Legoland

We’re here at Legoland to celebrate ahead of time Aiden’s birthday.

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Daddie says just in case it rains on his birthday.

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This, of course, will be Aiden’s first trip.

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So far so good.

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It had just rained the night before so we picked the perfect day

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Except many rides were in maintenance.

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Like the storybook boat ride

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Aiden’s first ride – on a car of course

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But it was very slow, not that Aiden minded

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He was very glad to be on a jeep

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Daddie rode before us and obviously played the part of the photographer.

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Legoland had areas near the ride where kids can play while parents stayed in line.

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Pretty clever plan

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We didn’t utilize it as we didn’t want Aiden to throw a tantrum when we tell him it’s time to stop playing with the lego.

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Time for our second ride.

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Aiden kind of got suckered into this one

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He really didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he agreed to go on the ride.

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He was scared but he pulled through and did not cry

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Daddie even bought a Legoland picture of Aiden on his first true rollercoaster.

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Time for free play

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He didn’t stay at any station particularly long

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I thought he would be into the slides but he wasn’t

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Instead he went for the lego or the vehicles.

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Jail time!

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Daddie’s having more fun than Aiden!

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Aiden didn’t play with the other kids around.

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Some kids came around but Aiden wasn’t interested in them.

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He did look for us though if he didn’t catch us out of the corner of his eye.

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That made Daddie happy.

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No, we didn’t try this ride.

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This was it.

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Mommie went hard at “bicycling”

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Most exercise here since we returned from Japan.

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When you pedaled faster, the vehicle did go a tad faster

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But of no significant speed.

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But it’s more fun to pretend it does matter

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Aiden’s feet could not hit the pedals, so he just sat there.

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Still fun for him

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Now time for some winter fun!

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A lego Christmas tree

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Too bad this was just a banner

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Aiden and Daddie are going tubing

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But Daddie is doing all the hard work.

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Not a very decent slope

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But probably perfect for a 2 year old.

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Aiden isn’t being clingy, like he might have been if it was Mommie going with him.

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Boarding

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Time for an adventure!

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And just like that – all done and all smiles

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Not long enough for Daddie to enjoy

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But as long as Aiden enjoys, it’s all that matters

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Aiden’s reaction to the lego is better this time

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He is so slow to adjust to/with people

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I guess he is more of a lone wolf.

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He is much better with time/routines and non-living things haha

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Like recuperating from jet lags or when things are done out of the norm and now he has to go back to his routines.

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I’m surprised he allowed us to put on the “crown” for a moment.

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No Santa picture here as Aiden had his tantrum here

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Probably because he missed his nap

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Miniature World

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Daddie was impressed that the strip was accurate in the location of the hotels

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looks good – even though I’ve been here before

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I still think it’s pretty awesome.

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This boat ride isn’t on a rail, so you do have to steer it.

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I did about 10% of the driving

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And let Aiden handle it the rest of the way.

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Of course I was a back seat driver

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Constantly telling him which direction to go.

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But he got to do steer the point and was very happy.

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And we made it safely back.

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It was so much fun for Aiden that we went on the ride again.

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But this time Aiden was more distracted.

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He wanted to see his surroundings

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And I must say it was a rougher ride with Mommie in charge.

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But it was still fun.

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Aiden hit the 36 inch mark and was able to go on all the rides we wanted to go on.

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We watched their short Christmas performance.

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Aiden was a wonderful audience.

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He did not yell or try to run around.

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When the show was over, he actually wanted to go closer to Lego Santa.

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So this is our only family pic with Santa.

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Aiden liked her because she had candy for him.

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We went to the aquarium.

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I thought Aiden would want to go on the slides,but one trip down and he was done.

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Since our last trip to an aquarium, I thought he would be more interested in seeing the sea life.

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But was not very interested.

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We didn’t stay for long.

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Aiden has already told us a few times that he wants to go back to Legoland. 🙂

 

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