Six Flags
It's 12:30 in the afternoon and I'm still not totally awake-- we spent yesterday at Six Flags Great Adventure and I am BEAT!
Connor and Ror had a BLAST. We didn't know that there were little mini water parks throughout the place for little kids, so we didn't bring bathing suits, but it didn't stop them. There are also tons of kiddie rides and no wait, so Ror rode everything five times. Chris took Connor and Riley Kate to the little water park thing while Katie and I watched Ror on the little lady bug cars, and he was SO humiliated by our immature behavior. Every time he passed by we'd scream, "ROR! Woo-HOO! YAY!" And he would actually ROLL HIS EYES at us and look the other way! I've never seen a two year old look embarassed before! Riley Kate had the most fun at the Acme Seaport Fun Factory, which is a huge building filled with tiny foam balls and all sorts of contraptions to launch and spill them. We spent almost an hour and a half in there, just watching the kids run around and have fun. Connor was able to climb all the way to the top of a net structure that had about six levels. Ror spent most of the time just thrilling at the fact that he was allowed to throw balls at whomever he wished, and did so about 900 times.
On the way home Connor called from the back seat, "Mommy? I have to tell you, I'm SO sorry that I did this to you when we were eating-- [makes sound of blowing raspberries]. I'm really sorry I did that." I had forgotten that he had even done it, and the poor kid sounded so guilt ridden! Guilt ridden OR frightened at the realization that the following day was screen day and he was less than twelve hours from the Promised Land, and wanted to be sure he had no obstacles to earning privileges.
We arrived home WAAAY after bedtime but decided to pick up something to eat and play with Ror and Connor (Riley Kate was sleeping long before we got home), and they made us laugh so hard, I almost lost my dinner. Ror did a very dramatic interpretation of a Jedi losing his light saber, then was too injured to reach it. Connor offered commentary and corrected me on all of my false assumptions about He-Man and his role in the kingdom of Eternia. Well, we've got a busy day ahead of us, of lying around and recovering from a fun but very draining trip!
I should be posting pictures of Six Flags to the photo site sometime tonight or tomorrow morning.
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