KAMILLE: The First and Last Time......

Everyone who knows my daughter knows she is independent, adventurous, and loves to do exciting new things! So she has always wanted to go to Six Flags, and she is finally tall enough to ride most of the roller coasters. She has always been in awe of the roller coasters when we drive by Six Flags, and would beg to go. I haven't wanted to take her until she could ride the rides, because I felt it would be disappointing to her and it's a lot of money to spend and only get to ride the "kiddy rides." So anyways, we decide it is time to go to Six Flags! I am pumped, because I love riding the roller coasters, and have loved roller coasters since I was Aspen's age. I am also excited to be there with her for her first roller coaster experience! We were both so ready to go! We get there before the park opens, last Wednesday, and she is so anxious to ride the rides, but my parents had wisely suggested she go on the Mine Train first just to make sure she is ok on a roller coaster. Six Flags is dead, there are very few people there, and so we could have ridden on The Titan, Giant, Shockwave, etc. with hardly any line at all, but we went to the Mine Train first. My first clue the day would not be quite as planned was when Aspen started to scream hysterically during the first 10 seconds of the Mine Train. Then she started crying, because it went too fast! I was like "Is this a joke?" I have just spent $100 to take my "adventurous" daughter to ride all the rides, and she can't even ride the Mine Train! So then we went on the Mini Mine Train, and she was terrified on that! So I told her this was the first and last time I will take her to Six Flags! Some people may think I am terribly mean, but that place is so freakin' expensive, and what is the point if you only go to ride Yosemite Sam's Boat that goes in circles! I can take her on a boat ride on the lake for a lot less, and it's a lot more fun!

Anyways, we stayed till about 3pm and we did have fun. We took pictures with all the Looney Toons Characters, we rode Yosemite Sam's Boat 4 times, we went on the carousel, she wouldn't ride the Log Ride so she stood under the misters to cool down, we went to the 3D ride, and a couple of baby rides. But we really had fun together! Here are a few pictures of the day!

Aspen with Marvin the Martian