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We love Disneyland.
Some people can't stand it: the crowds, the money, the screaming children, the sweaty tourists. . . .
. . . but we love it!
We love to zip over there for a few hours and go on some rides, watch a show or two, and go home. We are fair weather Disneyland folks though, and if it seems like it will be too crowded, we stay home and eat potato salad.
Recently we've felt like we have been in a Disney rut, ie. doing the same things over and over again so the last couple of times that we have gone, we decided to have an ALL NEW THINGS rule.
We decided to eat all new things, ride all new things, and watch all new shows.
It has been so fun re-inventing the park with the kids . . .
even if that means I have to ride the ferris wheel (YIKES!)
Our new things included:
Yes, this last picture is of the parking lot. I just thought it was so cute. Henry saw these painted lines and gasped, "Look! It says my name!"
So good.
Miss Lucy graduated from her Transitional Kindergarten class.
We were all sort of joking about the concept of "graduation" from Transitional Kindergarten.
I mean, really? REALLY? What, is there a valedictorian? Will there be speeches?
Will they move their tiny tassels with their tiny hands?
And then of course we wept through the whole thing.
Because we are leaving one chapter and moving to another.
And mama hates change.
But we were so proud of our Lucy girl. Who braved new friends, navigated new teachers, built, created, and dreamed . . . and grew up a little more.
This weekend Simon and Lucy packed their bags and their courage and marched off for their Spring Indian Princess campout weekend on Catalina Island at Camp Fox.
Lucy was having some weird and persistent stomach issues and there was a moment there when I thought we might have to cancel. But after some tears and hugs and tough love and drug store meds they hopped the boat and headed off into the unknown.
The camp has amazing facilities and activities. The cabins were open air canvas tents that had a roof and no sides. They were located about 10 feet from the water.
There was archery, rock climbing, hiking, snorkeling, tide pooling,
kayaking, and sports available to all.
There were songs about ravioli and skits and as much hot chocolate as you could drink.
Since her return, Lucy has tried to persuade us to move there, or at least go back for a year.
Lucy tried fishing for the first time. She was bewildered when the fish weren't biting and the realization slowly set in that all fishing really was was just sitting there.
She then moved on to archery, which was much more instantly gratifying.
Plus, she got to pretend she was Merida so that was a win win.
She then moved on to rock climbing which she loved.
I think the highlight for both Simon and Lucy, though, was when they went snorkeling. The other girls were less into it, so Simon and Lucy ended up going on their own. The two of them made their way out into the bay and, after some learning how to breathe through the snorkel, they just floated there, face down, in their wet suits, holding hands. Simon would occasionally point something out to Lucy or swim under her an give her a "thumbs up" like, "are you ok?" He said Lucy, motionless, would slowly extend her tiny thumb, and together they would continue to float.
I asked Simon what it was like and he said it was like and he said, "heaven."
What's that? You want to see a picture?
Yeah . . .me too. They didn't exactly take any of the snorkeling.
Eh HEM. But anyway.
It was a weekend they'll never forget!
P.S. Henry and I spend the weekend watching Charlotte's Web, eating Chik Fil A, and shopping at Marshall's. Thanks for asking.
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