Yesterday we started out early with a breakfast at the beach while we watched the surfers and people watched the vast slew of personalities that happen along the beach in the morning. I wonder if having a breakfast like that gets old after awhile? I doubt it, but for now to make myself feel better I will believe that it gets tiresome for those that do live along the shores.
We then headed to Legoland for a long and adventurous day of rides and lego displays. As a big fan of legos, I will say that all three boys had a blast. It is pretty amazing what you are able to create with legos including battle scenes from each star wars movie and a life size chewbacca and r2d2. The look on Mason’s face when he saw the battle scenes was priceless as we listened to Cutler continue to ask to find another train. Apparently he isn’t quite into Star Wars as much as he lets on. 🙂
Perhaps one of the favorite rides for both boys was the driving school. It is actually sponsored, but I refuse to insert corporate greed into this blog…without getting paid for it. Fortunately there was a separate school for the different ages and both boys excelled as they avoided any accidents despite a bunch of crazy drivers out there. Despite previous videos of Cutler’s driving, https://teamfricke.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/drive-it-like-you-rent-it-2/, he was by far the best one on the track. He was able to swerve and avoid all of the other insane drivers that were wrecking all around him. All of that time in the driveway is paying off.
One thing we did learn from this trip was that while holding a souvenir over the boys heads as a reward for good behavior is a good thing, it’s not a good thing to wait until the place is close to purchase the reward. We went into the big shop 10 minutes before the gates close and 40 minutes later we were barely able to escape with our lives. I was never happier to get a breath of cool fresh air as I was when we escaped the throngs of families trying to pick out their bounty.
It was then on to dinner at a local sea food joint close by to help avoid rush hour where Mason and Cutler continued to show that they are polar opposites when it comes to eating. Mason boldly chose the grilled fish and Cutler not so boldly went with the chicken nuggets from Jack-In-The-Box across the way. On the way home Cutler quickly fell asleep and didn’t wake until just an hour ago, including when I had him stand up and go to the bathroom. He literally was asleep on his feet. The little fighter was all out of fight and got some much needed rest.
Today we are off to the pool for an early morning and awakening swim in the “heated” pool and then off for another exhausting day at Sea World. Here’s to hoping the pool is indeed heated. Hypothermia is a rough way to start the day.
Team Fricke 