Giving Thanks

We spent Thanksgiving at my mother's house. Marina has been learning about the Pilgrims and Indians at school and she wanted to wear her Pocahontas costume in honor of them. Everyone thought that was appropriate.

Marina spent most of the day playing with her uncles. Uncle Mike and Uncle Brian like to lift her up off the ground and roughhouse with her. She also convinced Uncle Andrew to play with the Barbies she brought with us.

When it came time for dinner, she mostly ate turkey and rolls with a little stuffing. She did love the turkey though. She also polished off most of a piece of pumpkin pie.

Marina has a fun day. In fact she didn't want to go home.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.

Tangled

Ever since we saw a gallery dedicated to the new Disney movie Tangled at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Disney World, Marina has been waiting to see it. It opened today and since she had the day off from school, I took the day off so we could go.

Marina specifically requested we see the 3D version. We caught a showing after lunch. Marina wore her Rapunzel hair piece and brought her Rapunzel Barbie for the occasion.

We both really liked the film. And despite some intense action scenes, Marina was not scared at all. (It just shows how much she is growing up!) I have a feeling we'll be seeing it again!

Shrek on Stage

We had tickets to see Shrek The Musical this evening. Marina seemed pleased about that. We got all dressed up –Marina even wore pink crystal earrings and a matching necklace. Once we arrived at the theater, Marina got really excited. She was jumping up and down. Many people looked at her and smiled. I’m so glad she loves theater as much as I do. Shortly after we arrived, we ran into Cameron and Aunt Ann. Marina and Cameron had some fun messing around for a few minutes. Then we had to leave to get into our seats.

Once we sat down, Marina started asking when the show was going to start. She was pretty restless. Once the music started, she gave it her full attention (Except for the little boy who was sitting in front of us. He and Marina kept looking at each other and doing some communication.) After each song was over, she clapped. There were a few where she even cheered. We both really enjoyed the show. It was over pretty late and Marina fell asleep in the car on the way home.

New Discoveries

We'd hadn't been to the Museum of Nature and Science for a while and Marina was anxious to go for another visit. So we went today. We started at our usual exhibits, health and dinosaurs.

Marina wasn't too excited when I suggested we check out the new Amazon exhibit, but I insisted. It was a great exhibit, filled with information about the many species that live near the Amazon river. Marina was particularly fascinated by the details about pirahanas. There were many interactive exhibits including a giant snake and a stage where kids could dress up and do a "fish dance." Marina had great fun with all of it.

We checked out an IMAX 3D show, "Under the Sea." It was fun and I could see Marina reaching out to grab the fish that seemed to be right in front of us.

After the show, we went back into the Amazon exhibit. Then we went to Marina's favorite parts of the Museum, the animal dioramas and the Native American exhibits. It was a fun day!