Roller Coaster!

Our sweet friend Cindy gave us the roller coaster that her now-grown grandbabies used to play with when they would come visit her.  Despite the stories of this toy being well-loved, it rolls as good as new, and we look forward to the day when we can pass it to the next group of parents.  Cindy wrote her grandchildren's names on the underside of one of the pieces, and we will keep the list going.

Asa and Alden love playing with this toy.  The set is made of heavy duty plastic and is essentially a contained ramp that looks a little like a cosine graph (or sine graph, depending on where you start).  The rider sits on the cart pictured above and just rolls down the ramp to be deposited on the ground, where the cart continues to roll subject to the laws of motion.

Our kids love riding, but they also love fetching the cart.

After getting their thrills, they simply enjoyed practicing walking up and down the ramp.  I think the practice was pretty good exercise for their learning to negotiate inclines and downhill.

Most of all, we continue to have a lot of fun.  Thanks, Ms. Cindy!