Now, this is living...

Well that's Jackson new favorite saying. He used it quite a bit yesterday on our trek down to Broadway at the Beach. We had a blast! We set out on our adventure around 9:00 am and were filled with anticipation at what our day would bring. The weather was beautiful after the rainy Wednesday we had. We arrived at Broadway around 10:20 and went straight to Magiquest (which I had heard could get very crowded). Luckily, I think everyone had spent their rainy Wednesday there because it wasn't crowded at all. Jackson picked out his magic wand and we waited for our training. The intial signing in and training took almost an hour but we were off for our quests. For those of you who aren't familiar with Magiquest, the kids (and some adults) run around a fantasy world on quests to find different objects and earn rumes. After each quest you are awarded different powers and abilities that will serve you later in your adventures. We managed to accomplish 7 quests in our 90 minutes of frantic running and searching. When we return to Magiquest, and we will definitely go back soon, our wand (which is ours to keep) will remember what we've done and we can pick up where we left off. That means only 5 more quests and we will be ready to begin our Master Magi Rune Quest, which apparently is a big deal to the elementary school age set (particularly boys).

Anyway, after nearly 3 hours in Magiquest, we were starving and headed right over to Margaritaville where we enjoyed fun music, a fake hurricane that rains tequila (try explaining that to a 7 year old), some yummy food and great weather (we ate outside on the patio).

After lunch, it was off to the Build a Bear Workshop. Tod thinks Jackson is a little old for this, but I kind of like that he still has a cuddly, affectionate side. I know that it won't last forever so I am enjoying it for now.

Lastly, we made our way to IMAX theatre for a 3D Dolphin and Whale movie which was great. Our whole family loves dolphins and whales so this show was right up our alley.

After the movie, Jackson really wanted to play miniature golf, but there was no way I could have managed. I was beat!!! So we headed back to Wilmington where we made some make your own pizzas for dinner (one of Jackson's favorites).

All in all, we had an awesome day. Jackson said the only thing that would have made it better is if we lived right next to Broadway at the Beach. He says, "Now, THAT would be living."

Getting ready to go

Are we there yet?
Picking out his wand

Waiting for training

My little parrothead at Margaritaville

Build a Bear Workshop

Cool 3D glasses at IMAX