Bravery

Erika is normally pretty timid about new things. She loves adventure and being active, but it usually takes her a few times to warm up to certain activities. At Matt's company picnic this weekend, however, she showed her daring side by braving the Frog Hopper! Every summer, we get to have a company picnic at a local amusement park/arcade place. It's a ton of fun.....the kids love the indoor play structure and arcade games and bumper boats and mini-golf. And, this year, Erika tried her first ride! She had never seen the ride in action so she didn't know what exactly it was going to do. You can't really tell from the video, but the first dip it took downward, her face had a "I'm-not-sure-if-this-is-fun-or-scary" look to it, but after some encouragement from Mom, she did great!

And, some other random cuteness.