Family Amusement

I am way behind, but I wanted to tell you about our trip to Six Flags. Catherine scored enough tickets for the Clarks, Kallan, herself, and our family to go for Children's Medical Center night at Six Flags. Driving over in the traffic was no fun at all. To pass the time, the kids counted planes taking off and landing from the airport. I think they counted more than 30 before all was said and done. But all the fun began when we got in the park. To start the kids off slowly, we rode the Merry-Go-Round first.

Max had a great time pretending to be a bare back rider.

Isaac kept a tight rein on his horse.

Elena loved her horse!

Chloe was just being silly for the camera!

Ginger and Maya enjoyed sitting next to each other.

And Ainsley, true to form, refused to ride a horse and held on tight to me as we sat on the bench.

Did I mention Elena loved her horse?

Next, Catherine and I put Kallan and Ainsley on the baby swings. Kallan sat, unsmiling, through the whole ride. And Ainsley bawled her eyes out. She later told me it was no fun at all.

Then the kids all rode the big trucks. Everyone liked the trucks, even Ainsley. And Aunt Catherine, being quite the trooper, rode along and took charge of her steering wheel!





The bigger kids then rode a ride that took them up high in the air! Max and Maya have their hands up, but Isaac seems to be holding on for dear life.

Ginger may have even enjoyed it. What do you think?

All the kids piled into the over-sized chair for a great picture. Kallan wanted her mommy in the picture too. But this one was kids only!

And what would an outing be without a silly picture of Mike and Kyle? They are so silly.

The big kids got the chance to pose with Bugs before we left.

A couple other details: Ginger and I talked Maya, Isaac and Max into riding the Judge Roy Scream, and they may never forgive us for that. Let's just say tears were involved.

Also, Kyle and Mike sneaked off to ride the Titan while the rest of us took a relaxing ride through the Yosemite Sam cave ride.

Some of us tried out the new Bucking Bull ride. It was a lot like a Tilt O Whirl. Even kind of looked like a Tilt O Whirl. May have been a spin off of the Tilt O Whirl. (Sorry, had to be there.)

Then the kids discovered the Tea Cups. And rode it over and over and over and over.

A great time was had by all. Thank you Aunt Catherine for thinking of us! We really loved spending time with you and Kallan!