So, we went to Legoland! Thanks to a special deal that got all of our kids in for free, my husband convinced me to stop being cheap and treat our kids to this special day. We waited until that morning to tell them and they were all super excited. Jimmy's very sweet "Thank you" and hug made me realize we had made the right decision.
I am a die-hard Disney girl, but I have to admit, I love Legoland.
It is not an par with Disneyland, but that doesn't mean it isn't great in it's own way.
This was our second trip and both have been family successes.
Nora is still too small to go on very many rides, but she found just enough to keep her happy all day.
The first discovery was the carousel which she then talked about all day until we finally made the full circle of the park and were able to ride it again.
I love the rides that we can all go on as a family like the Storybook Boats...
And here are a bunch more ride pictures that I don't feel like going into detail about...
I am glad I have trained my kids to pose for lots of pictures because I look lots of pictures...
More than any ride the highlight for Nora was meeting these princesses...
They were super sweet girls who talked to her and told her how pretty her dress was. She was super shy around them, but then she just wanted them to be there for the rest of the day and asked me repeatedly where they had gone. She still asks to look at the picture all the time. I can't even imagine how she will react when we take her to Disneyland someday. I can't wait.
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But back to Legoland. I actually controlled myself and didn't take a picture of every Lego replica city and wonder of the world.
But I still took some...
The boys wanted me to take pictures of every single Star Wars thing...
Mom and Dad had a few photo requests, too.
The favorite ride was The Dragon rollercoaster.
Gus was so excited that he was big enough to ride it. The boys went on it four times each.
This is a crazy ride that Gus wanted to go on, but Jimmy was too scared of. It turned out that at Gus' size they put it on a lower, not-very-scary setting. Thank goodness because the adult man next to them looked like he could barely handle it.
We got another shot in the lions mouth for the archives and we ate their famous apple fries...
Jimmy's other favorite ride is The Technic Coaster. He was the only one big enough to ride it and I got to go on it with him (since Dad did on our last trip). It had an intense drop at one point and it was pretty fun. I loved going on it with Jimmy. I love watching their faces on rollercoasters.
The ride we couldn't get Nora off of at the end of the day was these airplanes...
Zach made an amazing video of her on this ride being in heaven.
We rode it about five times.
At the end of the day the boys spent some of their own money and some money from Mom and Dad that they earned by being good all day (not quite as perfect as I would have liked, but still pretty good). They bought Star Wars Legos together. Nora had some birthday money (which I was going to do something practical with since she is only 2 but my boys all overruled me) so we splurged and got her a Frozen Lego Castle. Not gonna lie, I think it is awesome. It is always a fun way to end a day at a theme park when you get to buy something special and hold it the whole car ride home. I hope my kids remember this day forever. I know I will.
