Six Flags

The kids did a school reading program during the year where they recorded their reading hours for a couple months and earned a free ticket to Six Flags St. Louis at the end of it.  I wasn't sure when we could use them - they are only good during the summer and its so HOT and humid all the time. Plus I thought we would have to go on a Saturday when Scott could come with us.  So I was anticipating a hot, humid and crowded trip.  Luckily we've been having a temperate week so we decided to go for it.  Scott got July 3rd off work and Six Flags was offering free tickets to military members around the 4th of July, so he got his ticket free too. John is free 'cause he is under three, but we had to buy tickets for Grant and I.  Just buying for the two of us was still so expensive, but better to buy only two of five tickets.  The weather was in the 70s, which amazingly fantastic for St. Louis in July.  And even though it was July 3rd, the park was not crowded at all.  Hooray!!  Here we are at the entrance.  Six Flags here we come!

A lot of the rides in the park were too scary for our crew, and I couldn't go on the because of being pregnant.  But we still found plenty to do.  The kids rode everything in Bugs Bunny land.

 

Matthew was tall enough for a lot of the rollercoasters.  Anna was tall enough for many of them too, but opted out.  Anna and Grant went on this ride a lot while Matthew and Scott rode one of the big coasters.

 Anna took Matthew on it after he got back from his rollercoaster ride

 We found a carousel

 And we rode the Log Ride a bunch of times.  Everyone loved that one.

 In line for the log ride

 Riding the train around the park

Scott and Matthew rode a bunch of rollercoasters and the rest of us went on some little rides while they did that.  We also went on the Scooby Doo Spooky Swamp ride, which seemed like a good idea at the time.  It was a slow and gentle boat ride where you can shoot ghosts and spooky things with a laser gun (like the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney).  Anna and Grant were really scared and Anna kept telling me she was too scared to be alone 'cause I let her go on the ride.  So that was a mistake.  I thought it was fun though.

 Here we are leaving the park in the late afternoon

Anna liked her cool hand stamp.  So it was a successful trip to the park.  Not too hot, not crowded, some free tickets, lots of fun.