Camerata in St Louis Day 3

Six Flags Day! 

I love roller coasters.

Mr Freeze was the scariest thing ever. 

A little story: 

We started out the day loading almost the whole orchestra on the Batman ride. This was fun because there were 40+ kids in one long line that snaked  around so they were facing each other in a semicircle. To pass the time while waiting, they played fun little hand games and tossed a tube of chapstick back and forth across the gated grass area between them. Teens throwing and catching stuff is always a good time and turns into a bit of “keep away” where boys and girls are holding and tossing something that belongs to another juuust fast enough to keeping out of reach from the owner. When someone on one of their teams finally caught the chapstick they would put it on. I chatted with the kids I was standing near that it’s kind of gross that 17 kids had all used the same tune of chapstick. But I suppose these kids all pass drinks around and share ice cream and everything else so it’s probably no different. It’s a wonder they don’t have mono. This conversation made me realize how badly I wanted chapstick too but I had left it in my jacket pocket on the bus and ain’t no way was I going to use the “team” chapstick 😂😂  Anyway, Corbin was like “oh it’s ok mom, I have some. Use mine.” Yours? You mean mine. Corbin offered me MY OWN chapstick that he took from my pocket. Ugh! Corbin! Hand it over! Why WHY WHYYYYY can nothing that is mine be JUST mine? I swear, my teens just help themselves to my clothes, my car, my snacks, my protein drinks, my bed, my makeup, my phone chargers, my hair products, literally everything. Everything. 

I was mid rant as I applied MY chapstick when a kid hollers, “Corbin! Throw it back!” 

Wut. 

The chapstick they’d been throwing and ALL the kids had been using was the same one?! I was chapstick user number 18? Ewwwwwwwww!!!! 







MJ H, Lyndia B (whom we got on her FIRST roller coaster and she loved it!), Rhett H, Dan H, Aubrey 

I bought these sour punch roulette straws at Cracker Barrel and busted them out while we were in another long line for a ride. They are all green, and you might get lemon lime, green apple, or watermelon flavor or you might get dill pickle flavor! 

So funny, and the pickle flavor was actually really good, so the game was extra fun. 

Cute Charlie before she blacked out on Mr Freeze hahaha 


Lol Lost child reuniting center. Peyton is one of “my” extra sons. He calls me Mama W and he’s joining the Steezy boys to ball with Corbin. We love seeing more of his face around the Willardson home lately. 


Bryns mom, Linsey, and I realized we are too

Old for rattly wood coasters. My lack needs an adjustment after that. 

Peyton, Charlie, Ayana, Luke H 

There was an awards ceremony in the park that evening. This was an interesting experience for the students. They are used to winning winning winning. They were .1 point away from gold status and did not win. They were so deflated. The under classmen left with determination to never let that happen again, but I felt for those Camerata seniors. Not an ideal way to end their orchestra experience. Good thing they had a concert to redeem themselves after the trip. 

I love Corbin. He is such a playful friend. He and his buddies are always laughing and messing around. He can dish and take teasing. He is caring and helpful and kind and so inclusive. He worries a lot when someone isn’t doing well. I love how much he loves his friends. 

At the end of the night the kids still had tons of energy to burn. I busted out the Oreos, Dots pretzels, sour patch kids, Bluetooth speaker, playing cards, and beads kits, and the students all made each other friendship bracelets. 



They door dashed pizzas and Taco Bell and Dan G, Mr Collett, and Lindsie and I moderated a big round of hot seat and some other games.