Birthday Fun: Legoland!!

A's 12th birthday fell on a weekday this year, so we had a party for him on the Saturday before:

A few days before that, our friends called and asked if we'd like 5 free tickets to Legoland!!  We said YES!  So on his actual birthday, we got to go to Legoland!   They were about to expire and they couldn't use and we had to use them soon.  We had a buy one get on free, too, so we only had to buy one ticket.  Not bad for a family of 7!  (We still had to pay for gas, food and hotel room, but it was much cheaper than it would have been) He had a great birthday, definately the most exciting way to celebrate a birthday that our family has ever had. 

12 years old, and he finally gets to drive:

The puny log ride, which is the way my scaredy cats like it :)

Freefall! Getting ready to go up:

Going Down!!

Miniland USA.  I loved this place:

Our old stompin' grounds, San Francisco:

The kids used to play at this fountain during our outreaches.  You could walk along the edges against the walls.  The steps were solitary, you had to really jump to the next one to not fall in the water.  The oldest two remember this: