Six Flags

You might remember that we had to reschedule a planned trip to Six Flags because of Derek's broken toe. Well, we were able to fit it in last Thursday, as a last "hurrah" before school started. And it was so fun! Lucky for us, our friends the Lee's met us there. And BONUS of bonuses, my sister-in-law Olivia came to! What a treat.

We learned a few things…

- children who aren't fed can be grumpy even at the funnest of places

- big wooden roller coasters aren't great for broken toes

- funnel cakes are really popular at closing time

- my kids aren't big fans of roller coasters just yet (give 'em time!)

My kids were so brave and went on the Judge Roy Scream with me and Olivia. At the end of the ride (which was a little scarier than I had remembered) Olivia turned to me and said "Caleb is as white as a sheet". Apparently even his lips had lost their color. Poor kid. :) And Jacob hid his face in my shoulder the whole time.

I had plenty of thrills…riding my childhood favorite, the Shockwave, with Olivia. And the newest Six Flags ride called Tony Hawk's Big Spin, with Rebecca. It's probably my new favorite! The kids had a blast on the water rides (with Olivia once and Derek once). They were scared again on the bobsled with me and Liv. But they loved the whole Looney Tunes section where they ran from ride to ride, with no lines and kid-sized thrills. Even Samuel got to ride on some of those and loved 'em (he was, by the way, his typical easy self for the 9 hours we were there).

Liv made me promise that I wouldn't put this picture of her "misting" herself on the blog. "Of course not" I said! 🙂

Late afternoon – the fatigue and hunger were setting in. We went an hour too long before feeding the boys – that's the only thing I would have done different. I was in go-go-go mode and they needed snacks!