Robert – Page 51

Ice Skating

December 5, 2019

One of the kid’s favorite things from last year in Highlands was ice skating so we had to do it again! Robert sat out this year due to a bum foot but I took to the ice with my 3 skaters and they did great. It was much warmer than it was last year so much more pleasant!

ice skating

ice skate

After skating we had to make a stop to see the big man himself! Spencer asked for a journal, Samantha asked for LOLs and Poopsie Slime Surprise dolls, and Maxwell said he wasn’t sure yet. ha! He better think of something quick!

highlands

Love these traditions in the mountains!

Campers

November 27, 2019

A few weeks ago Robert and Maxwell went on their cub scout campout and had to deal with some slightly frigid temps!! Despite the lows in the 30s overnight, these two made it all night in their tent and Maxwell earned his polar bear badge! Woohoo!

camp

They both looked like this by about 7:30pm the next night.

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Proud of my campers!

Disney day 2

November 13, 2019

Our second day at Disney brought the best treat – a VIP tour guide!! We had a tour guide taking us around Hollywood Studios for the day and getting us onto any ride we wanted with no line! Yes, it was just as awesome as it sounds!!

Ready for a fun day!

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Our tour guide, Carey, picked us up and took us to the back entrance to Hollywood Studios where we were greeted by snacks! Can’t beat that!

hollywood studios

We then got to do it all that day. We rode Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster over and over and over again! We went on all the rides in Toy Story Land and even got to walk onto the brand new ride in Star Wars land! So so awesome!!

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toy story

jedi

tower of terror

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The kids also got to do Jedi Training!

jedi training

jedi

jedi training

jedi

Plus we got to meet Chewie and Darth Vader. Samantha was not a fan!

chewy

darth vader

hollywood studios

After an early dinner at Prime Time Cafe we were worn out and happy after a fun day!

prime time

More fun ahead!

Disney!

November 12, 2019

In October, we all took a little trip down to Orlando for several days of Disney fun to celebrate Spencer’s birthday! With many thanks to GJ and Daddo, we had some excellent perks and probably one of the very best trips ever! We flew down on Thursday morning and we were ready to go…

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That afternoon we went into the park for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. It’s fun because they have trick-or-treating stations setup all over the parks and the crowds are smaller so you can ride more rides. Plus, lots of people dress up and the people watching is prime time!! ha!

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Before we had left, I had measured Samantha and knew she was about 2 inches shy of being 44 inches…44 inches gets you on Space Mountain, Everest, and Avatar Flight of Passage. Knowing my daredevil roller coaster rider, I knew she’d be so disappointed if she barely missed the height cut off. So, I went out and found the tallest tennis shoes I could find – some Nike Air Max – and then also added a few Dr. Scholl’s gel inserts to the inside! She might have been walking on stilettos but…

space mountain

She made it on Space Mountain! Woohoo! They measured her twice and she passed easily both times! Hooray!

space man

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Needless to say, she loved it! It was the boys first time to ride it too and it was a hit all around! We continued the day with as many of the good rides as we could get on including The Haunted Mansion, Barnstormer, and Big Thunder Mountain.

haunted mansion