Although we go on for another week technically, this was the last written message for the series "Superflix," which was a nice little gem. Our message was based on the movie, "The Incredibles," which just might be Daddy's favorite message. Madison went for both services this morning as Joey spoke to the kids about the real messages behind the movie, showing a few clips to help illustrate the point. It's been a good series, heading to the movies.
We went home this afternoon, time to get back to work a bit for Daddy. He's still writing this new LEGO devotional, a story all based on the adventures of three characters that Madison has. One of the characters was actually created by Madison down at LEGOland in Florida. These are the three "mascots" of our series, "Master Builders," and will be again in a few weeks. They do the races on the screens, and they show up on the booklet covers and screens. And now they'll be the three main characters of the devotional story, where kids will go on an adventure - while learning a bit from the Bible.
Ole is the name of the character at the front. I'm not sure where he came from, actually. Maybe a camping set? But Lily is the one behind him, and that's the one that Madison made at one of the parks. Jamie Lynn is our favorite though. That's the alien there, the one hanging upside down from beneath the sign. Jamie Lynn was named by Madison, and we thought that name was hysterical. I mean, we were expecting something like "Quarg" or "Snarfblat." But when we asked her for the name of the alien, Madison said - with some authority behind her voice: "Jamie Lynn." Apparently there's a girl named Jamie Lynn that was in her class. And the funny thing is that Madison likes Jamie Lynn, so this isn't exactly an insult. And the more you think about it, the funnier it is: a space alien named Jamie Lynn.
So we started to write the devotional, but Daddy wasn't really feeling anything about what to write so much. That's when Daddy asked Madison what she thought we could write for a devotional. She asked for a story, so the two of us started to think of a story that could be written. And that's when the two of us began to do an outline of a story. Yes, Madison gets credit for helping with the story of this devotional, this adventure through Bricksburg, Middle Zealand, the Pirate Islands of the Caribbean, and even Cloud Cuckoo Land. It's going to be lots of fun.
Tonight we were reading from a new book, one with Elsa and Anna in it again. There's the Arendelle Cup, a race with sleds. Tonight we met the competitors as they arrived in Arendelle. It looks like it might be a fun book - Madison and Mommy were enjoying it as Daddy read the first few chapters.
Oh, and for our movie of the night, we went with "Tron: Legacy." Madison requested this one, mainly because we have the Infinity figures of Quora and Sam. Now she knows the movie they came from. She likes this movie better than the "Tron" movie we watched yesterday, more than likely because of Quora, and the new graphics. Daddy still prefers the old one though, maybe partly because of nostalgia. Anyway, we were on the grid a few hours, watching lightcycles do their battles, and recognizers... recognizing. For a bit of extra fun, we went to a video online to go on the Tron Lightcycle ride at the Disney Park in Shanghai. They're building it at the Magic Kingdom soon, and while that will be amazing to experience, the sacrifice is pretty heavy: they're getting rid of the Tomorrowland Speedway. This is one of Madison's favorite things down there right now, so it will be a thing we'll have to do one last time in an upcoming trip. There are other rides we sort of missed that opportunity with, including the "Universe of Energy" and the "Maelstrom." At least we got to see them at one point, although Madison probably has no memory of these. But she can say she did them, if anything. And whatever is replacing them should be good, hopefully.
We said our prayers and went to bed earlier tonight, trying to get things lined up for the upcoming week. Getting up early for school should be brutal! Hopefully we can get in the good habit of going to bed earlier, getting enough sleep, and being well rested for a great year at school.
We went home this afternoon, time to get back to work a bit for Daddy. He's still writing this new LEGO devotional, a story all based on the adventures of three characters that Madison has. One of the characters was actually created by Madison down at LEGOland in Florida. These are the three "mascots" of our series, "Master Builders," and will be again in a few weeks. They do the races on the screens, and they show up on the booklet covers and screens. And now they'll be the three main characters of the devotional story, where kids will go on an adventure - while learning a bit from the Bible.
Ole is the name of the character at the front. I'm not sure where he came from, actually. Maybe a camping set? But Lily is the one behind him, and that's the one that Madison made at one of the parks. Jamie Lynn is our favorite though. That's the alien there, the one hanging upside down from beneath the sign. Jamie Lynn was named by Madison, and we thought that name was hysterical. I mean, we were expecting something like "Quarg" or "Snarfblat." But when we asked her for the name of the alien, Madison said - with some authority behind her voice: "Jamie Lynn." Apparently there's a girl named Jamie Lynn that was in her class. And the funny thing is that Madison likes Jamie Lynn, so this isn't exactly an insult. And the more you think about it, the funnier it is: a space alien named Jamie Lynn.
So we started to write the devotional, but Daddy wasn't really feeling anything about what to write so much. That's when Daddy asked Madison what she thought we could write for a devotional. She asked for a story, so the two of us started to think of a story that could be written. And that's when the two of us began to do an outline of a story. Yes, Madison gets credit for helping with the story of this devotional, this adventure through Bricksburg, Middle Zealand, the Pirate Islands of the Caribbean, and even Cloud Cuckoo Land. It's going to be lots of fun.
Tonight we were reading from a new book, one with Elsa and Anna in it again. There's the Arendelle Cup, a race with sleds. Tonight we met the competitors as they arrived in Arendelle. It looks like it might be a fun book - Madison and Mommy were enjoying it as Daddy read the first few chapters.
Oh, and for our movie of the night, we went with "Tron: Legacy." Madison requested this one, mainly because we have the Infinity figures of Quora and Sam. Now she knows the movie they came from. She likes this movie better than the "Tron" movie we watched yesterday, more than likely because of Quora, and the new graphics. Daddy still prefers the old one though, maybe partly because of nostalgia. Anyway, we were on the grid a few hours, watching lightcycles do their battles, and recognizers... recognizing. For a bit of extra fun, we went to a video online to go on the Tron Lightcycle ride at the Disney Park in Shanghai. They're building it at the Magic Kingdom soon, and while that will be amazing to experience, the sacrifice is pretty heavy: they're getting rid of the Tomorrowland Speedway. This is one of Madison's favorite things down there right now, so it will be a thing we'll have to do one last time in an upcoming trip. There are other rides we sort of missed that opportunity with, including the "Universe of Energy" and the "Maelstrom." At least we got to see them at one point, although Madison probably has no memory of these. But she can say she did them, if anything. And whatever is replacing them should be good, hopefully.
We said our prayers and went to bed earlier tonight, trying to get things lined up for the upcoming week. Getting up early for school should be brutal! Hopefully we can get in the good habit of going to bed earlier, getting enough sleep, and being well rested for a great year at school.
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