It snowed towards the end of February. Just a bit of a dusting but it was still pretty.
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Teaching Preschool
Kenzie and I taught preschool for two weeks after we got back from Florida. The first week Ashlee was in Florida, and the second week she had covid. Kenzie wasn't able to come for a couple of the days because that's when she got her cast off and had a dentist appointment. It was a lot of fun teaching!
One of the little girls draws herself when she answers the question of the day. It's so cute!
We had indoor recess every day because the Crabtrees were getting their dock redone and there were trucks in the driveway. Kenzie and I didn't mind indoor recess because it was so cold outside!
Kenzie wrote the question of the day each day and one of the days wrote puppy and kitty at the same time. I was very impressed!
Kenzie Gets her Cast Off
Kenzie got her cast of on Jan 19!
Last cast picture!
Her hand wasn't as flexible.
Her wrist.
It took many weeks for her to gain normal movement without pain. We ended up buying her a brace which helped it feel better.
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Last Christmas Present
One of Jackson's presents did arrive before Christmas, and then because of the snow it didn't arrive before we left on our trip. It finally arrived today when the mail was delivered. He was excited about more Pokémon cards!
Gatorland
Our last day in Orlando was spent at Gatorland.
This was our cottage. We really liked it! It had 2 rooms, beds for all of us, a kitchen, and it was only $55 a night!
Gatorland!
The 2-4 year old gators.
We fed the gators by putting fish on a string attached to a pole. Kenzie, Jackson and I didn't want to touch the fish, but luckily Jordan, Coleman, and Doug didn't care.
We watched 3 shows. The first one was alligators eating chicken. First off a string.
Then out of the guys' hands.
Then we fed the alligators some more.
Doug threading the string through the fish.
And feeding a gator.
We found these glasses before a Beauty and the Beast sing along at Epcot. Coleman had been really wanting glasses at the Disney Parks and was so happy when I found these. We were really lucky with all the free things we found... Mickey ears, Minnie ears, some painted wood things, quarters, and glasses,
There were other animals too, like this orange iguana. We learned that iguanas have third eye between their normal 2 eyes that they can't really see with but it helps them sense what's around them I think.
baby gators
Kenzie loved feeding the goats!
Coleman also fed them.
Another show. We were glad the gator did bite off his head.
We walked around and saw lots more gators.
And this cool pink bird.
We really loved Gatorland. I didn't have too high of expectations, but it really was so fun. There were funny signs all over. The shows were entertaining. Doug, Jackson, and Jordan all did a zipline which they loved. It was great to see all the alligators. It was a great ending to our fun, exhausting trip! When we were done we went to the airport to catch our flight home.
Epcot
Our last Disney day was spent at Epcot. It ended up being so busy and way to crowded everywhere. We still had a great time, but it would have been much better if there were less people there. It was the first day of an art festival they're hosting, which is why so many people came there.
The last time seeing this sign.
Us on Nemo.
Looking at sea animals before watching Turtle Talk with Crush.
As we were walking around we saw a really really long line that didn't seem to be moving much. We were worried it was for a ride but learned that it was for these purple dragon popcorn holders. People waited in line for 6 hours to buy these. We think people could by 2 per person and it seemed a lot of people were buying that many. And then they were selling them on ebay for $100-$200. It was so crazy!
There was an interactive area after the imagination ride.
We watched some Disney Pixar shorts.
In line for Frozen
Still in line for Frozen.
It's dark so hard to see much, but we were in the shop from Frozen.
This was after Frozen.
After the Spaceship Earth there were a lot of science activities we could do.
The flash was bright:)
After Epcot we went to CiCi's again. The first day we were there, Kenzie saw this little bear keychain that cost 2 quarters. Doug told her to look for quarters. She found one at Animal kingdom, and then found another one at Magic Kingdom the day before. She was so happy to be able to buy it!
We had a great time, but waited in some long lines. There's a new Ratatouille ride that was supposed to be 70 minutes and ended up being 2 hours. Kenzie and Coleman both said it wasn't worth the wait. It was a cool ride, but it would have been much better with a shorter wait time. The lines for food were also so long so we just had everyone get a treat at one that wasn't too long. We also rode on Mission: Space, and some of us thought it was no fun. We were fully enclosed and it spun around so fast that it increased the g-force and made us feel so heavy. It felt awful. But the rest of the ride wasn't so bad.
Favorite rides:
Coleman: Soarin'
Kenzie: Turtle Talk
Jordan: Soarin'
Jackson: Pixar Shorts
Doug: Frozen
Me: Frozen
We had such a fun week at Disney! We were so tired and had sore feet and legs, but it was all worth it. I think we all agreed that although we had so much fun, we do prefer Disneyland and California Adventure, which is good since it's closer and easier to get to.
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