Just a few fun photos from our first full day of vacation - including the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck. Noa is finally big enough to ride some of the rides... so Mommy and Daddy had to step up the plate and take her on some. Noa had a terrific time! The first two photos are from the Wacky Worm roller coaster which was by far the favorite. She could have stayed on that all day. It was kind of a tweener coaster - more rollicking then the toddler stuff, but not too wild. The perfect starter coaster (and frankly just about Mommy's speed). She also loved the Spider ride - we went on the toddler version of that and that was plenty for Mommy. That thing can really spin!!!

Daddy took Noa on the Merry-go-round - which was a big thrill (and the first ride) but I think after having experienced the roller coaster she would find it a bit lame. And he took her on the Bumper Cars - we have some photos but because Noa is so short and always looking down, he just appears to be on the ride with a hairy melon under this arm.

We have some video which I'll post later (not really able to do that from vacaction land).

Noa has been very vocal on this trip and did a lot of singing along with the radio in the car (the untrained ear it may just sound like screaming for some terrible vocal warm-up - but it was singing). She loves being the car - and we took her to the market for the shopping cart ride (and she allowed us to buy groceries) - so we all get a little something from it all.

On Wednesday we take Noa on the next big new adventure: Zoom Flume! But for now, I don't think she can imagine it getting any better.