In my life this week…
What a fun week! Our family visited the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. We left on early Monday morning and arrived around 10am. For the next few days, we traversed both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and returned to our hotel each night with sore and tired legs. We had many exciting firsts on this trip:
- Aidyn's first ride on Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye
- Grandma's first ride on the new Star Tours: The Adventure Continues.
- David was the Rebel Spy on Star Tours.
- Then I was the Rebel Spy on another ride on Star Tours!
- Aidyn and Grandma's first time seeing The World of Color show at California Adventures.
- Our first ride on the new Matterhorn bobsleds (individual seating now!).
- Aidyn and Grandma's first ride on Goofy's Sky School. Grandma hated it, while Aidyn rode it about seven times, over and over.
- Grandma's first time on Jumpin' Jellyfish at California Adventure.
- Grandma's first time seeing the Aladdin show at California Adventure.
- Aidyn participated in the Jedi Training Academy show at Tomorrowland Terrace in Disneyland.
We put all our Disneyland-related unit studies to use while visiting the park! We still have more to enjoy, but our learning adventures brought Tomorrowland to life! Every night, Aidyn practiced his writing skills by penning his favorite moments of the day on Disneyland postcards. He also was in charge of his own camera and took pictures of his experience, both of which we will use for his Spring Festival Project.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
Memory-making is such an important part of learning. Education is not only about math drills or scrawling our way through phonics books but being out there together, enjoying each other and creating fond memories.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
We've "been" everywhere this week! From the primeval world of the dinosaurs (aboard the Disneyland Railroad) to the once-secret underwater world of the Gungans (on Star Tours), to 1920s California, parasailing over California, bobsledding on the Matterhorn, plunging to deep recesses of the Caribbean, to the Hundred Acre Wood, among other places, I feel like we have seen it all!
We met Goofy, in a sweet private moment near the Tomorrowland Railroad Station when the park was about to close, Darth Vader, as Aidyn battled him in the Jedi Training Academy show, Indiana Jones, who begged us for a way out of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, friendly cast members and fun-loving park-goers.
My favorite thing this week was…
There were so many favorite moments this week that choosing is difficult. Riding Indiana Jones with our whole family, for the first time, ties with watching Aidyn get picked for and participating in the Jedi Training Academy.
My kiddo's favorite thing this week was…
I asked him a few times, and he usually said that riding Indiana Jones was his favorite moment.
Things I’m working on…
Definitely slowing down. We rushed, rushed, rushed every day, but I tried to slow down our time by taking pictures and resting on benches whenever possible.
I’m cooking…
I'm grateful that I didn't have to cook! We enjoyed food brought from home and Disneyland food. We especially enjoyed mint juleps in New Orleans Square, fresh popcorn, and enchiladas from Rancho del Zocalo in Frontierland.
I’m grateful for…
The kind of easy going, fun-loving family that I get to enjoy who genuinely loved every moment of our vacation, even the seemingly neverending car ride and long lines.
I’m hoping for…
More local adventures now that we are not uber-saving for a Disneyland trip. I'm hoping for more day hikes, museum tours, roller-skating, and merry-making.
I rewarded my kid this week by…
Buying him an Indiana Jones fedora for "surviving" the ride. He also got a Mickey Mouse ice cream, galactic goop, among other toys, and lots of in-line cuddles and piggyback rides.
Something I am ogling or have my eye on…
As it sits in my wallet. : )
A photo, video, link, or quote to share (silly, serious or both!)…
What an amazing week! I love that picture of Aidyn as a Jedi in training!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We had seen the Jedi show for years (the first when Aidyn was 10 months old), and, being huge Star Wars nerds ourselves, wondered if he would ever participate. So glad that he did and had so much fun!
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