We woke up on the 27th excited to head back home after being on the road over the Holidays for more than a week.
We took our time enjoying our hotel before leaving. We loved this hotel! We slept in until about 8, then got ready to swim. The pool was warm, so we didn't want to get out.
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| Having a blast in the pool. (Even Noah wanted to keep swimming!) |
Alas, we had to be drug out of the pool kicking & screaming (well, almost). But, that meant to got to have some breakfast! All of the food was delicious. They even had a mini-waffle maker!
We didn't get a very early start - we left Conway about 10:30am. Mom & Dad said we'd probably drive until we got tired, stop at a hotel for the night then get all the way home tomorrow.
Shortly before we got to Kansas City, Mom & Dad asked if we wanted to stop at LegoLand Discovery Center. Hannah wanted to stop but Noah just wanted to get home so we could play with his own legos. After some debate, we decided that it might be our only chance - we don't know when (or if) we'll be back in Kansas City for fun, so we'll stop and check out LegoLand Discovery Center.
Before we got into LegoLand, we enjoyed the fun holiday display in the downtown area.
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| The big Christmas Tree in Crown Center in Kansas City |
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| Lunar Lander |
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| Apparently the soldiers have a guard shack in downtown Kansas City |
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| Checking out the train. |
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| That's a big nutcracker. |
We were very excited to enjoy LegoLand!
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| Ready to check out LegoLand! |
The first thing they did was take our picture.
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| Our family photo as the bricks fell on us at LegoLand. |
Then we got to go into the "Lego making factory" (it was truly just a pretend factory) & see a Master Builder at work. He had some really cool stuff.
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| The Master Builder's office |
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| Choosing the plastic granules to create a yellow Lego |
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| Checking out the "Lego Making Factory" |
After the factory, there was a really cool ride. Noah was afraid to take it, so Mom & Hannah rode the ride. They said it was fun - shooting spiders & saving the princess.
After the ride, we went into a special display of Lego Star Wars stuff.
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| A couple of droids wanted their pictures taken with us |
The displays were all so cool!
The next room was a room with a whole bunch of buildings set up to look like Kansas City. There was the downtown area, some churches, the Chief's stadium and even the Kansas City speedway (where we got to race each other).
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| Three race cars actually raced around this track. We competed to see who could go the fastest. |
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| The Royal's lego stadium was also a pinball game. |
They also built Oz.
Hannah couldn't resist finding the cake.
Since it was Christmas, they had the trees decorated very nicely. Daddy loved the ornaments.
Then they had a big play area where we could build a gingerbread house, get a snack, play in a big maze, build a machine to compete with others in races and other contests, explore the Lego Friends house, ride another ride and take class with a Master Builder.
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| The faster we pedaled, the higher our glider went |
Since we were on a short timeline, we didn't get a chance to explore the Lego Racing area or take a class (or two) from the Master Builder. It would have been fun, though!
It was a very nice break to stretch our legs before we got going.
We stopped to eat just outside Kansas City and Daddy and Mommy told us that they'd try as hard as they could to get us home. We said we could sleep in the car if they could drive us home that night. It was hard to get comfortable in the car, but after a movie, we got comfy and fell asleep shortly before we got to Des Moines.
They said it was a long drive, but they stayed up until 3 o'clock keeping each other awake as they drove.
When we got home, they shoveled the driveway (at 3am) and brought us into the house. We were so tired, they let us sleep in our clothes.
We were so happy to be home! Merry Christmas to us.
Noah & Hannah
