St. Augustine Trip, part 4

Legoland

The universe spoke to the Deans and that's how this Florida trip came about.  Some time early this year I had this conversation with Elijah, out of the blue:
Elijah: "Mom, can we go to Legoland Florida in Orlando?"

Me:  "No."

Elijah:  "But I really want to go this year."

Me:  "Elijah, we took a trip to Florida a few years back.  We're not going again this year."

Elijah:  "How about next year?"

Me:  "I don't think I want to take a trip down to Florida just for Legoland, no."

Elijah:  "But, ..."

Me:  "I just don't think it's going to happen, buddy.  Sorry."

Truth be told, we had other big plans for the summer.  We hadn't told the kids yet, because it was still in planning stages, but it was going to be great.  Then, not two weeks after the above conversation took place, the universe intervened.  The Deans asked me if we'd like to go down to their beach house in St. Augustine.  I wasn't sure where St. Augustine was, but when they mentioned it was close to Orlando, it hit me:  The universe loves Elijah.

And our entire family loved Legoland.  It was perfect for the kids' ages, and there were even things for Rob and I to participate in.  

Rob's favorite was the roller coasters.  He loves roller coasters.

I didn't ride even one.  Elijah said, "I'm sorry you didn't get to go on any with us, Mom."  I answered, "Yeah, don't be sorry."

My favorite was the building station.  The kids built cars and ran them down ramps.  

I built a Duplo house because there weren't any little kids using the area.

The kids earned their Legoland Drivers Licenses.  

Teancom's "I'm so cool" face

And there were lots and lots of statues and things made out of Legos.  Here's Tank sticking his hand into Darth Maul's mouth:

And the fam standing under Albert Einstein's nose (notice the location of Miciah's hand):

There were lots of rides, of course.

Then this entire section of "America" built out of Legos.  

Loved, loved, loved that area.

It was just a perfect day.

Home

And then we went home.  We made a stop in Gainesville, Florida for more business.  This ended up being fun because a friend just moved to the area, and we got to see him for dinner.  The kids, however, were drained after our trip and all the sun.  They were uber grumpy.  They swam, watched TV, and whined about life.  I tried not to poke my eyeballs out.

When Rob finished his meetings at 1:00 pm, we started our drive back.  The kids insisted we drive the whole way home, as I've previously reported, and that was it.

The end