A Sun-filled Weekend Part 2

After we got back from the doubleheader, Brian's mom Brenda called to ask if we wanted to go out on the Mississippi River on their pontoon boat on Sunday. Of course we accepted and spent the day playing/relaxing at the beach and tubing up and down the River. The weather was beautiful, we had a great lunch Ron grilled on the beach, and the kids had a great time playing in the sand and surf. We even got Brenda and Ron to do a little tubing-- check out the pics of Brenda before and after we started moving!

The next day (Monday 7-23), Brian and I took the boys to Six Flags for the first time. Alex & Brady received free tickets to Six Flags at a Cardinals game we went to earlier in the month, so it gave us a great excuse for Brian to take off and go on one of the weekly field trips with us. The boys are tall enough to ride almost every ride there and we rode everything we could. We rode the Screaming Eagle, The Boss, Ninja, Tony Hawk's Big Spin and of course Thunder River and Tidal Wave (the boys stood on the bridge twice and got completely soaked). Since we went on a Monday the lines weren't long at all (except the Moon Cars for some reason). Some rides we just walked right up and got on, so that was really nice! Most of the rides there I have ridden dozens of times, but it was neat getting to be with my children as they rode them all for the first time. Its a whole different experience when you don't know what to expect and it was very cool to share that with them. Sorry we don't have any pics from Six Flags, but who wants to carry a camera around all day?

It was a long three days, but we all had a lot of fun! Now its time to get ready for vacation-- Pittsburgh and Washington DC, here we come! Hopefully the Cards will keep up the winning streak for the roadtrip, so we can see some winners. I will post some vacation pics when we get back.