Backyardigans Live!

Nickolas still loves the Backyardigans.

So when I found that there was a live show coming to the Toronto area I was immediately online to buy tickets.

While Nick was not very impressed with the paper tickets he received as a Christmas party, he was very excited when the day finally came.

 

 

Our tickets were pretty close to the stage.

 

Nickolas was all ready for the Backyardigans. Wearing his Tyrone shirt, with his Tyrone toy (we left the ears at home) but he also came in with his Tyrone hat.

He got a lot of complements about that hat!

 

 

Katheryn is not as impressed with Backyardigans as her brother, but she was still excited to be at a show.

 

 

When the show started Nick was just transfixed! We were allowed to take pictures as long as there was no flash. There was singing and dancing and a story line.

All of the songs were from a variety of shows, but fit what was happening in the story. And it wasn't always the right Backyardigan singing the song. (Nick was very indignant when Austin started singing a song that Uniqua was supposed to be singing)

 

 

The show lasted about 90 minutes (including a 20 minute intermission).

During the second act, the Backyardigans were in jail and Nick kept holding onto my head and saying "it's time to go now" until the end of the show.

But when we asked him what his favorite part was? He said it was when they were in jail!

 

 

All 4 of us had fun!

And of course Nick came home with some souvenirs.

 

 

There was some very frustrating aspects (to me, Nick didn't notice) of this trip related to accessibility. But I think I will wait for another post to talk about that.

Happy Halloween

The day has arrived!

Time to get ready to head out to school

 

Nick had his walker...

 

We've had a number of people who don't know who Tryone is...

(I think I did pretty good...)

 

 

(I was afraid to send his wheelchair costume with the houses I spend hours doing to school)

They went trick-or-treating at school

 

 

 

And Katheryn was a super-hero

Just like she wanted since the summertime.

With make-uped mask

Katheryn wanted to be her own super-hero.
She was excited to go, and I had plans to do all this crafty-stuff to her costume, but it didn't really need any touch-ups. Katheryn was happy with it (she just wanted the make-up - and colour in her hair)

  The kids picked out my costume

The day and night called for rain and wind.

So we wanted to get going in a clear period

 



 See my foam houses!! I didn't really get any pictures of the finished product
It was all made of foam and plastic so that it can withstand the rain

And it did
We got to the end of the street before the rain started
But we got soaked by the time we were done (and kids wanted to go back too)

 

I forgot how last year we had some issues about actually trick-or-treating

Until we got to the first house

and the steps

 

Nick didn't really mind though
Some people in the houses came out to give Nick candy on the driveway, and Katheryn was good at asking for something for her brother, or one of us going up with her.
(We did have one person who thought he was Santa's reindeer... with the houses)

 He  didn't notice, didn't care.
And hopefully I'll have a plan if her comes to that point.
But right now it's about fun and showing off how cute they look!

And what some sugar at bedtime does to the kids
(And vampire teeth in the Halloween bags)

a Sneak Halloween Peak

The same as last year, I had a walker and a wheelchair idea going.

And I had one day set aside to do everything!

 

This is my walker!

 

I had to try him in it a couple of time to make sure I wasn't blocking anything.
Plastic plates, permanent markers, popsicle sticks, green tape and a plastic table cloth
Tada!

Nick just wanted to try out the antlers!
(And he has orange face makeup on too)

My wheelchair houses needed some additional work as well

I wanted it to be real houses
To have more substance, but still be able to go on the chair.
This is the final product

It should be waterproof and durable enough.
Now I just have to make sure that they will stay on the wheelchair.
I'm waiting for something to attach it to (my project for tomorrow). But the Tyrone house (the orange one) will fit behind him, and the other 2 should go beside the chair.

Because I put so much work into it, I'm hesitant to send him to school with these houses. So the wheelchair will go around on Halloween Night, and the walker will be ready for school.

Nick thinks they are fantastic! But there was a lot of detail in these!
Katheryn is ok will so much time spent on Nick's costume. She just wants me to paint her face

Some things don't change

We found Backyardigans in Spanish

 

Nick still loved it