Thursday, November 30, 2017

Dinovember Day 30: 11 months to digest! See you next November!

Poor Dinos!

Only after gorging themselves on oranges and grapefruit 
did they remember that they evolved in a time with few fruits or flowers.
It looks like it will take them a full 11 months to digest. . .
until next November!!!

They'll be back next year!!!


Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Dinovember Day 29

When the dinos tried to create their own "Face"-book, 
they discovered that tape really was designed for those with opposable thumbs!


Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Dinovember Day 28: Llama cake!

When trying to create his own "llama cake," 
Dinny realized that some dinos are more help than others.


Monday, November 27, 2017

Dinovember Day 27: Toothfairy

Greeny was particularly excited to get to cover for the tooth fairy!


Sunday, November 26, 2017

Dinovember Day 26: Nutcracker rehearsal

During rehearsal for Waltz of the Flowers, Dinny and Greeny broke out into an argument as to whether or not the ducks were qualified to dance the part of the mouse army. 


Friday, November 24, 2017

Diniovember Day 25: Eye-ing Around

The swans weren't quite sure how to react when the Dinos answered their question with 
"the better to see you with, my dear!"


Dinovember Day 24: Sewing Day!

Greeny got himself into a pickle. . .


Thursday, November 23, 2017

Dinovember Day 23: Happy Thanksgiving!

After hunting down and capturing all the other thanksgiving feast ingredients, 
the dinos tried to sneak up on the turkeys.


Pretty nice turkey by Madeline with her new 3D printing pen--her 3rd creation!

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Dinovember Day 22: Better Mud Pits

All were in agreement: 
chocolate ganache pits are way better than mud pits!


Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Dinovember Day 21: Roasting Marshmallows!

When the dinos couldn't find a regular candle, they opted for the pear-scented one for their campfire. Turns out that pear-infused toasted marshmallows aren't that bad!


Monday, November 20, 2017

Dinovember Day 20: Trapped!


The Dinos' spirits lifted when they realized Dinny hadn't been trapped by the laundry basket too.  However, their relief may have been premature: T-rex biceps. . .


Sunday, November 19, 2017

Dinovember Day 19: Llama distraction

The dinos convinced Tina to act as a distraction while they hauled off loot from the dragon's lair. . .lucky for her, Toothless preferred chocolate over llama.  
(I'm not sure theses dinos are really Tina's friends!)


Hope the dinos leave some chocolate coins for Tina's sake!


Saturday, November 18, 2017

Dinovember Day 18: Llama infiltration?

As the dinos gorged themselves on Chex mix (turns out even dinos don't like wheat Chex!), the little llama pondered how he could convince the dinos to accept him as one of their own. . .



Friday, November 17, 2017

Dinovember Day 17: The Bagel King shall be de-throwned!

For once in his life, Greeny had good luck and was dubbed "The Bagel God," 
. . .but, 
whenever there is a monarchy, there is a rebellion.  
Dinny's sister was leading the charge!


Thursday, November 16, 2017

Dinovember Day 16: Hide-and-Seek!

". . .18. . .19. . .20!"  The blindfold had seemed like such a great idea for dealing with the T-rex issue with "covering your eyes," however, now Dinny was unsure how to proceed with the "seeking."





Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Dinovember Day 15: Grocery List Additions

The carnivores were a bit miffed the humans threw out their turkey after the 22 hour power outage (as reptiles, salmonella just isn't a problem). . .so while the herbivores were feasting on a discarded bag of carrots, the carnivores took it upon themselves to add to the human's shopping list.  Greeny insisted that 5 turkeys just wasn't enough! 


Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Dinovember Day 14: Power Outage!

Telling ghost stories during the extended power outage seemed like a good idea. . .until the brontosaurus sisters decided to grab a kitchen towel and capitalize on the opportunity!



It looks like it is going to be 22+ hours before power is restored. . .
looks like the Thanksgiving turkey in the fridge is a loss L.
(but we did make sure the ice cream wasn't--yum for breakfast!)

Monday, November 13, 2017

Dinovember Day 13: Good winds for flying?

With all the talk about "wind storm advisories" and "potentially damaging squalls" going around, 
the Dinos decided it was the perfect time to get out their paper planes and balloons: 
perhaps this time the wind will be strong enough to hold them up!


Greeny got a little adventurous on his balloon!


Sunday, November 12, 2017

Dinovember Day 12: Bedtime Stories

As the brontosaurus sisters read the dinos a bedtime story, 
Dinny tried to keep it cool and not give away how much he could relate to Greg--
curse his wimpy t-rex arms!


Saturday, November 11, 2017

Dinovember Day 11: Dino Raffle

Greeny roared in excitement when Dinny called out his number for the raffle grand prize: 
BACON!!!


Friday, November 10, 2017

Dinovember Day 10: Oh Great Lemon!!

ALL HAIL THE LEMON GOD!!!
When the gobstoppers in their garden failed to sprout
the dinos decided to try supplicating the round produce.


