bungee Bran and his slingshot sis

Another post from a couple months back... one of the big parks in Sofia has a lot of games/rides the kiddos can go on. A ferris wheel (one that would NEVER be allowed to operate in the States, of course... I can easily envision a child bailing out of the rickety cars and plummeting to the ground), bumper cars, a little train, power wheels and bicycles to rent, bounce houses... you get the idea. They also have this bungee thing. It is awesome. The tykes had been wanting to try it forever, but there's always a long wait. Finally, FINALLY, one chilly American holiday when the Bulgarians were working and going to school, we got 'em hooked up.

Nuala was so itching to go... so excited. But soon the excited face was replaced by her serious face.

She's always very serious about things like this. Not ever worried-serious at all, just focused-serious. She kinda looks like a little Jedi or something, too. Let the Force flow through you, Nuala...

A warm-up bounce.

Now for the gooood stuff.... launching her...

And she's off! She was seriously going high. (Oh, and there's the top of the little ferris wheel.) Really, that girl was soaring... just flinging back and forth, and she loved it. She's such a thrill-seeker, that one. She was screaming and laughing the whole time.

They were long-ish rides... over five minutes.

Then it was Bran's turn!

He loves to do these adventurous things, too, but he's a little more cautious than Nuala. Except when it came to paragliding, oddly enough. He had no reservations about that... Anyway, he got a bit nervous as the guy was getting ready to send him flying, but then got over it. He didn't want to go as high as Nuala went, though.

Ready... aim... fire!

He had a blast. Maeve wanted to go, too, I'm pretty sure, but we'll hold off on her for a while... maybe until her first birthday... kidding! I'm kidding.