Today was a huge work day for Daddy, as each Wednesday typically is. The show goes on for Madison though, who continued her work at ballet camp. The funny thing at the beginning of the week was that we were sort of poking fun at a mom wanting her daughter to be "stretched and challenged" by this ballet camp - she was worried that this would just be some sort of fun week for little ballerinas. Here's the humor: Madison is being stretched and challenged. I don't know if that other little girl is, but Madison certainly is doing all sorts of new things that she's never done before. And doing all these things with older and more experienced girls is a pretty good thing, actually. To begin with, I was a little worried actually. Here's little Madison amongst a sea of taller, older girls. But she seems to be holding her own. In some ways, she seems like a mascot to a few, a younger friend that you feel obliged to look after. But in other ways, there she is all alone and center stage, doing that jazzy thing with her shoulders, the thing she just learned two days ago. She's a joy to watch - which is something we can see for the last few minutes of each session. The door stays open, and all the parents crowd around that entrance to get a peek of their child, attempting the new choreography.
So we're looking ahead a bit. Of course, it has been noted here that we're doing art camp next week - that much is certain and solid. The other plan is to go in July to Florida. This visit we may try Sea World out, as Madison likes dolphins quite a bit. She'll see a lot of other sea creatures there as well - all new experiences, which of course sounds good. Hopefully she'll learn a bit while there. They do have some pretty nifty roller coasters there, possibly the biggest ones she's ever seen so far - up until now, the only ones she's seen are at Disney. The coasters at Islands of Adventures and Sea World and Busch Gardens are quite impressive - Daddy has ridden on all of them (except this new Manta one at Sea World). I love all of them. I'm somewhat of a roller coaster aficionado. My current favorite is "The Hulk" at Islands of Adventure, although the wooden one at Busch Gardens is amazing - it's called "Gwazi." The "Dueling Dragons" gets you a little dizzy because you don't have a much of a view as you're tossed around - although it's unforgettable looking downward to see another roller coaster spiraling a corkscrew with you on a separate track. Busch Gardens grows roller coasters. It's a weird mix of wild animals and roller coasters everywhere. There are honestly too many roller coasters in that park - they just keep adding more and more. But we keep going back to test them all out. Some day, Daddy will make the trip up to Ohio's Cedar Point, where the most epic roller coasters of all are. And speaking of which, there's a new one at Disney that just opened this month, the Seven Dwarves Mine Train. We ordered a special pin from Disney Movie Rewards for that, a pin that commemorates the grand opening of this new ride at the Magic Kingdom. We may see that in October. We may see a big line for it too - it just depends on what Madison wants to do then. She may or may not be into the roller coaster thing, depending on the Shamu Express experience. But if she likes it, maybe we'll even be heading over to Thunder Mountain. Who can forget riding that, or Space Mountain for the first time? the thrill of something new and just absolutely stunning the senses. Space Mountain is one of the ultimate experiences - such a simple concept, and yet so amazing.
It took Daddy a long time to get on a roller coaster - but I remember riding the Mind Bender over and over again at Atlanta's Six Flags, and it was like Christmas. I couldn't wait to do it over and over again. And then there are the wooden roller coasters - The Scream Machine, and Daddy's favorite there: the Georgia Cyclone. Call me old fashioned, but I like that one. Of course, there's a zillion roller coasters at Six Flags now. There's not much else there for Madison though, which is why we haven't been there yet. Eventually we'll get there.
How funny that I get really dizzy on the spinning rides, and especially those indoor theaters that have implied motion. Those get me sick, except for Star Tours, which I'm thankful for. But roller coasters are no problem. Madison tried her first roller coaster this year at LegoLand Florida, and wasn't a big fan of it. From what I see, there's a kid roller coaster there at SeaWorld called the Shamu Express - we'll probably try that one out, and a few other kids rides. But the main purpose of our visit will be to see the wildlife, particularly the seals and the orcas. And the penguins and dolphins. After our recent aquarium visit, it appears she's into penguins a bit. She got this pink penguin doll - Daddy bought that for her, and it's been in bed with her each night.
One aspect of the Sea World visit will be added insight as we go forward with a new series at KidPak, called "Going Overboard." Or some title like that. It could be "Under the Sea." Still going back and forth on that, but it will have a underwater theme, somewhat like our Fish Tales series from a few years ago. One message will be dedicated to sharks, and we'll time it with Discovery Channel's "Shark Week." Also, we'll do a "Dolphin Tale" message, and time that with the release weekend of the new sequel movie, "Dolphin Tale 2." Somewhere in this series will be a whole lot of under water movie watching: you can guarantee we'll be seeing the "The Little Mermaid" trilogy again, and "Finding Nemo." And probably "Shark Tale" again, although that is not one of my favorites. But we'll certainly be watching some Spongebob in there. Seasons one and two are near-essential viewing, and will be epic Father-daughter time. How can you beat the "F.U.N." episode? And seriously, that episode with the fishing hooks is a great one to show the power and danger of temptation.
