My Copilot Is A Troll

 Billund, Denmark is a town that completely revolves around Lego. It is the main employer and a huge tourist draw. Legoland is a little smaller than Calaway Park. It is a typical tourist attraction, but so much more whimsical than most. The effort and scale of the Lego models is awe-inspiring.   Most of the rides are more about showcasing the Lego creations than about the thrills. The vast majority are for children, we just did the park train and a couple of roller coasters. For those of you who don't know, the title of the post comes from the Lego Movie, which was very popular with my boys, back in the day! Leif and Saga were very excited to find so much that was sized just right for them! There was a jungle park with full sized safari animals, made entirely out of Lego! There were dozens of miniature village replicas. Some were of historical villages, some of wonders and monuments, some of modern architecture. Most had some sort of motion, running trains, vehicles and b...

December has been a busy month for Saga and Leif. They got to attend their first live theatre production. My nephew's Drama department performed Aladdin Jr., an adaptation of of the the Disney movie. They did a fantastic job and the songs were stuck in our heads for weeks. Our attendance was supposed to be a surprise for Oscar, but Donovan and Gavin are so tall, he saw us through the crowd in the atrium before the show! Leif & Saga made new friends at Grandma's  Upon our return home, we welcomed some new family members. Duchess and Sabre have settled right in, much to Rodeo's delight. She loves cats, perhaps a little too enthusiastically at times! Although we did all our Christmas shopping in the fall on our big road trip, there were still homemade presents to make (the year of the Nordic Slipper!) and baking to do. Mom's cat, Kibbles did run off with a slipper at one point, Trolls aren't very good guards!  We ...