Legoland, day 1

Wednesday.

By one of the restaurants.

An airplane by a Lego pit.

A tulip

Getting ready to go in the park.  By staying at the Lego hotel, we got to go in early.  They didn't have a ton of things open early, but we made good use of it.

Isaac enjoyed pushing Joshua.  Due to a high number of spins though, he didn't get to do this much.

A train!  Our first ride.  The next day Joshua wanted to go back on it.

Driving school.  Two years ago Isaac could barely do it.  This year he was a pro.

The boat ride.  (This is the one that Joshua talked about today.)  This was a rather long line; probably one of the longest we stood in...maybe about fifteen minutes.  We went on this Thursday too.

Pictures in the cars since Joshua was too little for the driving ride that Isaac could do.

A toddler playground.  It was a nice break and rather empty.  There was AC, so if it had been really hot out it would have been really nice.

The current car out of Legos.  I didn't get a picture of the sign, but it was a lot of Legos and and long time to make.

Isaac and a giraffe, since Giraffe is his favorite stuffed animal right now.

Since we were there for two days, we felt free to hit some of the less exciting spots.  We stopped by this brick pool, and it had Lego plates on the wall.  I did Joshua's name.

Ben upgraded it.

Isacc did his own name.

We then went to see the water skiing show.  Unfortunately, about ten minutes into it it was canceled due to technical difficulties and the actors that were there awkwardly ran off.  We saw a bit of it the next day from further away - which was much more comfortable.  There were Legoman skiers that Joshua was very excited about and a shark that he was very afraid of.

We didn't look at Miniland very much, but stopped for a quick picture as a family of five.  See the alligator in the background?

We called it a day around 1:30.  We knew we still had another day in the park and I thought Joshua would benefit from a nap.  We all took a nice rest.

Isaac really wanted to go to the pool, so we did that after rest time.  I was a bit surprised that he wanted to go in the pool so much; it looked like a normal pool.  We were thinking about going to the water park, but opted for naps and pool instead.  It was a good choice.  They had a bunch of giant floating Legos in the pool (2x2 and 2x4 pegs) with which to build and we had a grand time.  Ben made a boat, Isaac made a hat, and Joshua liked swimming in search of big blocks.

After the pool we had a Master Modelers time.  I admit, I was hoping it would be geared towards older kids with a bit of theory on how to make a good creation of your own.  Instead, it was putting together a little set.  There was still a bit of info and I've noticed Isaac sorting his pieces as recommended now, but mostly just step by step instructions...perfect for kids.  The boys made a parrot and Joshua did a good job, to our not surprise.

Here's our room.  The boys loved exploring it in the beginning and I heard several things like, "look at that!!!"  (the soap dish in the bathtub.  It was a normal one, but I guess we don't have one at home.)  The designers did an excellent job of designing for young families.  There is a bunk bed alcove once you come in the door, then the bathroom, then the main bed.  It gives the adults privacy and also allows the kids to go to sleep without all the lights being turned off.  The toilet also has a kids' toilet seat built in.  Isaac did complain that the toilet paper was too far away though and the sink was a bit high.  :)

At the end of the day we started putting together some Legos from some small sets.