disney part two.

On Thursday of our trip last week, we took a break from Disney and headed to Legoland ... we didn't tell the kids until that morning, and they were so excited. We went to Legoland a couple of years ago when I was pregnant with Hollis and Eli was not even two years old, so he doesn't remember it ... but the big boys have randomly asked to go back ever since. Knowing all the boys LOVE legos [and Hollis likes to play some too], we knew it would be a hit. We were there from just after opening to closing time, so I think it's safe to say we had a lot of fun :)

This is the first roller coaster Matthew has ever ridden on ... he and Gus rode it the first time we went to Legoland. I was pretty excited to ride it this year. Plus, I was thinking it couldn't be that bad since Matthew rode it with no problems when he was only 6 years old. Well ... it was INSANE. It has the steepest drop right off the bat. I screamed or laughed the entire time. Matthew thought it was hilarious that I screamed so much :) 

This reminded us of the kids' favorite playground [Sugar Sands in Boca] ... Super fun!

Miniland USA is such a neat part of Legoland. The Star Wars area was definitely a hit.

Matthew & Hudson took a little Ford driving "class" while we waited on them ... and then they tested out what they learned :)

On Friday we went back to Magic Kingdom, and arrived early enough for Gus and Matthew to ride the most popular ride there ... Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. They loved it. Here's Matthew after the ride.

The kids were pretty excited to see Stitch. Hollis really was too until it was our turn to take a picture, so she blew kisses from a distance instead :)

Around the park ...

This is a great picture to wrap up our trip with. Disney was a little more stressful this time around ... mainly because I had unrealistic expectations thinking "life" certainly would not go on vacation with us & that our children would definitely prove the Disney tagline: "happiest place on Earth" to be true. I should have known better! BUT this picture puts some things in perspective - I love how despite all the fussing and crying that occurred on our trip, [and particularly between these two] those are two happy faces. Even though we had some challenging moments, there were many great moments woven into our week as well ... for that, we are thankful :)