Discoveryland!

We have been preparing for the trip to Discoveryland by learning the songs in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The girls call it 'cowboy music' and sing with a fakey crazy accent that I can't even begin to describe. The weather had been iffy all day and I was afraid that they would cancel the show (our luck has been like that) but things went off without a hitch.





This is the Cattleman's Ranch Dinner. Uncle Larry says, "it's part of the experience!" It tastes exactly like you think it should. Mexicorn, pre-fab potato salad, pork & beans and a steak on a bun. I have to admit, the meat was nice and tender and had a good flavor to it. There is something to be said for Cowboy Leg.





This is Dudley. The man, not the horse. The ponies were tied to what looked like an old fashioned clothes line and they walked around in circles. The girls were thrilled and wanted to take the ponies home and put them in the back yard.




Both of the girls pitched a fit to ride the ponies. Actually, the both took turns pitching fits for whatever reason, I have no idea.





Here is a teepee we saw and thought of the nephews, some more of The Burts Who Stayed Home. I sure wish I had an alligator expert with me on this trip, you never know when you're going to need one. Oh, and a karate master, if only I had one of those!




Snow cones and seats in Row B. It doesn't get much better than that!





Uncle Larry has been to Discoveryland! before, and yet, he went along with us. Discoveryland! is actually a really neat idea. It's an outdoor theater with a Western theme. They only do two plays, Oklahoma! (go figure) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. We saw the latter.




There was a Western Review before the show. There was singing of all the songs that you would expect and some can-can dancing. Annabelle wanted to know why the can-can dancers were doing that with their skirts. "It's a special kind of dance," I told her. "When I do that you get me in trouble," she noted. Yes, yes indeed.





The singers did a patriotic/post-911 thing where they were Proud to be an American. Annabelle said that they were 'crying inside' when they sang this song because of the looks on their faces. I was crying a little inside too.





Bless yore beautiful hide! The girls were mesmerized and sang along. This activity was definitely a winner. Connor didn't even bring the PSP, and he said he really enjoyed the show, too.



The cast was all wearing lots of clothing and while the weather was a relatively mild mid-70's, all I could think was that they looked hot. I mean, I didn't expect them to be in bikinis or anything, but they were wearing coats at one point and dancing and singing and I was just sure that somebody was going to keel over from heat exhaustion.





After the show they have a little meet & greet with the actors and the girls got to meet Meghan who played Millie, the lead female. They were star struck . Belly told Meghan that she was pretty and she loved her.



Belly also loved the actor who played Adam, the male lead, but he was not pretty. Willa told him that she wanted to sing and dance on the stage and he told them both that they could come work at Discoveryland when the got a little older. See you next summer!