Last night as we were driving from Legoland back to the beach house, I admitted to Troy that sometimes I am a bit of a snob and I want to think that I am above American consumerism and capitalism. I want to think that our family is happy doing authentic family vacations in the nature or visiting historic and exciting cities. We are happy doing those things, but sometimes a day visit to a overpriced amusement park is pretty awesome too.
Since our kids love legos and because of their ages, we thought that Legoland would be the perfect place to go and check out. Disneyland still sounds like it would be too much of everything for now. We were right about Legoland being a good fit. The rides were just the right size for our kids, the lines with two exceptions were manageable (10-15 minutes or less), Saku could do all the rides and Eerika was able to do all except the two big ones.
Our only mistake was to not bring bathing suits as they had really fun splash pad areas. Saku and Eerika enjoyed them in their regular clothes, which meant that they had soggy socks and shoes for the rest of the day.
There is no such thing as a perfect day, but fortunately we only had two brief episodes of negative emotions. Eerika was not happy she was told that she couldn't have pizza for lunch and she also wanted to go and play with Cambree at one point. Saku was irritated by the long line for the Technic Rollercoaster and he also got hurt at a playground and wanted to go back to the beach house. But for the rest of the day, they were amazing. They were happy, they were resilient as we walked from place to place.
Aleksi took two naps; one lasted about 15-20 minutes and another 20 minutes. He was amazing. We couldn't had had a smoother day when it came to his behavior.
We tried the "famous" Granny's apple fries. They were good; though probably not six dollars worth of good. We had burgers for lunch and pizza for dinner. It was an All American experience:)
They had fun playgrounds and legos for the kids to play with while waiting in line.
Saku did ask me last night if we could go to Disneyland next. I am sure we will go one day, but for now, I am happy with our experience with Legoland.
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| Even with our selfie stick, we only came back with one family picture..and it isn't even a great one! |
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| Sometimes Aleksi just crabs the wrong thing at the wrong time! |
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| Aleksi looked like a little train conductor with his new hat. Thanks Anna! |
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| Eerika posed with Darth Vader; Saku didn't really care... |
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| This kid is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! He barely slept all day and he was so content and happy. |
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| Waterslides with regular clothes on |
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| Baby swing. Aleksi wasn't that impressed but my arms got a break and he wasn't in a stroller. |
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| Waiting in line is much better when isi holds you! Even when you are four:) |
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| I was a bit nervous how the kids would handle this ride; however, Legoland was smart and they had different levels of twisting depending on the kids' ages. |
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| SO brave! |
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| isi did not mind doing rides with his boy:) |
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| Volvo Driving School |
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| We had to pump our way to stop the robber...I worked very hard:) |
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| Conquering highs with this darling girl |
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| LEGO movie basement set. |
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| Aleksi's one and only ride- |
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| Losing steam but still having fun |
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| Sometimes this girl puts on this face just because she wants to. |
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| Eerika doing a ride all by herself. |
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| "Girl Legos" though she doesn't really care in real life whether it is for boys or girls |
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| Waiting in line to get on the BIG kid rollercoaster |
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| Waiting makes a bit loony |
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| Few minutes of relaxation while a group was singing and dancing |
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| She thinks it's fun to suck her thumb... |
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| Eerika's rain coat |
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| Eerika's driving school |
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| Aleksi was happy to be exploring some dirt |
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| Overprice pizza buffet taste delicious after 9 hours of walking and when kids eat for free |
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| This was her response to "give me a normal happy smile". |
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