I gotta go!!

While on our vacation back in September you can imagine how many restroom visits we made with 4 of us being kids and 3 of us being women...you can also imagine the frustration that "man with bladder made of steel" (aka Jason) felt every time he heard "I gotta go pee/poo" (that was the kids, myself and the grammies were much more ladylike in our requests). After visiting approximately 3.4 zillion restrooms I must say, Legoland wins my vote for cutest dang restroom signs in California.


bathroom noun, a room with a toilet and a sink where people wash

Star Wars Days at Legoland...Day 6

It was Star Wars Days at Legoland the weekend that we were there. The kids (Jason included) were super excited...they watch the Star Wars movies at least once a week and the boys have every Star Wars toy that has ever been made. We arrived at the park before they opened and we were some of the first people in line.

Star Wars Days at Legoland!!

This is what was lined up at the entrance to greet us!!

The storm troopers were really friendly and the kids had a great time goofing off with them and having their pictures taken with the "real" Star Wars guys.

Darth Vader and his storm troopers!!
Brian was grinning from ear to ear all day!!

R2D2 and C3PO

The kids with a Snow Trooper!

star noun, 1) a point of light that can be seen in the sky at night 2) a five-pointed shape, verb, 3) to stand out in a positive way, to be outstanding

Little bug!!

Joshie
"It's a Bugs Life"
2005

Joshie
"It's a Bugs Life"
2008

bug noun, 1) an insect that drinks juices from plants or animals 2) an error in data, verb, 3) to eavesdrop electronically

The Meltdown!!!

The day had gone so well. Then out of nowhere...none of us are exactly sure what set him off...Joshie just couldn't take it anymore.

Phase 1...I sat on the ground while screaming, and tried to get everyones attention!

Phase 2...I stood up because the ground really wasn't that comfortable nor was it as effective as I had hoped and I continued to scream!

Phase 3...Mom was not responding so I ran away and continued to scream...that part got moms attention and she sent Brian to retrieve me!

Phase 4...I took my shoes off to express my growing frustration!! The people who watched me do this did so with looks of absolute shock and horror on their faces! You would think they had never seen a tantrum.

Phase 5...I was captured and strapped into the stroller!! Lots of people are looking at us and mom is mumbling something that I am pretty sure she says I am not allowed to say!!

Phase 6...In a last ditch effort I used whatever resources I could find to express my frustrations...mom got hit with both of these sippy cups. Again, I (along with everyone within 50 feet) heard mom say words that I get time out for saying.

The night pretty much ended there. We headed back to the hotel and let Josh get some much needed sleep. We all were actually pretty surprised that we made it 5 days without any real problems.

phase noun, a stage in a process of development

California Adventure...Day 5

Day 5 started out great. The sky was overcast and the weather was going to be quite a bit cooler than it had been at the beginning of the week. We decided to spend the day at California Adventure. The kids were all talking about The Tower of Terror and Jason and I were pretty excited to hit some of the "big people" rides.

We went and saw the Playhouse Disney Show. Joshie loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and was so excited to see the show in real life!!

Waiting in line for Playhouse Disney!!

What's up?? Chillin with Frozone!!

Handy Manny...note the look on Joshie's face...let the games begin!!

The Tower of Terror
My kids love this ride!!

Goofy was almost knocked over by these four crazy fans!! Jason wanted to join in...Goofy is his favorite character!!

Joshie...so excited for the jelly fish ride!!

Joshie and Dad jelly fishin!!

Hannah on the jelly fish!!

Hannah's impression of what the people on the roller coaster looked like!!

The kids and Hopper!

"It's a Bugs Life"

The day was going really great until....

to be continued...

adventure noun, 1) a bold or hazardous undertaking, 2) an exciting or extraordinary experience

Coming Soon...

THE MELTDOWN!!!

You all didn't really believe that our whole trip went without a "Josh Moment"...did you??

tantrum noun, an exaggerated display of anger, a fit of irritability, bad temper

LEGOLAND!!

Day 4...we headed off to Legoland . It was the anniversary of Sept. 11th and we started the morning off watching the news and remembering. I added to the somber mood with a rip roaring headache. The kids were so excited to go to Legoland and I was in a grumpy mood that was intensified at the thought of the hour and fifteen minute ride to get there. I guess I should have looked on the bright side...Shamu would have been a lot more echo-y. I was constantly saying "shhhh" on the way down and finally after a bottle of ibuprofen and 32 ounces of Pepsi, I started to feel better.
We had such an awesome day. We went to the Lego factory and watched how Legos were made and then let the kids make their own lego guys. The lady who managed the shop, noticed Jason's FDNY t-shirt and asked what fire dept. he worked for. Her son is a police officer for the city of Carlsbad and she was so excited to talk to Jason. Come to find out her best friend is from Orem and she was recently here for her friend's daughter's wedding. She had another lady watch the store and took us on a behind the scenes tour of the factory. She let the kids pick a lego right off of the production line...the plastic was still warm . Then she doled out the prizes. She gave us a bunch of collector series legos...most that aren't in production anymore, one of which was a firefighter lego. We traded contact info and hopefully the next time she is here or we are there, we will get to see each other again. The rest of the day was just as fun. The kids had a blast driving the lego cars and getting their Legoland driver's licenses. The Legoland fire dept. put on a funny show..."you put the wet stuff on the red stuff"...I couldn't get that saying out of my head for days, I drove Jason crazy. Josh loved, loved, loved, the horse ride. He went on it over and over and over and over. I have pictures to prove it!! I was really amazed at all of the things they had built totally out of legos. It really was amazing.

In the car on the way down...shhhhh!!!

Darth Vader...made totally out of Legos!!

Brian

Ethan

Joshie

Hannah

Bob The Builder...Can We Fix It??

Joshie...hanging out with Bionicle Man!!

The Bionicle ride that Joshie was too small to go on...similar to the tea cups hence the reason Jen was not riding!

Joshie waiting in line for the horse ride...he LOVED that ride!!

The horse ride!!
Unlike Joshie, Hannah wasn't all that passionate about the horse ride!!

Totally made of Legos...CRAZY!!

Jason and his new Lego girlfriend!!

More Legos...

Joshie driving...not a good thing!!

Hannah driving...she actually did awesome!!

Hannah and Joshie with their Legoland driver licenses...YIKES!!

You put the wet stuff on the red stuff!!!

The grammies with their lego honey!!

build verb, 1) to create or construct 2) to increase