Turns out Dinny wasn't into the fruit-worship-mumbo-jumbo;

he found a better use for the lemon. . .



Thursday, November 9, 2017

Dinovember Day 9: Seeds?!

When the dinos were putting seeds (Gobstoppers!?) into the pit, 
Greeny thought he'd try one pre-grown--Dinny tried to steal it off his spoon.


Checkmarks prove the dinos are making progress!!!


Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Dinovember Day 8: Dino Gardening Begins

When Dinny was helping his little sister dig a pit to begin their garden, 
Greeny gasped as Blacky-Raptor jumped in the dirt.  


Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Dinovember Day 7: Gardening Mischief Plans!

Dinny wanted to add a little bit of greenery to the house,
so he detailed his gardening mischief plans to the other dinos.


Greeny was definitely enthusiastic!


Monday, November 6, 2017

Dinovember Day 6: No Tea Today!

The dinos were disappointed to discover that Lego-made faucets 
aren't hooked up to the waterline.  Unfortunately, they tried the Lego toilet next. . .


Sunday, November 5, 2017

Dinvember Day 5: Dino-BattleBots!

Greeny panicked when Dinny realized he forgot 
a semi-colon in the code for their robot's "attack" program. . .
right as the the first round in the Dino-BattleBots tournament began!


Friday, November 3, 2017

Dinovember Day 4: "What you currently have IN YOUR MOUTH.... IS ART!!!"


As they were installing the visiting Candy Sculpture exhibit, 
the Dinos all gasped in horror when Greeny opened his mouth 
to take a bite.  


Thursday, November 2, 2017

Dinovember Day 3: Construction Catastrophe!

Everything was going fine at the construction site for the new Candy Museum until 
Blacky thought he could carry a large beam by himself:  
Greeny's tail will never be the same!



Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Dinovember 2017 Day 2: Caught in Candy!

The dinos got caught in Sophia's candy!
She dumped candy all over them.
Greeny gasped in horror
as he saw that Dinny had the 100 Grand in his jaws!
(Thanks Sophia!)


Blacky took advantage of the hubbub and snuck a few treats for himself. . .


Dinovember 2017, Day 1!

While pilfering the kids' Halloween loot, 
Greeny was ecstatic to find a 100 Grand--
now if only he can keep it away from Dinny!


Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Ripstik for 2nd Grade Circus!

Sophia has decided what she is going to do for the 2nd grade circus:
Ripstik!


And if you don't know what a Ripstick is. . .
it is like a skateboard, but with just 2 wheels (caster wheels).  
Very tricky to ride!

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Epcot

I had always wondered what was at Epcot, and now I know why it is often ranked as the 2nd best of all the Disney parks. It was a mix of technology themed rides (including a space launch simulator that Madeline and Brenda loved), as well as a tour of the world with little sections dedicated to a variety of countries around the world (complete with mostly authentic food).
It was a lot of walking, but also a lot of fun.  

We started with a 45 minute wait for the Anna and Elsa ride (the longest wait of the day) and enjoyed a boat ride through Norway, followed by some creme puffs and european cookies.

On the way back to our next ride (a flight simulator), we spotted trees covered with orchids!



Happy Cousins!
(Because we haven't walked around much yet. . .)


Everyone needs a family shot at the Epcot center.


The excitement was palpable at the Nemo ride--a ride perfect for Sophia's speed.



In Mexico (after we had lunch) we visited the Aztec calendar (which isn't really a calendar).  


There were beautiful hand-carved wooden animals from Oxaca.


Dos Cousin-Caballeros


Sophia thought Mom needed a Sombrero!
Maybe this one wasn't quite the right size?


In China we watched a video about China in a theater-in-the-round.
Unfortunately, that also meant we had to stand to watch it for 14 minutes
(no sitting allowed). 


No disney trip is complete, until you walk around with
a stuffed tarantula wearing a sombrero on your shoulder
(and, yes, Brenda actually did walk around with it sitting on her shoulder
for a while when Sophia was too tired to carry it):


The big golf-ball over the water:


Of course, when you stop in Japan, you have to take pictures.



Sophia and Celeste were a little tired of pictures:



The whole time we were in Japan, we enjoyed a festive drum concert at this temple.


We had dinner at the Moroccan restaurant in Morrocco.  A little pricey--but good food and a great place to rest and enjoy ourselves with air conditioning (we got in at 4:40, right after they opened up).


The food was good, and so was the belly-dancer show!


We headed to France--Madeline found an actual light-up Lumier!


In Paris, Godzilla-Sophia is really a lot bigger than the Eiffel Tower!


This is apparently something in Canada.
Stacey, who grew up in Canada, had no idea where it was from. . .


We finally got Sophia to kind of smile in a photo with her daddy.  

It was a long day, and a long trip.  Sophia convinced us to skip the water and light show to take one last dip in the pool together as cousins.  This pool (that we definitely did not spend enough time in ;)--


And now, it is time to rest and go home. :(