Someone keeps getting on me that I haven't done the last day of our trip.
Our last day we got out of our hotel a little later than we had hoped, so we got to the park a little later than we wished (10:30 instead of 10). It was okay though because we knew we had most of the day and just needed to leave about 6 hours to get home. The boys were quite excited to repeat some of their favorite rides and Ulysses was excited to see Miniland where they had miniature cities built entirely out of legos. It was pretty impressive. Very shortly after we got there it started pouring down rain. The boys didn't mind because that just meant there were no lines and they could keep going on the roller coasters without even getting off. It also meant that they were willing to do the water rides since they were already wet. We were even able to ride one ride as a family (sans Makenzie - she was sleeping in the stroller with the operator).
The rain let up about 1 and we thought "great! we'll eat lunch, do one more ride, hit the shops and be on the road by 3." HaHa. We did do that, but it all took more time than we expected. Plus we then decided to all change into dry clothes before we got in the car. All told, we didn't get on the road until 5:30. Still, we weren't thinking it was going to be a problem.
We generally stay up until at least midnight, so we weren't concerned about the drive. We did not take into account traffic or construction. The speed limit for most of the drive was 60 (as opposed to 130) and we weren't going even close to that for most of the day. It was very frustrating. We found a Burger King on the road and the boys were disappointed because it wasn't McDonald's, but they had a playplace, pay toilets, and was a break from driving in the rain.
We finally got in shortly before 3am. Thankfully all three children went straight to sleep and were able to get a few hours of sleep before we had to return the car. It took us a few days to recover, but I think we're there. U is back to work and grandma and grandpa come today!
Pictures will be posted soon!
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