LEGOLAND

Months ago I noticed that Owen was playing with coins and money every chance he had. He would carry them with him and I hated it…money is dirty! He would get coins off my parents or take them off Yosh’s nightstand. But once he was “done” playing with them they would disappear. And we’re talking dollars…not just pennies! So I gave him the idea one day that IF he collected enough coins in his piggy bank we would go to LEGOLAND! So the hunt began…he was ALWAYS putting money away! It was great…spare coins never went to waste! Every time he’d find money he’d ask how many more we needed for LEGOLAND…and I’d always respond with “Tickets are $79…we need LOTS more”. 

This AWESOME Piggie Bank made by my pal Liz at This Little Piggie.

Now…that being said…LEGOLAND is seriously like $79…its crazy expensive! Our friend called one day (months ago) and said her sister could get us cheap tix…were we interested….and DUH heck yes we were interested. So we got 2 adult tickets and a child's for $68! Awesome right? She got some deal through her school district and field trip priced tix or something like that. But Owen SOOO wanted to go to LEGOLAND because he watches “his friend Evan” (a kid that has a youtube channel that critique's toys and kids places…its super cute! Here is a bit that “Evan” did on LEGOLAND that Owen watched a million times!) Since Evan went to LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA (yes Owen emphasizes the California haha) Owen kinda already knew what he wanted to do and see there. The kid did his research! haha I love it.

And our day was fantastic! Owen absolutely loved the place…almost every ride was suitable for Owen…which is great. He only chickened out on 2 a few of the rides. But that’s a great improvement from our last amusement park experience.

Notice that Daddy was the riding buddy…while Mommy was Ella’s buddy! lol The Mom’s had babies and Dad’s had “big kids”…except for Lindsey…they have 2 big kids so she was a ride buddy too! lol

The babies did GREAT! They were NO issue AT ALL!

All the kids seem to really enjoy themselves! I was shocked on HOW much there is to do there…we hardly made it around the park...missing LOTS of stuff. Their hours are also weird…they close at 6pm in the summer time and 5pm during the off season. Nuts right? But probably smart…since the park is targeted for smaller children (teenagers wouldn’t enjoy themselves much) and they are having melt downs by closing time anyway. But our group had a great time…so thankful that the opportunity arose to allow us to get in at an affordable price!

As we walked out of the park Owen’s little lip started quivering…he had seen a Face Painting stand earlier in the day and asked to have his face painted. I told him later (thinking he’d forget about it). Well he didn’t…and was so upset because he REALLY wanted his face painted. I thought it was odd he wanted something like that done…so Yosh brought him back into the park and got his face done….

I was SHOCKED that he picked that. Seriously a FULL face painting (costed $18!!!)…of a BLUE triceratops?!? Really Owen? That was very unusual of him to want something like that…but it was cute. Made me giggle…and he seriously LOVED it! He begged to keep it all night…so we did…and he cried when he woke up the next morning to see it all over the towel I had laid over his pillow! He told me next time he wants it done again! (oh dear!)

We will be going back there forsure!!! And Owen has informed me that we’ll be staying at the LEGOLAND Hotel! lol Smart kid!