We decided to go to Legoland for a few nights this year or Phia's b-day instead of having a big party(of course we're still having a small pool celebration for her with neighbors and family!). The first day at the hotel we enjoyed the pool! The 2nd day we hit the park nice and early. All hotel guests get early entrance so we took complete advantage and were able to get on 4 rides in an hour which was so worth it considering the lines were SO long the rest of the day. Mid-day we hit the water park. Olivia LOVED the splash pad area and the older kids loved the playground that exploded with water. Our WAY TOO BRAVE Preston "disappeared" while in the giant pool. We thought he was with Phia and we gave them a tiny bit of rope as they both had life vests on. Low and behold Preston had climbed to the top of the nearest waterslide BY HIMSELF. When he got to the top they wouldn't let him on since he wasn't with an adult(thank god!). Gave us a huge scare. We'd already called security. He so brave which is both amazing and so scary for mommy and daddy!! The kids loved everything at the hotel from the whoopie cushion on the ground to the disco elevator to the treasure hunt that lead to a treasure box full of legos in our room. Phia went on the giant roller coaster with mommy and said her favorite part of the trip was the bunk beds and this awesome woman named Lucy(who worked at the hotel was dressed as an archeologist). She visited our dinner table one night and stayed for a long time and taught the kids about dinosaurs and archeology. Phia's other fave was meeting "Wildstyle" and walking around the basement set from the Lego movie. Phia knows the movie inside and out so she was teaching us all about the basement! The last day we hit the park again and the Aquarium. The kids loved the touch pools and sea horses!! Oh and Phia loved the puppet show at the Aquarium. Such a fun(and majorly exhausting trip!)
We had the best long weekend with our family!! We had VERY special visitors in town. Aunt Connie Jo and Uncle Tim from Minnesota and Aunt Mary Ann and Uncle Jack from Walnut Creek. The kids loved spending time with them and getting spoiled by them:) Thursday we spent the afternoon at Malibu Cafe enjoying cocktails and lunch in the sun. We had a beautiful table under a giant tree outside. The kids loved the creek and they could run around and play with blocks and a giant chess set. Friday Nana had a 4th of July party with lots of yummy food and the kids loved more family time. Saturday night we had an amazing dinner in Malibu at The Sunset Restaurant where Nana and her sisters shared lots of stories of growing up on a farm. Some very funny and some bitter sweet but I loved listening to all of them! Sunday we hosted everyone at our house. We had a family baseball game which consisted of Sophia and Preston hitting so many balls over the wall that we had to move the "game" to the green space next to our house! Both of them have serious swings!! We were so sad to see our family leave. The kids loved every moment they spent with their Aunties and Uncles. We can't wait for their next visit!
