Carnival Ride from Gerik Parmele on Vimeo.
Last night we went to the county fair with the whole family. Vienne is a brave girl. That is when she’s at home talking about what she’s going to do. But usually when she gets on site and actually is confronted with real situation, she tends to back down.
That’s why I was so surprised when she said she wanted to go on the slide. This is the same type of slide she’s been on before and cried the whole way down. Scared out of her mind even though she was cradled the whole way in her mother’a arms.
So last night she gave the ride attendant her fist full of coupons and marched right up those steps clutching that burlap bag. And slid down the thing with out a second thought.
I think I was more scared than she was. I do know that we were all surprised by her courage. She would have gone up and down that slide all night long if we had let her. Next year we’ll have to buy the unlimited rides bracelet. And I’m secretly hoping she’ll surprise me again and take a roller coaster ride with me.