Ethan and I went with Scott and his wife to the Leicester Brick Festival today. We were expecting to see a lot of models that people had made, but it was 90% people selling Lego. It was good to have a look at some of the older sets, but that ended quite quickly. We spent less than an hour there which was disappointing.
Ethan and I tried a new Clip N Climb today in Northampton. When we arrived we were a bit surprised as it was in a shopping centre. There was quite a few new walls that we hadn't been on before and the session was really quiet so we got to go on everything more than once. We had a great time and would go back again.
Grandma Hayman was 80 today, so we went to the Golf Club to celebrate. We had a nice meal and spent some time with Grandma, ending the night with some cake which was nice.
We wanted to get the shed water tight, so Dad built a door and then I worked on finishing off all the cladding including the door. Dad worked on tiling the roof and then adding the dry ridge. At the end of the day we managed to get one length of guttering on.
Today we started by building the front wall and then Dad moved onto the roof rafters while I put the cladding on the outside. We then put 18mm sheets on the roof and covered it in Tyvek. We made some great progress and its all starting to come together now.
Dad and I started the day by taking down the old shed, making sure we kept the roof tiles to use on the new shed. We then dug holes for the blocks to be concreted in place. We then had a few family members come over to help move the shed from its old location to its new location and then got that all levelled up. We then got the 3 walls we had built up.
It was Ethans first day in year 5 today.
We decided to move the shed to the other side of the garden, this meant that we needed to clear out the seats, firepit, bushes, etc so we spent a few days clearing all of the area. We also emptied all of he shed contents into the garage. Over a few days we moved an Acer tree which would have been in the way but we didn't want to cut it down.
Our old shed is sinking and it is full, so we decided to build a new shed. This time we are going to mount it on metal posts so they cant go rotten like the old wood ones did. We had a long hard day digging out and concreating in pads for the new base to sit on and then building the new base and we managed to get 1 wall built.
Tonight Grandma and I went to see Grease at Kilworth House theatre. We got there early so we could have a picnic on the grounds. Granma had made egg cobs for us and some scones, I bought the drinks and tea. The show was amazing, great singing and dancing, we both had such a great time.
We had 2 new starters today at work, so I organised a night out for the Lovelace squad. We went to Golf Fang in Sheffield. The place was great, the themed rooms for each hole were great, the holes were not too difficult but were great fun. I came first out of our team which I was pleased about. We then decided to stay for food and I had a great fried chicken burger.
Ethan and I went to Cliff Lakes this afternoon as it was so warm to go on their inflatables. We got 80 mins on the lake and we had such a great time going over all the obstacles and sliding into the lake. We were quite worn out after 80 mins though.
With the new server having an RTX graphics card in it, I wanted to try out Stream remote play, so I managed to get a cheap Steam Link off eBay and then got an Xbox controller and then a tiny keyboard that is powered by the controller but works independently as a keyboard. After figuring out that I needed to be logged into the server and that the screen couldn't be locked I got it all working and gaming at 1080p is great on all the games I have tried.
After the cars took a beating in our first season racing, they needed a lot of work doing to them. I made a large order from BattCave and Kamtec, with all the parts that we had broken, new shells, paint and a few sets of wheels. I took the shells to my parents and sprayed them in the homemade spray booth. Ethans turned out amazing being all black.
It was our last day, so this morning we quickly packed before heading to Epcot, we managed to get on The Seas with Nemo & Friends and then took some photos, before heading back to the hotel and getting a tax to the airport. Ethan and I had a Burger King and then we had a direct flight back to Heathrow airport. We landed about 5am and then I drove home. What an amazing holiday!
It was a Magic Kingdom day today, we started off with photos at Meet Daring Disney Pals as Circus Stars at Pete's Silly Side Show, then went on Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Prince Charming Regal Carrousel. We stopped for lunch and a drink before I went on Tianas Bayou Adventure. We all then went on Walt Disneys Carousel of Progress and Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin. We headed back to the hotel and went to Disneys Port Orleans Resort - Riverside Arcade, which were free at the time because of the lightning. For dinner we went to Blaze Pizza at Disney springs before heading back to the hotel for a swim.
I was up and out at 7am to get to Epcot and was inline for the rope drop so I could go on Test Track presented by General Motors on its opening day, the ride was great, worth getting up early for. We then went on Spaceship Earth, Soarin Around the World and Living with the Land before heading for lunch and to get out of the sun for a bit. We then went back to the hotel and rented a Surrey Bike and had a ride round both hotels. For dinner we went D-Luxe Burger at Disney springs, then went back to the hotel and went swimming at Disneys Port Orleans Resort - Riverside. In the evening we sat down outside for Movies Under the Stars Camp Rock 2.
Back at Hollywood studios today, we had another go on Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway before getting some photos at Meet Disney Stars at Red Carpet Dreams. We had lunch and a drink before a photo with BB-8 Astromech on Duty. We then watched the For the First Time In Forever A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, which was great. We then headed over to Animal Kingdom and I went on Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain and then Kali River Rapids. We then went back to the hotel for a swim before heading to Blaze Pizza in Disney springs for dinner.
