HopperJournal: Lego Land Part I

Yesterday we got home from our AMAZING mini vacation to Lego Land. Because in just 2 days we shot about 500 pictures (HA HA - crazy, right?), I'm going to go easy on you (and me), and split this post into two parts. Trust me, you'll thank me later for this! Late Wednesday afternoon we arrived in Orlando, and it was super busy! The traffic was terrible, and we quickly realized just how close our hotel was to Downtown Disney. There were people getting in and out of the Disney buses, and walking everywhere, pushing strollers, etc. And after a just a few seconds of being around all the chaos, you begin to feel like a kid again, and the Disney magic was everywhere. If you're not careful, you can easily find yourself a bit overwhelmed. Now I have never been to Disney World, but if this is how it feels just touring this little sample, then I want to go Disney World tomorrow...pleeeease! It was a surprise to me how close we were to Downtown Disney, but Adam actually had it all planned. Lego Land is actually about 40 minutes away from where we were staying, and he wanted the kids to have the best time throughout the entire trip. I'm not going to talk so much about our hotel, because unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures of it. But all I have to say is...wow, what a place! It was beautiful, fancy, and had the best view of Epcot. We watched the fireworks from our balcony and it was better than we expected. Here are some pictures of our first night in Orlando.

Walking (or just acting silly) to downtown Disney from our Hotel.

We had no idea how much fun this would be!

Two of the sweetest boys.

Jack kept yelling "Buzz!!!"

Two little conductors having fun.

This Lego dragon was their favorite

Our hotel is in the distance here, across the water.

Jack shouting again... "Buzz and Woody!!!"

This super cool, and super loud restaurant was their favorite. They wanted to go back every night!

We didn't get seated until two hours later, but it was totally worth the wait.

Waiting and getting lots of hugs...

still waiting and still smiling. :)

Walking around the restaurant. It was totally awesome!

This woolly mammoth was our friend. Well, Jack didn't think so, but Will loved him.

We sat below it and every 24 minutes a meteor would hit and all of the dinosaurs would roar and stomp, the lights would go out, and fire would come out of every rock. They also had aquariums everywhere and their food was really good. Grown ups leave with headaches, but the kids have a blast!