Back to Six Flags

I stopped working at Six Flags in June of 2008 and I hadn't gone back since. This year, Noah was able to earn his very first Reading coupon for free admission to Six Flags and I knew I had to take him. Two days after Wyatt's field trip, I took Noah up to Six Flags for a fun day at the park. He wasn't sure what Six Flags was; all he knew was that there would be some rides there.

He loved it. He wanted to do the water rides first and so we got super drenched right away. Here we are dry and about to go on the rapids ride.

And here we are after.

We dried off because it was a pretty warm day. But as soon as we did, we ended up on the flume ride.

And all wet again.

We also rode the small roller coasters like the Little Dipper (which I fondly remember from my Kiddie Land days) and Spacely Sprocket Rockets (Noah's favorite roller coaster).

I also made him try the Whizzer, which was the only "big kid" roller coaster of the day. He said he didn't like it and wouldn't smile for the picture.

 He loved the two kiddie areas with the kiddie rides. We did each of them a few times.

 And he pretended like he wanted to ride a really big coaster

We also rode the train and the carousal and played with the little motor boats. Noah loved Six Flags. Loved it. He was disappointed to leave, but I told him we'd be going somewhere similar very soon...

Wyatt's First Field Trip

Less than two weeks after starting at his new daycare, Wyatt got to go on his very first field trip. I tagged along as a chaperone because I was slightly nervous about him going to a crowded place with teachers that he barely knew (and who barely knew him). So one sunny day in June, we hopped on a bus and bumped our way downtown to the Lincoln Park Zoo (I don't remember buses being that bumpy, but man was it bumpy). Wyatt spotted a deer out his window shortly after departing and was so excited to tell his teacher. Once there, we were on our own to visit animals, have a picnic lunch, and explore a zoo that I don't get to visit very often due to being members of another zoo. In addition to the animals, Wyatt rode the train and carousal, enjoyed some ice cream, and purchased an iguana snapper. Despite not seeing any polar bears (we heard about that for a long time afterward), Wyatt and I had a fantastic day hanging out, just the two of us and it was time to head home way too soon.

Chasing that Sun

Nick was able to do his spring/summer race again this year (it all depends on the dates and when he has work meetings). We all tagged along to watch and support him. They no longer have children's activities, so we just took a nice walk around the commons area and the pond while we waited.

 

I love this picture of them, but unfortunately it's just the home screen of a video I shot and not an actual picture. Maybe someone with great editing skills can help me out..

Waiting at the finish line

After the race, Wyatt ran the little kid race and Noah ran the little bit older kid race in their Chasing the Sun "sunglasses" (which are really the worst sunglasses ever since there is no lens).