This is my dd and I on the Log Ride at Knott's. It's one of those pictures that they snap of you on rides like this and then you can buy it at the end of the ride. I couldn't resist this one! Journaling explains more:

"First, my theory on Thomas: he’s actually rather brave! If Thomas can see a ride in its entirety from the outside, if he can see what it is going to do and how it is going to move or spin, he’ll go on pretty much anything! He was the one who wanted to go on the Wilderness Scrambler, our first ride of the day, not once but twice! He doesn’t mind spinning rides or speed. However, if he cannot see what a ride is going to do from start to finish (like with roller coasters or the Log Ride), he’s too afraid. He can’t do it. No amount of reassuring will get him on the ride. Sigh.

Rosie, on the other hand, is game for just about anything! The only thing holding her back is her height. So when we saw that there was no height requirement for the Log Ride (one of my favorites!), she and I happily got in line together. We tried to convince Thomas, but he wouldn’t have it. So Papi stayed with him and my girl and I got in line for some wet fun!

Rosie did great! She’s little, but she sat between my legs and was still big enough to see over the sides of our log. She laughed and let out the occasional “woo hoo!” as our log whizzed down the rapids and through the logging scenes. Towards the end, the ride got faster and we went through a fairly long dark tunnel. At that point Rose did cover her ears, but that was the only hint of nervousness she ever showed. As we came to the top of the long slide at the end of the ride, I held onto her tight. Judging from the picture that was snapped of us as we went down, she was having fun! Her ears are covered, but her smile is big! We got pretty wet as we hit the bottom, but she just laughed and laughed. She was SO proud of herself and kept saying to me “We did it, Mommy! We did it!” Of course, I had to buy the picture of the two of us! What a wonderful memory! I just love my Rosie Girl!"

Materials:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned paper: Chatterbox
Letter stickers: Arctic Frog
Ribbon: American Crafts
Heart concho ribbon slide: Darice (thanks Laura!)
Brads: unknown