We made an early start for Magic kingdom this morning. We started off with a photo at Meet Mickey at Town Square Theater, went then went on its a small world before stopping early for some lunch and a cold drink. We then went on the Jungle Cruise and then as the queue was short I went on TRON Lightcycle. As I met up with Ethan and Rachel again we see that people we queuing to meet Stitch, so we did that. We then headed back to the hotel and went for a swim to cool off. For dinner we went to D-Luxe Burger at Disney springs. We then decided to go back to Magic Kingdom, we started with the The Haunted Mansion, then Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin before watching the Happily Ever After show.
Today Ethan and I went to Disneys Blizzard Beach Water Park for the day, we enjoyed sliding on the mats. In the evening we went to Disney Springs and had Blaze pizza for dinner and then Everglazed Donuts for dessert.
It was Hollywood Studios today, we started off with a photo at Meet Olaf at Celebrity Spotlight, we then went on Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run as Ethan and I had been on before and really enjoyed it. We then went on Toy Story Mania! We stopped and had some lunch. We had a look round the shops before heading back to the hotel for a swim. In the evening we went back to Hollywood Studios, I went on the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and then we had dinner in the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, which is where you sit in a 1950s car, have dinner while they play black and white sci-fi movie clips. I then went on Star Wars Rise of the Resistance, which was fantastic. It then started to rain and thunder so we headed back to the hotel.
Today we went to Epcot and started the day with some photos at Meet Beloved Disney Pals at Mickey & Friends. We then went on The Seas with Nemo & Friends before having some lunch. We then went on Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros as the queue is always short and we really like it. We then headed back to the hotel for a rest and a swim. For dinner we headed to Disney springs and we back to Blaze pizza.
After a late night yesterday, we decided to have an easier day at Animal kingdom today. We started with the Kilimanjaro Safari and then we went on the Navi River Journey as Rachel had been on it before and said it was good, we then went on Avatar Flight of Passage after many people recommended it, but we didn't enjoy it as much. We then went back to the hotel and headed to Disney springs for dinner at Blaze Pizza. We then had a look round the shops before heading back to the hotel for some late night swimming.
Today we went to Magic kingdom, first to Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin and then onto Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, we then had a photo taken in Adventureland before going on the Pirates of the Caribbean. We then had a cold drink and some food for lunch before going back on Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin, we then went on Tomorrowland Speedway. We then headed back to the hotel and had dinner in the Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. Ethan and I went to H2O Glow After Hours at Disneys Typhoon Lagoon which went on until 11pm, the queues were small and we had an amazing time.
We tried a different park today and went to Hollywood Studios. We went straight to Toy Story Mania! which is soo much fun. We then went on 1 of Ethans favourites Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway. We then had lunch and a cold drink before going to watch the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! show, which was great. We then headed back to the hotel to go for a swim. We went back to Hollywood Studios for dinner at Backlot Express. The queues were shorter in the evening, so we went on Star Tours The Adventures Continue and then Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run and even Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway before heading to watch the Fantasmic! show.
Today we headed to Magic Kingdom. We started the day with 1 of our favourite Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin. We then went on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover and then onto the Tomorrowland Speedway. We then went on Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid and then its a small world. We got out of the sun for a bit and had a cold drink and some lunch. The queues were getting long at this point so we headed back to the hotel and went for a swim before heading to Disney Springs and having dinner at Terralina Crafted Italian followed by dessert at Everglazed Donuts.
Today we went back to Epcot and started the day with Spaceship Earth and then headed to Remys Ratatouille Adventure followed by Frozen Ever After. We then went for a cold drink and some lunch. I had seen that the queue for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind had dropped to a reasonable level so I joined the queue and went on that, the ride was really good. We then headed back to the hotel and went for a swim, then had dinner at gSassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. We then headed back to Epcot in the evening for the Luminous The Symphony of Us show.
We got up quite early given the long day we had yesterday, we had breakfast in the hotel before catching the bus to Epcot. We first went on Soarin Around the World, then onto Living with the Land. We then went for a cold drink and some lunch before heading to Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros and then took Rachel on Journey into Imagination with Figment as she hadn't been on that before. We then headed back to the hotel for a swim in the great pool. For dinner we went to Blaze Pizza at Disney Springs by boat and then had an earlyish night.
Today we started our Disney World Florida holiday by driving to Heathrow, we go stuck in traffic though and only just made it there with enough time to checkin and have a Starbucks. We then boarded a flight to New York. When we landed we got a McDonalds, then went to our gate, but the flight ended up being delayed for 5 hours. We finally got on the flight to Orlando at nearly midnight, once we landed we got a taxi to Disneys Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter and got to bed just after 4am, we were up nearly 29 hours in total.
Tonight I went to see 42nd Street with my Grandma at Kilworth House Theatre. We had such a great evening, the show was really good and was amazing what they did with a smallish cast.
