his extended siesta

Happy Mama and her boys

Sammy seeing the sights in style

Moment of terror on the Bamboo Chute

Riding the airplanes in Looney Tune Town at dusk

Johnny still enjoyed the kiddie rides even after the fast roller coasters

Johnny and his driving partner were characters
... tearing up the track with a vengeance

Astroworld is closing its gates forever at the end of this month sometime. Apparently, it has been losing money for so long, they decided to tear the whole park down. To reminisce Keith's childhood fun at this particular amusement park, and to give Johnny his first rollercoaster experience, we decided to spend a good part of the day at Astroworld yesterday. The weather was unusually beautiful, so it was comfortable for everyone, including Sammy. At the end of the day when we were driving home (about 9pm) I asked Johnny what his favorite part was ... and he said driving the purple car. Keith's favorite part was the Bamboo Chute water ride ... we got a hilarious photo taken by the park cameras of the log-boat just cresting the hill before the big plunge downhill ... Johnny looks terrified and Keith looks thrilled. At the bottom, Johnny laughed and said "I want to ride it again!" My favorite part was the one ride I got to go on which was called the Runaway Rickshaw. Johnny and I had a blast on this fast g-force (but smooth) ride. Johnny said he thought Sammy's favorite part was sleeping in the car. LOL. He's probably right. Sammy took an unprecedented 3 1/2 hour nap in the stroller that day which started out at the sprinkler park where we went to a friend of Johnny's 3rd birthday party before going to Astroworld. I had great fun spending the day together as a family, despite the occassional snag or thrown tantrum. :)!