Legoland

First of all - You have to know something about E and I.  We love Legos.  Love them.  We love them now, loved them as kids.  Between my Dad's basement and E's parents' attic, there is a whole toy store of Legos.  As a child I never lost a Lego, and kept them sorted by size, shape, and color in little containers I stole from my mom's tupperware drawer.  I know, I know.  E's parents actually began to buy two sets of Legos, one for E and one for his brother and sister.  Apparently someone didn't share so well with his siblings... Now who could that be?  

We aren't ready yet to share our childhood treasures with our boys yet, but we are all about Duplos at our house.  Especially E.  He builds tower after tower, with amazing fine motor skills and patience.  N prefers his Dad's method of building.  They build airplanes and airports (complete with hangers and runway lights - impressive for a box of Duplos!) But then they can never be taken apart.  This is a small crisis for little e who just wants to use those pieces to build a big tower!

So when we heard there was a Legoland near by, we jumped at the chance to go.  It was awesome.  We all had a great time, and will be back many times.  Not quite as cheap and clean as Everland (will anything be?!) but hello, the Legos!  This was our first big find of the day.  (After the three hours of traffic to get there - some things are the same the world over.)  Yes, an airplane.  Are you surprised?

Then N rode a couple of rides with daddy.  He is the perfect size for this place.  He can ride almost every ride there.  Little e isn't quite tall enough yet, so we went into one of the many building rooms to do, what else, but build towers!

To me one of the best parts was this little miniature land.  All these amazingly detailed buildings and scenes, built completely out of Lego!  It's like the town set of my dreams!  Even the boys were impressed, especially with the cars and trains.  

The best castle set ever!  All legos.  Amazing.

And yes, in case you forgot where we are living, it's Lego Big Ben, and Lego Parliament.

N is so into fire trucks, so we knew he would love this ride.  The riders have to pump their fire truck down a track, then pump water into a "burning" building, then pump the truck back.  Hmmmm, I'm pretty sure I know who is having more fun here - and it's not the three-year old!

At the end of the day we took N on a little roller coaster.  This is in the middle of the line, to keep the kids occupied.  How cool is that?  They loved playing, and didn't even mind the wait!  So smart!

Watching the roller coaster go by, it's almost our turn!  

Here we go!

Yes, more Legos.  Lego horse and rider,  and a lego dragon.  I wonder if they need more builders?  

And of course, since we are in Windsor - what day would be complete without seeing the crown jewels, in Lego of course!  I'm sure these are the queen's favorites!