I Couldn't Help Myself

It was 75 degrees yesterday, not humid, and the kids are out of school at 1:15 on Wednesdays. I couldn't help myself. I had to go back to Six Flags. Of course Seth couldn't join us since he was working, in Ohio this week actually (he'll be back tonight), but I wanted to test run going with 3 kids alone. It went perfectly. The only line was for the log ride and even that was only 10 minutes. Chloe opted out of some rides, but we just let Alyssa and Alex ride those ones while we watched. We had a blast and the whole day only set me back $7 for one $5 bag of cotton candy and two 99 cent soda refills (the bottles we bought Monday are refillable all season).

Anyhow, here is a quick look at our second trip to Six Flags.

We started with the carousel in hopes that it would start Chloe off on the right foot.

Yes, Alex is wearing the same thing he wore Monday. He fixates on one item of clothing at a time and wears it every time it is clean. Right now it is the Lego Batman shirt.

Chloe's smile didn't last when she saw these hot air balloons. She actually ended up liking this ride, but was still pretty wimpy all day. A little better than Monday though, so we'll get there.

The ride operator grabbed my camera without me even asking and grabbed a shot of all of us.

These two love the coasters. Alyssa actually loves any and all rides and is never even a little bit afraid. Alex likes anything that does not go too high, or upside down but he will ride the smaller coasters over and over again.

Here's what happens when you let kids take your picture.

I forced Chloe on to the log ride because I wanted to go and the two of us got completely soaked. Luckily she laughed about that. I should have taken an after shot.

These two ducked down and barely got a drop on them.

I promise I will not make you look at every single Six Flags trip we take this Summer. It is still my shiny new toy right now. But I will warn you that you may experience a lot of de ja vu around here this Summer since we have Six Flags passes, Children's Museum passes, and the gym membership that includes a pool and a private lake. We have a lot of prepaid things to do over and over again, but hopefully we will at least sneak in a few other field trips to keep things interesting.

And speaking of the gym, I have taken two weeks off so I think I better go suit up and head over before I never get back in the routine.