mY hErO!

    I have a lot of favorite memories from the past four + years! Here's the latest to add to our story...

   We went to Legoland (right by our house) for the second time this summer. Aaron is pretty new to the theme park scene. Even though is he walking with his walker most of the time, we stick with the wheelchair for these things! We are also careful about what things we do while we are there because he can't do everything...yet! 

   Even though both trips I have had a little bit of help, I have chosen to do a lot of the pushing! If you have been to Legoland you already know how far the water park is from the parking lot and you also know about a few of the "hills" and obstacles. It's not the worse place I have ever pushed but it's also not up there on my favorites!

   I need to remind you that Florida is a hot place, especially in mid July. That just adds to the wheelchair pushing fun! We don't look especially pretty in the pictures after eight hours at a hot theme park, walking for miles, and spending over half that time getting drenched in the water park but you get the idea! 

   Toward the end of the day my one pusher had to leave, no biggie. I didn't realize how tired I was and how much harder that it was making it to push. It started with the 4D theater, the staff watched me park the wheelchair and transfer Aaron out and put the gait belt on. They yelled down to me that there was a wheelchair entrance. At this point, the last thing I wanted to do was to push him up and down that ramp again...wheelchairs need brakes by the way ;) 

    Next we went on "The Eye in the Sky". The entrance was down hill...I made a sarcastic comment to Aaron about how much fun it was gonna be to go back up and he replied with "Have fun!". As we exited the ride I got this great idea, that little light bulb inside my head went on! See below...

Aaron pushing his own wheelchair up the hill! 

    So we continued on, Aaron was actually enjoying walking for a bit rather than riding. He and I were talking and he told me to sit down. I thought he was joking at first but soon realized he was serious, the gigantic chair is actually pretty light and he said he thought it would make it easier to push with some weight in it (pretty smart might I add). 

Now I could get used to this...best idea ever! 

My self portrait of my new ride!

      Last but not least...I am very cautious about rides but I had been on this particular one with my first graders during a field trip this spring and felt is was pretty safe for Aaron! As we approached the entrance, I had to giggle as I saw this sign below. How cute is that?!

My HERO for sure! 

    I just realized his shirt also has "heroes" on it lol! I couldn't get a good picture on the ride, cell phones need to be put away but I grabbed it out quicky as we were getting ready to unload and this is what I got. 

Fun times! 

     So there you have it, another day in our life and more fun memories made! 

    P.S. I do have to add that even though Legoland's terrain does not feel very handicapped friendly as you trek across it all day long...the staff was super friendly to Aaron and very helpful everywhere we went!