Ok ok, so its Fathers Day...woo, Happy Fathers day to all the Dads...go us!!!
Up bright and early, I was so excited for day 2 of Legoland...umm, well not really, more excited to see the kids enjoying themselves, they had a great time yesterday, and were proper wound up, god help us today.
Anyways, up and dressed, Grayson comes running into the bathroom..."YOU CAN'T COME OUT YET!!". Hmm, it's my special day, I can do what the hell I want, but since he asked so nicely (ahem, I mean threatened me), I best stay put. I swear he was winding me up, I was stuck there for 10 minutes before I dared to ask if I could leave (If Grayson threatened me, I dread to think what Alaska would do). Finally allowed to leave to find the kids and Jo (and Elsa apparently) had got me some lovely Fathers Day gifts...couldn't wait to see the Bluey Card that Grayson had told me I was having a week ago...cheers butt, he knows I hate surprises. Bit of Disney apparel, ace, an awesome new mug, the standard Dad gift of a multitool...and a bloody t-shirt off the dog!! Not my princess Scarlett, nope, the bloody Poodle...thanks Else, but it takes more than that to win me over, it's a good start though. Lovely thoughtful gifts, and as always, I'm amazed that the kids managed to buy them all out of their own money...I did wonder why Grayson was looking more tired, must have been the night shifts...cheers buddy.
Bit of breakfast before we go then, nice little buffet, cooked and continental...but the kids were more interested in hammering the cheese tax (otherwise known as Babybel's) and Nutella...hey, its their holiday, let them enjoy init...even if Grayson ate the hotels supply of Nutella.
Off we go then, back to hell, um I mean Legoland (mind you, the temperature today, I think hell may have been the preferable option). Quick stop in the big shop as promised, few keyrings for us all...I got the hotdog minifigure, and some Chip and Dale Brickheadz for Gray's present...chose well there kid!!
And this time we took a right at the top of the hill (and bloody hell this hill is huge, felt like I was traversing Everest on the way back up this afternoon...I did wonder why they had Sherpa hire available).
Bit of good old fashioned Gold Panning to start the day. This should be fun, with Gray shaking so much from the Nutella induced sugar rush, we were sure to pan a literal ton of Gold!! To be fair it was made slightly easier when one of the guys working there declared 'have some gold' and chucked a load of it straight into the water in front of the kids...but we won't let that take the shine off their accomplishment...these kids were due to make us rich with their new abilities.
Right, I think we have enough now guys, lets go weigh it to see if we can have a medal. Damn they make you work for this medal you've already paid for...bloody lucky the kids were akin to the bloke off the Golden Nuggets cereal box and panned like a colonial era gold miner. The tension in the air was high as the attendant weight up the gold, would it work...of course, never in doubt, great job kids...time to celebrate...Graysome even chucked in the Mo-bot.
It was mammys turn to ride the big kids rides with Gray today, and luckily he chose the log flume, I bloody hate log flumes, you can have that one Jo...nothing quite like walking around as if you've pissed yourself to make the day more fun. Off you go then, me and Loo will go for a wander and browse the shops...'quick Dean get back here, Gray needs a wee'. Bloody hell, I had flashbacks from the Seven Dwarves Mine Train from Florida...On my way...'Don't worry, hes pee'd in the bush now instead'. Great, dirty bugger!
Panic averted, let's go shopping Loo...you want the Unicorn or the Hat?...now this was tense, the pressure was real, in the end we ended up with nothing, great decision there Loo, save me some money, spend Mammy's instead...that's my girl. It's my special day, she's looking after me. To be fair, I think it had a lot to do with the pirate show happening in the harbour just outside the shop...saved by a pirate, who'd have thought ey?
Pretty dedent show, they love their fire and water effects here, and apparently the performers like diving off the lighthouse, crazy bastards. Alaska enjoyed anyways, and it killed a bit of time before we had to go catch up with Jo and Gray. Quick whizz around Ninjago land, where Alaska insisted on having her photo taken with every ninja (Grayson will be so jealous when he finds out), and it was time to catch Mammy and Grayson hurtling down the flume...bloody drenched, unlucky guys. Grayson was disgusted, apparently he thought you instantly dried...lesson learned, at least its warm though.
'Give me a hug Dad!!'...bugger off you little git, your drenched, lets go on the Dragon to dry you instead. Oooo a roller coaster, finally! It was basically a jazzed up treetops coaster, but Grayson said it was 'EFFICC'...think the words epic bud, but I got you. Oooo and I made a friend too, bit of bants and he even flipped me the bird...think I got a new friend. To be fair, we concluded the ride with a chant of 'Dads, Dads, Dads' whilst pounding our chests...Fucking Alphas init...far from it, but hey...its my bloody special day mun.
Let's catch up with the girls then Gray, wanna try to win Donkey Kong?...and now let this be a lesson, kids are sore losers, they don't understand games, and that fairground games are rigged, and definitely don't understand that I can't just buy the prize. Yep as you may have guessed from the preface, we lost!! We lost hard!!!....Grayson collapses in disbelief, how could this possibly be??!! Poor bugger was inconsolable, I literally had to march him off over my shoulders in floods of tears and tantrums...at one point I had to sit him down, at which point someone thought he was a lost child. Sorry love, he's my kid, he's not a lost child, he just lost Donkey Kong...bad times.
On to happier times though, Jordan was gasping for some lunch, apparently Grayson and Alaska were still full from their hearty breakfast of cheese tax and Nutella, but could give or take a hot dog lunch. So of course, despite Jordan's protests that she wasn't a fan of hot dogs, we had a hotdog...and some nachos...poor effort, but it got us through the day.
Off to Ninjago: the ride to regain some pride...this time i'd worked out how to beat the system and more importantly beat Grayson (I mean he's already had his heart broken once today, in for a penny an all that)...he took it well though and insisted that at least he was second this time (well second after Jordan, but we didn't want to hurt his feelings)...btw for tips on how to become a ninja master, sign up to my online tutorial 'Ninjago: beating the poorer web slingers'.
And we were done, time to catch the hill train back up the mountain...or not, bloody thing was closed!! luckily I'd packed my hiking boots, time to drag the wagon up the hill...bloody hell, that burned off the corner of hot dog bread and a couple of nachos the kids allowed me to eat...lucky I carb loaded.
Browsed around the store a little for the last time, I was looking for some apparel, but the adult shirts were terrible so I just left disappointed. Nevermind, maybe next time (I am assured by Grayson we'll be back in 20 days...god knows how thats gonna happen). Time for home, only a brief 3 hour journey, but we made good time and got back early for a chill evening before wrk and school tomorrow.
Had a great time :)
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