Wolf's 14 bday

A SIX FLAGS GET-A-WAY!

 For Wolfie's 14th birthday Roy and I decided we were long past due for an outing.  Aaron having purchased season passes for Six Flags for the past three years, volunteered the idea of going there and stated that he would buy Wolfie a season pass as his birthday gift to him.  It was a winning idea.

Consequently, we went all out inviting Jr, Corey, cousin Collin, and Candice's sister, Iris along - 10 people in tow all together!

Anticipating the high cost of drinks, we handed out bottled water before entering the park.  Candice isn’t much for the scarier rollercoaster rides but she and Iris were interested in the Roadrunner, so after a lot of persuading, we got Drew on it as well.  She cried the entire time and I held her and hovered over her as much as possible to try to make her feel safer.  I believe I walked away with some whiplash for not sitting properly and being jerked around so much.  Roy, Aaron, Iris and I rode the Rattler (an old wooden rollercoaster that truly lives up to its scary reputation), and at the top of one of the highest, steepest drops, my reaction, just before reeling over the edge, was to immediately ask for forgiveness from Roy for anything and everything (haha). I understand that they’ll be shutting down this ride this year – so we rode just in time - a good memory.)

We rode several more rides, stopping to eat and rehydrate, and then took a break in the lazy river.  It was at this point that Wolfie and Collin decided to make a break for it and run off on their own.  We designated a meeting place and time and then they were off.

The lazy river was ridiculously packed and people were crazy rude, even grabbing inner tubes out of the hands of the people who were using them.  Quickly disenchanted we left to search for other rides. 

It wasn’t long before we ran into Wolfie and Collin along with Jr and Corey.  They were all in desperate need of drink so we purchased them each a cola.  Wolfie was especially exhausted and we decided to make our way to the pool so he could cool off.  He could barely walk and clung to me for support.  We stopped at a table in the shade to let him rest and talked to him about his symptoms.  It was clear he was extremely dehydrated when he asked for a wheelchair as he did not feel he could walk any further; with that, we really began to worry about him.  My boys, all of them, would never ride in a wheelchair (it would be far too embarrassing for them), so this was a definite sign of the seriousness of his condition.

Roy retrieved a wheelchair and we rolled him to the pool, getting him more water and ice and setting in the shade – he simply couldn’t make himself to the water to sit in it or dip his feet. 

By now, it was close to 7:00 p.m. and we decided that we would wrap up the day already.  We offered for Collin to stay with the older boys but he declined; and as it turned out, the older boys were all ready to call it a night as well.

Jr and Aaron were quite concerned for Wolfie as well, and at their urging we had a park medic look at him before getting on the highway home.  The medic talked to him a bit and then gave us the thumbs up to get on the road with him.

Happy birthday baby boy - truly a birthday to remember! =)