Today we went on a fabulous quest! Narrowly avoided dragons, rode
dinosaurs, battled hunger and thirst, wander over hill and dale, eventually
uniting eight friends to prove friendship really is magic.
Today we decided to take advantage of the fabulous weather that we have been having and explore a new playground. After doing a bit of research, I came up with Marla Dorrel Park, which happens to have a dragon right in the middle of it. Excited, we packed, and ultimately forgot, a picnic and set out on our journey. All the way there, we discussed how brave we would have to be facing a dragon, but decided we were mostly excited! Upon arrival, we learned that the dragon was off visiting relatives and would not return until 17 April. We decided to return to our old stomping ground, where we thought we might see a purple dragon, having previously battled a gruffalo there.
On the way, we passed a park filled with dinosaurs that were being ridden and climbed by an army of children! We decided to skip the purple dragon and instead play with the friendly dinosaurs. Archer rode a triceratops and Lily rode a t-rex and they both slid down a brachiosaur’s tail. Just as our tummies began to grumble and we began to miss our forgotten rations, some beautiful music could be heard from afar. The ice cream man! But, alas! We only had enough gold to buy yummy frozen treats for one of our adventurers! We were ill-equipped today indeed!
We talked sadly about how these things sometimes happen, and remembered we had ice cream in the freezer at home. Happily, the two littlest adventurers skipped back off to play with their mighty dinosaur friends. Daddy and Mummy adventurer decided they had been so good about the disappointment over the ice cream, that we would take the little adventurers to Chick-Fil-A to get an inexpensive, but delicious, treat!
Waving good-bye to our prehistoric companions, we headed off for some yummy pre-dinner snacks. But we had forgotten one very important fact: Chick-Fil-A, being a fast food establishment that serves religious beliefs in steaming, bizarrely inappropriate, piles with their delicious chicken, is not open Sundays! Oh no!
“How about McDonalds?” piped up Lily the Brave and Thoughtful. Great idea! But the nearest had no playground and the car was getting hot, even with the air conditioning on, so we decided to go through drive-thru and take our booty to the playground near our house, instead.
It seems many hot and bothered adventurers had had the same idea as us, as the line at the drive-thru window was a dozen cars deep. And it really was getting hot in the car.
“Go in McDonalds?” murmed Archer the Smart and Dribbly. So Daddy pulled out and parked, instead.
As Mummy was ordering, Lily the Shrill spotted the My Little Pony Happy Meal toys, which do not come with $1 ice creams. The kind server said they could choose a toy each, despite not ordering the meal. Archer was very pleased with his Rainbow Dash, but Lily the Observant and Insistent, who had DJ Pon-3, pointed out that they had only acquired two of the possible eight friends, and it was very important to reunite all the friends, or there might be catastrophe.
Mummy and Daddy, being of the clan Brony, felt it was probable she was right, and decided everyone could enjoy a Happy Meal for dinner.
But alas! Another bump in the road! This establishment only had Princess Luna and Rarity! We had only reunited four of the group! And Mummy and Daddy were dinnerless!
Grinning wickedly and giving a sly wink, Daddy says, “Mummy, why don’t we try another McDonalds?”
No luck!
“How about just one more?” The thrill of the chase, and the increasingly warm car, had made our senses muddled.
And here we discover two more of our pony friends, this time the most important Princesses Celestia and Twilight!
Satisfied, we assured our littlest adventurers that when we go grocery shopping Tuesday night, we can get another Happy Meal and hopefully get our last two friends, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.
Daddy, muddled from over indulging the children and spending nearly 30 minutes in a very warm car, pulled out of the parking lot in the wrong direction only to discover the next available u-turn point was yet another McDonalds. Another wicked grin and sly wink and Daddy ventures in alone.
Today we decided to take advantage of the fabulous weather that we have been having and explore a new playground. After doing a bit of research, I came up with Marla Dorrel Park, which happens to have a dragon right in the middle of it. Excited, we packed, and ultimately forgot, a picnic and set out on our journey. All the way there, we discussed how brave we would have to be facing a dragon, but decided we were mostly excited! Upon arrival, we learned that the dragon was off visiting relatives and would not return until 17 April. We decided to return to our old stomping ground, where we thought we might see a purple dragon, having previously battled a gruffalo there.
