Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat!

My family and I met up at Lagoon last weekend, which made for an extra fun Saturday. Between riding the Samurai (my favorite) and eating my weight in Dippin Dots, I was on top of the moon.

The best part of the day, by far, was riding Rattlesnake Rapids. 

Rattlesnake Rapids is a group ride that involves sitting in a circular, spinning raft-thingy and then careening out of control down a raging river of death.

Sound familiar? 

Naturally, no one wanted to go on this ride except for me and my youngest brother Jackson. Somehow, we convinced everyone except my sister-in-law to get in the boat. And then we were off.

I knew we were in trouble the moment we hit the first rapid. What should have been a fun, family activity turned into a mass panic as everyone scrambled around the raft trying to avoid getting wet. I remember a lot of screaming, kicking, biting, offers to sell our souls to stay dry, etc. It was all very dramatic.

We were lucky enough to have Andrea capture some of it on film.

Enjoy.

This video really makes me laugh because everyone jumps on top of each other to avoid being under that waterfall. Not sure that we followed Lagoon's rules of "Stay seated at all times," but us Bakers were never much for rule-following in the first place. 

Watching this video also makes me smile because it reminds me that my family is stuck together on this ride for life...forever actually.  

I think Zac Efron really said it best....

Gif retrieved from http://wifflegif.com/gifs/474823-were-all-in-this-together-gif

Yes, we're together. And that doesn't always make it easier. Family doesn't necessarily keep you from getting soaked by the giant waterfall that you're headed towards. In fact, sometimes it's your family who's pushing you under it, laughing while they do so. But, the important thing is that when one of us gets pummeled by a rapid and comes up dripping wet, our family is right there by our side. 

Like it or not, we're all in the same boat. Ands maybe that's the whole point.

Bonus Pic:  (gasps and thunderous applause please)

With the gif above, I really couldn't resist posting my own family "High School Musical Jump Attempt" photo. Here we are, folks.

Such talent.