Turkey Week: Legoland

Troy wanted me to take him to Legoland at the Grapevine Mills Mall today, so I reached out to see if Sasha and her mother wanted to join us. Her mom was busy preparing for an office Christmas party at their house, so I offered to come get Sasha. She was more than willing to let me take her, since Sasha had been dying of boredom all weekend. I wasn’t sure how well it would go being solo with two kids, but it actually ended up really well. I mean, both Troy and Sasha are great kids, so that helped.

I let them loose on the play area first, and they spent over an hour running, climbing, and chasing each other around the equipment. Then, we explored the mini diorama of the Dallas landmarks and built experimental cars to race down the giant ramp. Finally, we ended up in the creation lab, where we each made artwork to hang on the wall. Troy and I made variations of lizards, and Sasha made a rainbow.

After Legoland, I took the kids to get gingerbread cookies, which they ate on the way to the Rainforest Cafe. They happily chomped on their cookies as we watched the animatronic crocodile growl at all of the children. Afterward, I let them roam around the Rainforest Cafe gift shop and play with all the toys. Other than Sasha constantly asking me to buy her something, they did pretty well entertaining themselves. We ended our mall trip with a quick tour through the bookstore and then headed off.

On the way back to Sasha’s house, the kids serenaded me with Christmas songs. Troy went the more traditional route, while surprisingly Sasha made up her own custom songs. More surprising than the fact that Sasha loved to sing with just as much enthusiasm and volume as Troy was that her preferred genre was rap. So, I got an earful of Christmas rap, as the two of them took turns rapping the next line of their made up song and giggling at each other’s contributions. It was so cute that I wished I’d gotten it on video.

Sasha’s parents were very surprised and appreciative that I had kept the kids out and entertained for four hours. They had plenty of time to clean their house. They were also shocked to hear that I had braved the mall and holiday crowds with two kids on my own. Honestly, I had a blast with them.