Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

A special birthday present that I got this year was a family trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.  I thought it would be so fun to take the family and enjoy a day at a theme park.  The drive was just right about two hours away and Jim even took the day off.  We went on a Friday.  The weather was also perfect.  It was another unusually cool day in June. 

To start our adventure, first the kids and Jim checked out the map of the park.

 

Evan wanted to make sure we saw everything.

Our first stop was the kid roller coaster.  Everyone was very excited to ride, until the ride began.  Even Jim and I realized this probably wasn't the best first ride.  It was a little wilder than we thought it would be, however, the good news is that no other ride that day really compared and they were all really tame in comparison. 

Then we headed to the train.  A much smoother, calmer ride.  Nevertheless, Evie was distrusting at first.  Then once it began she realized that it was going to be a much better ride. :)

 

Then we looked at some of the fish and visited the Shark Experience.  This was pretty interesting and the kids enjoyed the large aquarium with the Sharks and Eels swimming over their heads.  We also saw some Dolphins swimming in their tank (later that day we saw the Dolphin Show too).

One thing we were really excited to see was the animal shows.  Our first show of the day was the Sea Lion Show.  Here is the crew waiting for the action to begin.

This is a picture of some of the stars of the show.  It was pirate themed in case you were wondering about the costumes.

Then it was off to the Butterfly Experience, after we had a little lunch.  This was one of my favorite things we did during our visit.  You can't see any butterfly's in this picture, but I just thought it was a good one of everyone walking through the tunnel in the Butterfly Habitat.

Jim and Evie are checking out the butterfly that is in the above picture.  Isn't it beautiful?

Here is Evan looking at a butterfly too.  He thought this place was awesome and was really wanted to catch one.

After the butterfly's we headed to the Killer Whale Show.  You can see the whale warming up in the background pool.

Then we visited the giraffes.  We hit the giraffes at the perfect time - snack time.  It was very entertaining to see their purple tongues.  We could have feed them, but it cost $5.  We enjoyed watching other people feed them for free. :)

We also visited the lions.  This is Evan and I doing our best ROAR!

Lastly we did a quick visit with the Elephants, to name some of the animals we saw that day.

Then we decided to try a few more rides.  This was one of the kids favorites.  I thought it was pretty fun too.

  

After the Jeep ride we headed over to a Loony Toon Character play area.  The kids had fun climbing on all the structures and get out some energy.

Finally, Evan was super brave and rode this airplane ride all by himself.  It took him awhile to build up the courage, but once he did I think he was very pleased!

Our family had a great time at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.  I look forward to the many more theme parks we will visit in the future. 

On the way home every fell asleep almost immediately which made for a nice peaceful drive for Mommy and Daddy too! :)