A family fun "STAYcation" (Part One)

We were so happy to welcome Tommy, Melonie, and Brooke to spend some fun time with us here in St. Louis. We tried hard to keep them busy but leave enough gound uncovered that they would want to come visit us again! I promised to make the visit fun for everyone...but secretly was looking forward to having some "girl" time with my cousin.


They made me slave away cooking dinner while they played card games...


Day One: We jumped right in for fun times with a trip to Six Flags!

We watched while the dads rode. Ava and Brooke found a sprinkler and ran through the mist. We picked a perfect day to visit. We walked right up to the front of the line on almost every single ride!!


Sweet Cousins...



The girls rode nearly every ride in the Looney Tunes forrest...





Ava rode her very first roller coasters. The first one was the Runaway Mine Train - which she loved all except for the huge hill in the tunnel. Then her second roller coaster was this...The Pandamonium {previously known as the Tony Hawk}

Looked pretty low key...I thought I could try it later...which I did, and regretted it instantly!

Ran through more fountains~



Ava ate lots {well, all actually} of Brooke's cotton candy...



The girls got tattoos...




ALL THE GIRLS :)




We saw a dance party.


Got hugs from Sylvester.




Then, of course we rode the TRAIN!


Looks like we've had an exhausting time?


Brooke tried to teach Ava how to ride with no fear...


Six Flags was a hit! It was the most perfect day to go. The weather was nice, there were minimal lines, and we rode everything we wanted to. We got soaked on Thunder River, laughed a lot about that. Ava's favorite ride was the log flume...she laughed and laughed every time she came down the hill.

Fun Day?? Mission accomplished!!