I love the lovely years
Who says an anniversary trip should be for two? We did something unorthodox for our 10th, which we celebrated on August 15.
Allie LOVES theme parks. She's been begging us to go to Six Flags. Apparently, it's frequently advertised on Nickelodeon between McDonald's and Burger King commercials. Lovely. This begging intensified when we took a long weekend to Big Cedar in southern Missouri last month and, on our way, we drove right past Six Flags St. Louis. She drooled on the window as we passed the roller coasters and bungee rides. I tried to distract her by pointing out the tall, vacant, warehouse building on the other side of the interstate. It didn't work.
For our 10th, I was sure Brad would plan a romantic, beach getaway. He's like that and it's a monumental anniversary. He LOVES to surprise me and I LOVE to be surprised. He kept telling me his mom couldn't keep the girls for the weekend, but I was sure that was all part of his plan. He wasn't lying.
We loaded up on Thursday morning heading North. I had no idea where we were going, but I was positive the car had our 3 children in it. It wasn't until that moment that I realized that they were really coming with us. That was fine. I just needed to adjust my thinking. Romantic walks on the beach and mid-morning coffee would be replaced by stroller rides at the zoo and pizza-by-the-slice. That's fun too. We arrived at Key Lime Cove in Gurnee, IL around Noon. It was then that I realized Six Flags was across the street.
Key Lime Cove is adorable. In typical Brad fashion, he had made appointments at the spa for the girls and me. Lily even got her first pedicure. They all got their tiny little toe nails painted a very bright blue. There's a great indoor water park and fun restaurants and kid-activity rooms all over. The concept is great and we took full advantage of it.
We spent all day Friday at Six Flags and their water park. We had so much fun. We headed back to our room around 5 as we had a sitter coming to keep the girls so we could go out to dinner, plus Allie was entered in a Guitar Hero contest, which she wasn't about to let us forget. Our sitter arrived, we went to dinner, and although we had considered a movie, there was no way we could miss the contest, so we cut our evening short and headed back to the hotel. I'm glad we did - she won - her "Mississippi Queen" solo rocks - making her guitar-playing dad very proud. Her prize winnings were coins for the arcade which she sweetly shared with her sisters. We wrapped the evening and crawled into bed for a well-deserved rest after a day of roller coasters and water slides.
We were all sad to go home the next day. It was the perfect anniversary.
Allie LOVES theme parks. She's been begging us to go to Six Flags. Apparently, it's frequently advertised on Nickelodeon between McDonald's and Burger King commercials. Lovely. This begging intensified when we took a long weekend to Big Cedar in southern Missouri last month and, on our way, we drove right past Six Flags St. Louis. She drooled on the window as we passed the roller coasters and bungee rides. I tried to distract her by pointing out the tall, vacant, warehouse building on the other side of the interstate. It didn't work.
For our 10th, I was sure Brad would plan a romantic, beach getaway. He's like that and it's a monumental anniversary. He LOVES to surprise me and I LOVE to be surprised. He kept telling me his mom couldn't keep the girls for the weekend, but I was sure that was all part of his plan. He wasn't lying.
We loaded up on Thursday morning heading North. I had no idea where we were going, but I was positive the car had our 3 children in it. It wasn't until that moment that I realized that they were really coming with us. That was fine. I just needed to adjust my thinking. Romantic walks on the beach and mid-morning coffee would be replaced by stroller rides at the zoo and pizza-by-the-slice. That's fun too. We arrived at Key Lime Cove in Gurnee, IL around Noon. It was then that I realized Six Flags was across the street.
Key Lime Cove is adorable. In typical Brad fashion, he had made appointments at the spa for the girls and me. Lily even got her first pedicure. They all got their tiny little toe nails painted a very bright blue. There's a great indoor water park and fun restaurants and kid-activity rooms all over. The concept is great and we took full advantage of it.
We spent all day Friday at Six Flags and their water park. We had so much fun. We headed back to our room around 5 as we had a sitter coming to keep the girls so we could go out to dinner, plus Allie was entered in a Guitar Hero contest, which she wasn't about to let us forget. Our sitter arrived, we went to dinner, and although we had considered a movie, there was no way we could miss the contest, so we cut our evening short and headed back to the hotel. I'm glad we did - she won - her "Mississippi Queen" solo rocks - making her guitar-playing dad very proud. Her prize winnings were coins for the arcade which she sweetly shared with her sisters. We wrapped the evening and crawled into bed for a well-deserved rest after a day of roller coasters and water slides.
We were all sad to go home the next day. It was the perfect anniversary.
posted by Sticks and Stones @ 8:55 PM
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