At the boardwalk

My company had a picnic/event at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk this afternoon. It was a lot of fun for the whole family. JD and I played some Skee Ball and arcade games together. The kids got to go on a bunch of rides. And my wife even got to go on an adult ride (Crazy Surf) twice by herself. I was particularly surprised to see how fearless JD and AJ are. JD really wanted to go on the Ferris Wheel - but wasn't the least bit afraid of the heights. When we went on a kids rollercoaster, I prepped JD with "this ride is going to go up and then down really fast so it might be a little scary but it will be ok". His immediate reply was "I'm not scared". AJ meanwhile (barely tall enough for the ride) was laughing through the whole thing and then couldn't wait to go another time. I guess sometimes we think we need to protect our kids even though they clearly don't need protecting.

As an aside, I'm definitely in trouble. As soon as the kids are a little older, they're going to want to go on every "throw-up ride" at these amusement parks - and I don't do particularly well on those rides. Perhaps I can outsource that job to my brother or my sister-in-law HG. Or perhaps my wife will be up to the challenge. Typhoon and Delirium, here we come.