Legoland-Day 1

Get ready for picture overload! We had SUCH a fun time at Legoland! We got up early on Thursday morning and drove down to Carlsbad. The traffic didn't even slow us down much and we made great time. We got there before the park was open, so we stopped at McDonald's for second breakfast. I figured it made sense to fill up our tummies for cheap before we started our day. :) The boys thought the arcade in McDonald's was way better than a playplace. 

We still got to Legoland before they opened. We waited in front of the gates until they opened the park and got right onto the Coaster-a-saurus ride first. Beckett was mesmerized by the giant Lego elephants.

After the first roller coaster we wandered over to the water area and shot some of the water guns. We went into the Duplo play area and rode the tiny train they had there. It was one of the only rides Beckett could actually do. He loved it and screamed and cried when he had to get off.

Next Grandma B and the big boys went and got in line for the Sky Cruise. It was by far the longest line--a 90 minute wait! Luckily the line wound around a play area and the boys built cars and raced them down the tracks in the middle for most of that time. I hung out in the play area with them for a little while, then walked with Beckett over to some cars he could sit in. We also went and saw a cute show at the Fun Town Fire House.

The boys finally finished the ride and met up with me and Beckett over by the bathrooms. Beckett loved playing with Duplos in the bathroom. Of course. The big boys and I went through the Lego Factory Tour then played the trivia game in the Lego Clubhouse. Weston won souvenir brick and Davin got an answer right and won a big Legoland tote bag!

The boys went and did Driving School, which was really fun. They got to drive their own little cars and learned to follow the traffic lights and signs. At the end they got a "license." I bought them a license holder lanyard as a souvenir.

We were getting pretty hungry so we walked over to the Garden Restaurant for lunch. Everyone ate sandwiches and chips and got a good drink. Beckett was entertained by the ducks waddling around the eating area.

When we finished lunch we were at the top of the walkway down to the Star Wars Mini land. We had to get pictures with all the Star Wars characters on our way down. At the bottom there were all the scenes from the Star Wars movies in Legos. It was very cool. I knew Ian would appreciate it so I took lots of pictures.

Parts of the regular Mini Land were closed, but we did get to see the White House and Las Vegas and New York. Grandma treated the boys to driving the RC boats in the Mini Land harbor. Pretty fun!

When we were done looking at Mini Land we walked back up and around to a boat ride. Beckett couldn't ride any of the rides, but luckily there were lots of play areas to keep him busy. He loved the Lego shark at the boat ride! Weston and Davin both got to be the boat drivers.

After the boats we all went and watched the Fun Town Fire show. I knew the boys would love it. The music was fun and it was silly and they got wet! Davin went up to meet some of the cast at the end of the show. We walked up and around through the other side of the park (planning what we were going to do the next day). We found the famous apple fries. Delicious! The boys played in the Chima playground while Grandma and I ate our snack. We ended the day at the Chima 4D show. Beckett was so tired and fell asleep while we walked over to the show.

He was such a good boy all day. And even though we had to wake him up 10 minutes into his nap, he will was a happy camper. He sat still by me during the Chima show. Then we headed out of the park and went to our hotel.

The hotel was great. We stayed at Homewood Suites. It was perfect! We checked in and went down to the dining room for the complimentary dinner. It was yummy. They had cheese ravioli with either red or white sauce, salad, and garlic bread. After dinner we changed into bathing suits and went in the jacuzzi. Weston was the only one who went in the big cold pool. We had it to ourselves, which was nice. Beckett was pretty exhausted though and screamed when I took him out of the jacuzzi.

Grandma bought the boys each a Mixel Lego set before we left the park so they had some Lego's to put together in the hotel that night. The boys slept on the pull out couch bed and Beckett was in a pack and play in the front room with them. Grandma and I had our own beds in the separate bedroom. We all slept great!