Rick had Spring Break this week (a very odd time, I might add - three weeks before Easter? Strange.) Anyway, we made it to Legoland for the first time! It was GREAT. This park is definitely geared toward young kids, especially boys, so Owen was in absolute heaven. ( Rick seemed to be in heaven as well!) When we first got there, we walked around to look at the mini-replicas of famous cities made out of Legos. (AMAZING!) Owen fell down and scraped his knee and it put him in a bad mood. I think because this was a new place and he was sad that he had fallen down, it took him awhile to warm up and get the courage to go on a ride. We started out easy with a very calm, slow boat ride to look at more Lego creations. After that, we found the Diggin' for Dinos exhibit, and by that time he was ready to rock 'n roll. We will definitely be going here again.
On the way in from the parking lot, Rick found a new wife. She came with a kid of her own.
The sunglasses pic.
Digging for life-size dinos. Buckets, shovels and brushes provided.
Jungle Safari. They had life-size Lego animals along the road. Lexie was too little to ride this one. I went on it with Owen first, and then he absolutely LOVED it and there was no line, so Rick got a turn, too. [Sidenote: One thing I didn't like is that there aren't many rides that babies can go on. You have to be 34" for a lot of the rides, and that will make it tricky when I take the kids by myself.]
Darth Maul (one of Owen's favorite Star Wars characters. I don't know why he likes the bad guys)
Duplo Town - They had a whole little town made of Duplo Legos with slides, tunnels and cars for the kids to climb on. Owen and Lexie could have stayed here all day. They loved it.
I think this was Owen's favorite ride of the day. He got to drive his own car, all by himself, without being on a track. It's a special ride just for 3-5 year olds. He even got a driver's license after he drove. He talked about this one a lot after we left.
Me being a dork.
Rick's turn.
There is an entire building dedicated to XBox, where you can go play any Legos XBox game you want. Lego Batman, Lego Harry Potter, Lego Star Wars, Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego Indiana Jones, etc. No wonder boys (big and small!) love this place.
On our way out of the park. Two seconds before this picture was taken, Owen was hiding his face and throwing a fit because he didn't want to leave. I can't remember what we threatened him with if he didn't smile for the picture, but whatever it was, it was something good because he has a better smile than I anticipated. :)
One of the many, many Lego structures. Pretty amazing. I think Rick wants to work there and build things. This is how he put it:
(Smiling big) "Here is an unlimited supply of Legos in any color you want. I need you to build _______."
He's pretty much convinced that it would be the best job ever.
One thing that I liked is that there are Legos for kids to play with EVERYWHERE. When waiting in line, there is a gated section in the middle of the line (and completely visible to parents) with Lego tables so that the kids can play while the parents wait in line. What a genius idea! But I'll for sure have to bring a big stash of hand sanitizer because of all the little hands that have touched those Legos.
We can't wait to go back and check out the Legoland waterpark and the SeaLife Aquarium!
