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Monday, July 28, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Original Henge...
Katie has entered a contest with the National Geographic Kids magazine. The contest calls for kids to create Stonehenge out of other materials. The winner gets a trip to Legoland in CA and so Katie figured that many kids would use Lego to make their "Henge". She is an avid balloon artist and decided to get busy creating "Balloon-henge". She spent an entire afternoon in the basement blowing up balloons and carefully taping them to the floor.
We'll let you know if she wins....
We'll let you know if she wins....
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Medieval Times...
Traditionally the 6th graders at Katie's middle school go to "Medieval Times" in suburban Chicago for their field trip. They didn't make it there this year due to cost and busing problems, so we decided to make the trip as a family on Memorial Day. After getting there (long 2.5 hour drive) we were greeted by our hosts using "British" accents. This confused us as the Medieval Times people say that the "Realm" is of Spanish origin. We were given Burger King-like crowns, red in color, to wear around until the show itself. Apparently that would signify which seating area we would be put in and which knight we would cheer for.
While we waited for the show, we toured a lovely torture museum. Man, those medieval guys knew how to cause tremendous pain! If the museum didn't get us into the spirit of the day, the "knighting" of special guests (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) by the "King" of the land certainly did. Two guys walked around blowing their trumpets, announcing things (Alright! Band practice paid off!)
Once inside the arena, the true show began. I thought most of the stuff until this point was corny, but once I saw the choreography of the fights, jousts, and horseback riding I was hooked. The sword fights were quite good-- sparks flew and dents in shields were apparent. The arena wasn't too large and I was impressed at how the knights could ride around each other without any trouble. Dinner was an adventure: we had roasted chicken, ribs, potatoes, garlic bread. The only thing missing: utensils. Yes, we went "medieval" on the meal! Thank heavens for the warm wet-wipe at the end.
The kids loved it. Katie got a red carnation from our Red Knight. (Sigh!) And I could see the wheels turning in Soren's brain as to what new Lego set-ups he would put together when we got home. Overall, we had a great time. A bit pricey, but a lot of fun.
While we waited for the show, we toured a lovely torture museum. Man, those medieval guys knew how to cause tremendous pain! If the museum didn't get us into the spirit of the day, the "knighting" of special guests (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) by the "King" of the land certainly did. Two guys walked around blowing their trumpets, announcing things (Alright! Band practice paid off!)
Once inside the arena, the true show began. I thought most of the stuff until this point was corny, but once I saw the choreography of the fights, jousts, and horseback riding I was hooked. The sword fights were quite good-- sparks flew and dents in shields were apparent. The arena wasn't too large and I was impressed at how the knights could ride around each other without any trouble. Dinner was an adventure: we had roasted chicken, ribs, potatoes, garlic bread. The only thing missing: utensils. Yes, we went "medieval" on the meal! Thank heavens for the warm wet-wipe at the end.
The kids loved it. Katie got a red carnation from our Red Knight. (Sigh!) And I could see the wheels turning in Soren's brain as to what new Lego set-ups he would put together when we got home. Overall, we had a great time. A bit pricey, but a lot of fun.
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