Raising Mini-Geeks

Sisters that love each other!

The annual Calgary Expo was this week and we all went for a day of geekiness!  We went before in 2010 and in 2011 and this year was even bigger with the entire cast of Star Trek The Next Generation reuniting at the Expo for the show's 25th Anniversary.

Mummy made each of us a custom t-shirt with a classic line from the show.

We met and saw all of the cast (except Captain Picard way too crowded!).  They were all nice especially Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) and Marina Sirtis (Counselor Troi).  Wil Wheaton told us how much he liked our t-shirts!!

 Ghostbusters!

Spiderman!

Cara and a big robot!

Boba Fett!

Belle!

Cara's favourite: Darth Vader!

Daddy's favourite: Legendary WWF Wrestler Honky Tonk Man!
This was taken at about 10:30am and afterward Daddy said that Honky Tonk smelled like he'd been drinking...

We went to a panel of a few of the Star Trek guys.  Gwen was a good girl and really like clapping with all the Trekkies.

Cara amused herself and really enjoyed when Levar Burton got the whole place singing the Reading Rainbow theme song!

We also met this guy - Jim Cummings.  He has been the voice of Winnie the Pooh since the 80s and does Tigger's voice too.  As well as a bunch of other voices for lots of cartoons.  He did every voice that Cara knew for her which really blew her mind - she stood and stared in amazement! (Gwen was napping at the time).  He also signed our Winnie the Pooh books for the girls.

When Gwen woke up we had a some time to play in the kid-fun area.  She bounced on this while Cara got to go in a bouncy castle (Gwen was very jealous!)

Cara bounced a bit too!

We had a great day at the Expo.  We added to our Star Trek TNG autograph collection and saw lots of neat costumes.  It got crazy when thousands of people showed up by noon and for a while the Fire Marshal stopped letting people into the show.  It was very crowded and a lot of people who had tickets didn't get in at all.  Luckily we did and had a great time!