LegoLand

In Feb. we hit the road and went to Legoland. It was so much fun! I was also able to spend almost a week with my sister. It was the best vacation. We surprised the kids with the trip. We pretend like we were leaving Amy's house and going home. Madi caught on that something was up. She kept asking if we were sure that we were going the right way. Once we hit the port of entry to California she knew. However she is a good sport and just played along. When we were almost to Legoland we had the kids unwrap a ticket to legoland. They were excited.

A Few of The Things That I Enjoyed:
*Micah was hilarious because he absolutely loved everyride. The faster the better.

*Matthew also went on every ride, but was hunched over because it tickled his "manhood." (Not exactly the terms he used.)
*All the objects that you see in the pictures are made from legos. It is amazing. Millions and millions of legos. Unbelievable.
*Since we went in Feb. there were no lines. The most we waited was 10 minutes and some of the rides we could ride several times in a row because no one else was in line.
*Matthew will never get his drivers license. They had cars the you could drive. (Not bumper cars- Matthew did not get that memo.) They were suppose to follow the flow of traffic. Try to follow the stop signs, not flip U turns, not bump into other cars. Matthew followed none of these rules. I thought for sure that they would stop the ride and kick him out. The couple standing next to us was practicly on the floor laughing. I was pretty embarrassed. But it was funny.
*They had a ride where you tried to hit the targets with a lazer gun. This was Maxx's favorite. He was actually pretty good and did better than the other kids and mom everytime.
*Madi liked most the rides once we dragged her on them. She seriously made the trip worth it. All the kids were amazingly good. But on the last ride we were on these pedal cars and she looked at me and said, "Mom thank you so much for taking us here. I've had so much fun. You are the best. I really love you!" It seriously brought a tear to my eye. (Not hard to do.) You could tell that she really meant itt. (However, she has been taking acting classes- they might be paying off!) But it was so sweet.
*At the hotel I told the kids that they had to jump on the bed. They were seriously shocked. So I showed them how to flip from one bed to the other. I am so mature. Luckily no broken bones.
*David and Matthew got trapped in a corner on the lego boat ride. He was letting Matthew drive. (Did he not see him on the cars?) They could not get out. However, I was seriously laughing so hard that Maxx had to take over driving. He managed to turn us around going the wrong way and we bumped into David. So I got my payback for making fun of David. It was fun. But all these other boats are passing us jsut staring. We are use to it. (Probably one of those had to be there moments.)
*Not having to cook dinner or make any beds.

*I just loved spending time with my family. They are so much fun and we have amazing kids who are very grateful and loved everything we did.