Family Vacation- Legoland

The kids were SO excited to finally get to Legoland after 3 days on the road and months of counting down to our trip. We stayed at the Legoland Hotel (it is SUPER cheap to stay there in February) and I was so glad we did. Really, the hotel was just as fun as Legoland itself and it was so nice to be so close to the park.

 They had several characters walking around

The whooopie cushion floor was a big hit

The kids looked forward to riding the disco elevator several times a day

The figurines in the rooms were amazing

And the kids got to do a fun little treasure hunt and find a prize in the treasure chest in our room. Emma and Matthew got the good cop/bad cop from The Lego Movie, and Ellie got a scientist.

They also had a big castle playground and this big Lego play area (the Lego swimming pool) right in the middle of the lobby

Alyssa didn't make it into hardly any pictures because she was usually sleeping. In fact, a couple weeks after we got home, Emma asked me if Alyssa ever got to go to Legoland. I kept telling her that Alyssa went with us, and with a very confused look on her face she would ask me again if Alyssa ever got to go to Legoland. She really had no recollection of Alyssa being there at all. So, here's proof that she was there. :)

Thursday morning we got up and headed to the park, where we spent the next several hours. We went back to the hotel for some lunch and to hopefully let Alyssa take a nap. As soon as I got her to sleep the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the hotel. So much for a nap! She had had a hard time getting any naps that day, so this was incredibly frustrating and I was not in the best mood. But, we tried to make the best of it.

Emma and Matthew's very first roller coaster. They LOVED it.

After our lunch/nap fiasco, we decided to check out Miniland. They built models of several cities out of Legos. It was really impressive.

Ellie in New York

The Painted Ladies in San Francisco

more San Francisco

The sea lions at Pier 39

Lego Star Wars!

Despite the fact that the temperature was in the 70's, it was HOT. We were all getting sunburned. So we tried to find some water rides to help cool us down.

The kids each got to build a minifigure

So many impressive Lego models. Seriously, I would have gone to Legoland just to look at all the things they built.

Lego car anyone?

The Lego Movie experience opened our first day there, so we were able to go in and see the set from The Lego Movie (the big city at the end of the movie).

And Lucy just happened to be there as we were leaving

Before we left the kids each got their drivers license

Such a busy, hot, crazy, fun day!