Bubble boy

Zack walking on water!
Zack in the bubble as they are filling it with air

Zack had a blast, although he said it was very, very cold. Petey was also going to do it, but once he got enclosed in the bubble he started to freak out. He was crying and so upset. Suddenly I remembered his tendency towards claustrophobia. The workers saw that he was upset and they started pushing him off the ramp and towards the water anyway! I stood in front of the bubble and blocked it with my body, yet still the guy tried to push it into the water. I'm yelling at the guy, "Let him out! He doesn't want to do it!" I suppose the worker thought Petey would be fine once he got into the water, but I was not going to let him "force" Petey into doing something he was so afraid to do. Finally, when the guy saw that I wasn't going to move, he opened the bubble and let Petey out. It took Petey several minutes to calm down. Poor guy. It's times like this when I'm proud of myself for standing up for my children.

Chris went in a bubble with Josh. Josh was scared too, but he was soon ok since Chris was with him. Chris later told me that the reason Josh got upset, and probably Petey as well, was because the pressure changes rapidly and causes your ears to pop. Chris had lots of fun, as did Josh, and of course they attracted a large crowd who gathered to watch the crazy foreigners :) There were plenty of Chinese playing in bubbles as well, but they were all children. Chris was the only person out there older than 12.