Last year after taking a parenting class at church, Matt and I decided to start a 13th birthday tradition for each of our kids. For their thirteenth birthday, they get to choose a weekend trip- the boys with Matt, and the girls with me.
It doesn't seem possible, but we have an almost 13-year-old in the house, and he and Matt started the tradition for the family.
Nathan is an amusement park fanatic and somehow convinced his dad to take him to TWO different Six Flags parks in one weekend. They're both crazy!
They left Friday afternoon and drove to Dallas for the night.
The next morning they got up early and drove on to San Antonio to visit Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
Nathan was most excited about the roller coaster, Iron Rattler, so of course they headed there first.
He's just a little excited.
They spent the day riding all the thrilling coasters.
We have reached the point in parenthood when Nathan's stamina outlasts his dad. Matt sent him on some rides by himself at the end of day.
The next morning they drove up to Arlington to Six Flags over Texas.
They were ready for rope drop.
Nathan's must do at Six Flags over Texas was the Mr. Freeze coaster, and thankfully he got to ride it twice.
Unfortunately due to recent storms and rainfall, a lot of the park was closed down for the day. They made the most of it though and rode the rides that were open multiple times.
They didn't shut the park down on Sunday since they had to drive home that evening, but they did enjoy two full amusement park days and plenty of time in the car for conversations about growing up and entering the teen years.
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