Home Depot and Legoland

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Since our bodies were still on Utah time, the kids were up at 6 a.m. and ready to go. We had to keep them quiet and in the bedroom for a while until we thought it would be safe to unleash them. ;) Actually, it wasn't too bad. We ate cereal for breakfast, got ready and were off for Carlsbad.

Now, since it was the first Saturday of the month we had to find a Home Depot in Carlsbad where we could go to the Kids Workshop. They just couldn't miss a month of building something and had even brought their aprons. We found a Home Depot, had our safety lesson and then Bryan helped Courtney while I watched Ethan make his rain gauge. They were in heaven. It was a bit windy and overcast, but they had a great time.




When we were finished, we loaded in the van and drove to Legoland. We got there just in time to park (we got a spot very close to the gates), get the stroller loaded, buy tickets (Ethan and Courtney had free entry coupons, a big plus!), and go in the gate. We had about 5 minutes to look at a map before the park opened the rides. It worked out great!

We had been to Legoland before but it was when Ethan was 4. Ethan and Courtney were super excited. It was a Saturday but it looked like rain was coming and so there weren't that many people. The kids had a great time riding the rollercoasters, watching shows, checking out all the Legos for sale (Courtney finally got her pink Lego set she has wanted for years) and driving cars. We had so much fun. Ethan was the official photographer so it you want to know what any of the rides look like, just ask, we have the photos! ;)








We ended the day in the creative room where they had tons of Legos you could use to build a car. When you finished the car you could race it down a track. They both had a lot of fun. Then it was announced that the park was closing and when we went outside it started to rain. So it was great timing on the weather.

We then drove to our friends, the McEvoy's, house for dinner and to visit. Then we drove back to Mark and Kristina's and I stayed up way too late gabbing with Kristina. It was a fun day!