LegoLand

While in Texas we went to LegoLand in Grapevine.  The boys have been in a crazy lego phase for a year or two now with no end in sight.  Any opportunity they have to spend some time building, reading, watching, imagining and creating they take with great enthusiasm.

The first thing we did was watch a 4D Lego movie.  What makes it 4D you ask?  Well, there are gusts of wind and you get sprayed with water.  The boys thought it was amazing.  I was glad we adults managed to score seats that received only a light misting and not a torrential downpour.  Seriously.  There were some seats left with standing water.

There were some little rides there.  One of them was a little racetrack where you drove little lego cars.  Here they are showing the kids what to do should they get stuck on the track.

John did pretty well.  He didn't hit the curb.  It gives me a little hope that he will be able to drive a car one day.

Anders, well...

it was a good thing he paid attention to what he needed to do when he got stuck.  He got stuck many, many times.  It was very cute.

Gus did pretty well too.

We discovered a pretty, pink castle.  In the castle there was a stage with karaoke.  I though the boys would love karaoke.  Anders really wanted to try it out and John was trying to keep him from going to the dark side.

I tried to convince John to go in there with Anders.  John would not step foot on the pink tiles.  He was not amused by me.

Eventually he gave in because he is a super awesome big brother.

He even stopped giving me dirty looks long enough to sing Old MacDonald with Anders.

Anders was not as interested in building his own car to race down these awesome tracks, so he played in the huge, soft lego pit.

I'm sad I didn't get any pictures of the race cars the boys built. Or the actual races.  But the older boys and my dad had a good time designing, building, and racing their cars.

This LegoLand also had a fun splash pad.

I constantly had to remind Anders not to drink the water.  That is so gross.  

Can you tell that my mom and Hans are enjoying their time in the Texas heat?

They actually had a lot of fun.  Hans is a big kid himself, and my mom just loves watching the boys having a great time.

LegoLand

Debbie called me one night and asked if I had any plans for the boys the following day.  This was back in early August and I was still getting ready for our open house.  "Nope.  They are all yours."  I was excited at the possibility of just having Anders and the dog to care for while trying to get the house ready.  She told me that she and Pam would be taking the boys to LegoLand with Sophie and a little girl from church, Sage.  So the next morning they arrived ready to spend the day at LegoLand with four kids.  These women are saints.

Sophie is always a big help.  She seems to know John's language.  She is great at keeping John and Gus in line and is also able to be extremely silly with them.

 The kids were able to make lego cars and send them down the track.

 I always wonder what he is thinking.

I'm sure this was a big hit.  The boys are really into Star Wars right now.

 There was also a ride there.

 I'm pretty sure places like this didn't exist when I was a kid.

 Of course a trip to LegoLand wouldn't be complete without a trip to the gift shop.  The boys were very excited about their new toys.

After LegoLand they took the kids to lunch.  When they arrived back at the house the boys were sleeping soundly in their seats.

Thank you Debbie and Pam for a wonderful day.  I was able to get tons done...but, more importantly the boys had a wonderful time.