One of the highlights of our time in Mesa was out visit to the Golf Land and SunSplash Water Park. Aside from it being a fabulous water park, whats even more fun is that the watermark scene from the cult movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" was filmed there. Premise: 2 boys who are on the verge of failing high school need to come up with an epic final presentation in their history class or they won't graduate. So they travel back in time in a phone booth and take historical figures to their presentation. To say the movie is ridiculous is an understatement. To say that SunSplash was awesome would also be an understatement.
Ready to take the plunge! We met a herd of cousins at the park, which was super fun since our `kids were all old enough to venture doff by themselves which turned our time at the water park into a hot date. Our first ride together was the one called double dare, where you stand in a chute and the floor drops out from under you. Terrifying during the wait, but super fun once you drop.
I"m sure this movie is shifty, but it came out in 1989, and I was only 11, so I just remember it being "totally awesome."
This is supposed to be Napoleon Boneparte after he tries a waterside for the first time.
He loved it. Ryan looked like this after he came out of the chute too.
All of this fun was made possible by Ryan's mom who took on Grandma duty with Norman whilst we were at Sunsplash, with a smile. He loved his time with her, and was kind enough to do a high quality nap for her.
We finished our sunshiny day with an Italian dinner with the adults. What a great time. I love me some Italian food.
***This post is for July 7th, 2016***
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