On the way, we passed a park filled with dinosaurs that were being ridden and climbed by an army of children! We decided to skip the purple dragon and instead play with the friendly dinosaurs. Archer rode a triceratops and Lily rode a t-rex and they both slid down a brachiosaur’s tail. Just as our tummies began to grumble and we began to miss our forgotten rations, some beautiful music could be heard from afar. The ice cream man! But, alas! We only had enough gold to buy yummy frozen treats for one of our adventurers! We were ill-equipped today indeed!
We talked sadly about how these things sometimes happen, and remembered we had ice cream in the freezer at home. Happily, the two littlest adventurers skipped back off to play with their mighty dinosaur friends. Daddy and Mummy adventurer decided they had been so good about the disappointment over the ice cream, that we would take the little adventurers to Chick-Fil-A to get an inexpensive, but delicious, treat!
Waving good-bye to our prehistoric companions, we headed off for some yummy pre-dinner snacks. But we had forgotten one very important fact: Chick-Fil-A, being a fast food establishment that serves religious beliefs in steaming, bizarrely inappropriate, piles with their delicious chicken, is not open Sundays! Oh no!
“How about McDonalds?” piped up Lily the Brave and Thoughtful. Great idea! But the nearest had no playground and the car was getting hot, even with the air conditioning on, so we decided to go through drive-thru and take our booty to the playground near our house, instead.
It seems many hot and bothered adventurers had had the same idea as us, as the line at the drive-thru window was a dozen cars deep. And it really was getting hot in the car.
“Go in McDonalds?” murmed Archer the Smart and Dribbly. So Daddy pulled out and parked, instead.
As Mummy was ordering, Lily the Shrill spotted the My Little Pony Happy Meal toys, which do not come with $1 ice creams. The kind server said they could choose a toy each, despite not ordering the meal. Archer was very pleased with his Rainbow Dash, but Lily the Observant and Insistent, who had DJ Pon-3, pointed out that they had only acquired two of the possible eight friends, and it was very important to reunite all the friends, or there might be catastrophe.
Mummy and Daddy, being of the clan Brony, felt it was probable she was right, and decided everyone could enjoy a Happy Meal for dinner.
But alas! Another bump in the road! This establishment only had Princess Luna and Rarity! We had only reunited four of the group! And Mummy and Daddy were dinnerless!
Grinning wickedly and giving a sly wink, Daddy says, “Mummy, why don’t we try another McDonalds?”
No luck!
“How about just one more?” The thrill of the chase, and the increasingly warm car, had made our senses muddled.
And here we discover two more of our pony friends, this time the most important Princesses Celestia and Twilight!
Satisfied, we assured our littlest adventurers that when we go grocery shopping Tuesday night, we can get another Happy Meal and hopefully get our last two friends, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.
Daddy, muddled from over indulging the children and spending nearly 30 minutes in a very warm car, pulled out of the parking lot in the wrong direction only to discover the next available u-turn point was yet another McDonalds. Another wicked grin and sly wink and Daddy ventures in alone.
Mummy and Lily and Archer the Bored and Hot wait for what
seems like a very long time for Daddy to return.
When he returns empty handed, everyone feels very sad, until with a triumphant flourish he produces both Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie from his pockets! Mummy wonders how much gold it cost to acquire these two without a food purchase.
Nothing!
When he returns empty handed, everyone feels very sad, until with a triumphant flourish he produces both Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie from his pockets! Mummy wonders how much gold it cost to acquire these two without a food purchase.
Nothing!
As it turns out, all McDonalds restaurants must have a
customer care box with a full set of toys in case someone insane wants to buy
the set all at once, and due to a mix up between two people conversing by
headset, Daddy, and not an employee, was sent to the back of the restaurant to
help the pregnant server lift the box of toys. Because of the mix-up, and his
hilarious tale of misadventure, he was allowed to take the toys for free! What
luck!
And so, having united all eight ponies, we headed home to
play basketball in the last of the sunshine with our neighbours and new friends!