But all that is the future. As for today, it was work for Daddy. Madison did math on her computer again, and some more reading for the reading program. Her Inspector Gadget is slowly growing more pieces, soon to be fully assembled by the end of the summer. She'll just look over and suddenly realize he has a new part.
She was up when Daddy got home. That makes for a late night, but she wanted to wait to go to bed until Daddy got back home. Unfortunately, it was a late night at church, and so she was up pretty late. It's summer though, and we don't have to set the alarm in the morning. Which is pretty awesome. That's one reason to love summertime. But we're just getting started - there's lots to love about summer, and it sounds like there's lots to come.
So we're looking ahead a bit. Of course, it has been noted here that we're doing art camp next week - that much is certain and solid. The other plan is to go in July to Florida. This visit we may try Sea World out, as Madison likes dolphins quite a bit. She'll see a lot of other sea creatures there as well - all new experiences, which of course sounds good. Hopefully she'll learn a bit while there. They do have some pretty nifty roller coasters there, possibly the biggest ones she's ever seen so far - up until now, the only ones she's seen are at Disney. The coasters at Islands of Adventures and Sea World and Busch Gardens are quite impressive - Daddy has ridden on all of them (except this new Manta one at Sea World). I love all of them. I'm somewhat of a roller coaster aficionado. My current favorite is "The Hulk" at Islands of Adventure, although the wooden one at Busch Gardens is amazing - it's called "Gwazi." The "Dueling Dragons" gets you a little dizzy because you don't have a much of a view as you're tossed around - although it's unforgettable looking downward to see another roller coaster spiraling a corkscrew with you on a separate track. Busch Gardens grows roller coasters. It's a weird mix of wild animals and roller coasters everywhere. There are honestly too many roller coasters in that park - they just keep adding more and more. But we keep going back to test them all out. Some day, Daddy will make the trip up to Ohio's Cedar Point, where the most epic roller coasters of all are. And speaking of which, there's a new one at Disney that just opened this month, the Seven Dwarves Mine Train. We ordered a special pin from Disney Movie Rewards for that, a pin that commemorates the grand opening of this new ride at the Magic Kingdom. We may see that in October. We may see a big line for it too - it just depends on what Madison wants to do then. She may or may not be into the roller coaster thing, depending on the Shamu Express experience. But if she likes it, maybe we'll even be heading over to Thunder Mountain. Who can forget riding that, or Space Mountain for the first time? the thrill of something new and just absolutely stunning the senses. Space Mountain is one of the ultimate experiences - such a simple concept, and yet so amazing.
It took Daddy a long time to get on a roller coaster - but I remember riding the Mind Bender over and over again at Atlanta's Six Flags, and it was like Christmas. I couldn't wait to do it over and over again. And then there are the wooden roller coasters - The Scream Machine, and Daddy's favorite there: the Georgia Cyclone. Call me old fashioned, but I like that one. Of course, there's a zillion roller coasters at Six Flags now. There's not much else there for Madison though, which is why we haven't been there yet. Eventually we'll get there.
How funny that I get really dizzy on the spinning rides, and especially those indoor theaters that have implied motion. Those get me sick, except for Star Tours, which I'm thankful for. But roller coasters are no problem. Madison tried her first roller coaster this year at LegoLand Florida, and wasn't a big fan of it. From what I see, there's a kid roller coaster there at SeaWorld called the Shamu Express - we'll probably try that one out, and a few other kids rides. But the main purpose of our visit will be to see the wildlife, particularly the seals and the orcas. And the penguins and dolphins. After our recent aquarium visit, it appears she's into penguins a bit. She got this pink penguin doll - Daddy bought that for her, and it's been in bed with her each night.
One aspect of the Sea World visit will be added insight as we go forward with a new series at KidPak, called "Going Overboard." Or some title like that. It could be "Under the Sea." Still going back and forth on that, but it will have a underwater theme, somewhat like our Fish Tales series from a few years ago. One message will be dedicated to sharks, and we'll time it with Discovery Channel's "Shark Week." Also, we'll do a "Dolphin Tale" message, and time that with the release weekend of the new sequel movie, "Dolphin Tale 2." Somewhere in this series will be a whole lot of under water movie watching: you can guarantee we'll be seeing the "The Little Mermaid" trilogy again, and "Finding Nemo." And probably "Shark Tale" again, although that is not one of my favorites. But we'll certainly be watching some Spongebob in there. Seasons one and two are near-essential viewing, and will be epic Father-daughter time. How can you beat the "F.U.N." episode? And seriously, that episode with the fishing hooks is a great one to show the power and danger of temptation.
But all that is the future. As for today, it was work for Daddy. Madison did math on her computer again, and some more reading for the reading program. Her Inspector Gadget is slowly growing more pieces, soon to be fully assembled by the end of the summer. She'll just look over and suddenly realize he has a new part.
She was up when Daddy got home. That makes for a late night, but she wanted to wait to go to bed until Daddy got back home. Unfortunately, it was a late night at church, and so she was up pretty late. It's summer though, and we don't have to set the alarm in the morning. Which is pretty awesome. That's one reason to love summertime. But we're just getting started - there's lots to love about summer, and it sounds like there's lots to come.
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