We enjoyed Deloitte Friends & Family Day at Six Flags yesterday. Our four adult to one child ratio was perfect! John, William and I got there about an hour earlier than Ryan and Tarek, so we went on few rides before the three big guys got in the LONG line for Superman and Will and I went off to ride dozens of kids appropriate rides - and bought Will's first cherry Slurpee!
Post-Slurpee "selfie" when someone didn't want his picture taken, so of course Mommy did! He was making that face on purpose since he didn't want a photo. He would have riden this "spider" ride indefinitely, but I had a one-reride (i.e. two times total) limit. As it was, we spent 7 hours at the park and didn't get to ride everything.
After the guys finished their hour with Superman, Ryan and Tarek took Will while John and I rode the newest coaster: Goliath! It was great fun. It has a huge drop, but the worst part wasn't the big drop. . . it was the many turns and twists after that with no recovery time! Not sure if it was the sequence of the rides, but Goliath was easier on my stomach than Raging Bull. Of course, I rode Goliath before my carb-laden Panda Express lunch and before our family's torturous ride on the River Rocker.
While were were riding Goliath, Ryan let Will play a game on the midway. He bought him 10 darts to throw at balloons. He popped 7, including one dart that popped two balloons! This was apparently quite a coup, because Ryan said the highest "point" prize was four. For his 7, William picked three two-point lizards and a one-point ball. This adorable boy clutching three bright lizards got lots of sweet smiles.
After a late lunch and waiting out a rain storm, we did one last series of rides and coasters. Will took three turns on Ricochet (trading off co-pilot duties were Tarek, Ryan and John) where he waved excitedly each lap to his adoring fans.
A full, fun day that according to my Fitbit covered more than 6 miles of walking! We all slept great last night and the three prize lizards woke me up today at the very respectable hour of 8:30.
