Katie's first trip to Carowinds!!

Tom took Katie to her first trip to Carowinds today. Brittanie and Randy went with them. Katie has been begging to go to Carowinds for 3 years but we knew she wouldn't be able to ride anything big, which is what she was dying to do, until she was 48 inches tall. Well this year, she is 49 inches and begging to go!

She road Thunder Road 3 times, the Hurler 3 times, Carolina Cobra twice, and the Carolina Cyclone once....as well as alot of other rides. The wilder the ride, the more she liked it. Tom said her first adult coaster was Thunder Road. It was also Brittanie's first adult coaster when she was little. Brittanie got mad at Tom back then because he told her it wasn't bad but she found it really scary. Tom was looking forward to seeing what Katie's reaction would be because she is naturally braver than Brittanie was. When Thunder Road started moving, Katie grabbed onto the bar and stared wide eyed in front of her....and that's how she stayed the entire ride. Tom said it was like she was in shock. He had trouble getting her out of the car after the ride was over because she appeared to be catatonic. Walking away she initially refused to go back on it. But after she got 10 to 15 feet away, she told Tom she loved it and wanted to do it again. So back in line they went!

She had a great time and can't wait to go back. When they got home, I looked down at her shoes and noticed that they were on the wrong feet. We have been letting her do her own shoes since she learned how to tie her shoes. Tom even tied one of the shoes this morning that she was having trouble double knotting. He didn't notice anything different. She had been complaining that her feet were bothering her. Brittanie and Randy were laughing at the way she was walking but none of them thought to check to see why because she is a drama queen so they thought it was just Katie being a drama queen again. Nope.....her shoes were on the wrong feet all day! Tom felt bad that when he realized that but she has no blisters or anything and it is her own fault for being so whiny butt all the time. If she never complained, they would have taken this complaint seriously. But I think when school starts I'm going to paint each big toe a different color and put that color under the shoe that corresponds with the foot, that has the matching toe, that it goes on.

When they got home, everybody took showers and Katie hopped up on Tom's lap to tell him goodnight and thank him for taking her to Carowinds. She had a great day and was worn slap out! (You can tell by this picture that she adores her daddy!!)As you can see in the pictures, Katie had sunscreen on today....Tom did not. He thinks sunscreen is for girls. Have mercy!!Here they are being silly!

Tom now has a new roller coaster buddy to ride with him since Brittanie is older and has Randy to ride with her. Next on the agenda is Hershey Park to ride their newest roller coaster. Brittanie has been dying to go and Katie is excited at the thought as well!