We made it!

Despite the fact that I have a growing list of possible blog topics I feel compelled to write about our weekend destination before I entertain any of the topics on the list. This weekend we went to…. Legoland!

Long have the boys awaited this trip and we parents are happy to have it off the list so we can move on to other destinations. Awaiting us at the gates was a crowd the size of Haida Gwaii’s population and the lines grew no shorter as the day went on. Time to reflect on another of Haida Gwaii’s offerings, how often do we wait in line, and when we do, how long do we wait?

Gus and I went on most of the rides, Jesse and Leanne fewer, much time spent in line, rides were over quickly. Jesse is more like his mom and dad, he doesn’t care for rides, Gus on the other hand challenges me to face my fears. A few days later my heart has left my throat but the German ladies in front of us will be telling the story of the scared English speaker for quite some time (someone asked if we were from England, people can't place our accents). I’m not really sure what sound I emitted but the elder of the two women seemed to feel that she needed to reassure me that she too was scared. What sounds escaped me, did I momentarily black-out?

The miniature world of Lego was really quite impressive; I especially enjoyed the moving boats. Animals were found in several displays and were surprisingly realistic, the dragon protecting his treasure in the castle made me want to do the ride over again (the line did not), but the highlight was the Star Wars section. Jesse was clearly overwhelmed, he spent the whole day ten feet in front of us navigating with his map (something he may have picked up from watching his dad navigate Copenhagen) and when we reached the Star Wars section Leanne became his official photographer and was instructed to photograph everything, and from here, and here, and here, get that, and that, and that, did you get that?