Insert *big cheesey grin* HERE

The last day of our trip was October 13th, and Scott's birthday. We spent the day at Six Flags-Discovery Kingdom theme park in Vallejo. With lots of Warner Brothers characters, animals, and freaky-fun rides it is a stop not to miss... This is a great place for anyone wanting all the rides of a major theme park, sea mammal shows you'd find similar to SeaWorld complete with dolphins, killer whale, and silly sealions, as well as charateristics of the San Diego Zoo which includes zebras, lions, tigers, sharks, alligators, penguins... you get the idea.
And, for a lot cheaper than the other hot spots.



The other places are awesome, and we will still visit them again, but as for a great place that provides a similar taste of the others combined, with an affordable price, it's a great option.

And where else can you play tug-of-war with an elephant?
Aaaand,.. only being a 9 hour drive from home, we'll be able to get season passes and make a few 3-4 day "weekender" trips through the year. Insert *big cheesey grin* HERE, LOL.



This is definitely a worthwhile place to go for a vacation with all the bells & whistles without the pricetag to go along with it. Definitely a lot more bang for your buck, and absolutely fun for the whole family... we HIGHLY reccommend it.




And last, but certainly not least... I just have to say about this last photo to the right, that this ride was one of THE highlights of the trip,.. one of many, but the fact that we got to do something this wild & crazy with mom was really, really COOL. She played it safe & took it easy through most of the trip,.. stuck to rides that were easier on the body (I wasn't nearly as smart, LOL), and then for one last big hoo-rah, she chose the MEDUSA of all things to go for a whirl on,... AWESOME!! While I was both screaming, laughing, and praying to my sweet Jesus (seriously, I was), I can clearly remember her laughing, shouting out "Yes, oh, yes!!", and whooping it up, thoroughly enjoying herself! It really was a blast, and something that will never be forgotten.

Because of you, Mom,.. that was the BEST RIDE EVER!!

And, if any of you want a good laugh, take a closer look at my face in this particular snapshot that Courtney captured of us as we raced by on an upswing, and you will see me with my tongue sticking out. Why, you might ask? Because I just so happened to be one of those unfortunate souls that while speeding along at 70-some-odd-miles-per-hour with my mouth wide open screaming,...... I hit a bug. I know,.. haha. Okay, you can stop now. *cough-gasp* LOL