My Banjo is now 6-years-old. Â It’s weird to think that my first born is that old. Â He’s like a little man who is almost finished with kindergarten. Â So very strange for me! Â In past years we have always had a birthday party for him. Â I was trying to be that mom who threw those big, fabulous parties with lots of friends invited. Â Yes, that mom. Â I even invited the siblings of the friends, because I didn’t want anyone to feel left out. Â Is that a little crazy? Â Maybe a little excessive? Â (Now there’s nothing really wrong with being that mom. Â There are plenty of moms who can pull it off and more power to them. Â I’m just not good at being that mom. Â For sanity sake I had to take a step back, evaluate what’s truly important, and just say no.)
This year? Â No more. Â We have three littles now. Â All will have a birthday. Â All will eventually want to have a party. Â All cannot have a party in the same year. Â That would be maddening. Â I can’t plan for such things. Â I can’t decorate for such things. Â I can’t organize for such things. Â I can’t do such things. Â It’s just not going to happen times three every year. Â Nope. Â Not going to do it. Â So I’m thinking that each child has a “friend party” every other year. Â Maybe every 3rd year. Â Just. Not. Every. Year.
That’s why this year we decided to take Banjo (and the other two littles) out of town for a surprise birthday weekend extravaganza. Â Banjo expected to have a party. Â We told him we had a special adventure planned instead of a party. Â It was a weekend all about him, things he likes, and together as a family. Â The best part of celebrating in this way? Â Family time!
We went to LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Kansas City! Â LEGOLAND agreed on us coming for a visit, my doing a review on the blog, and giveaway away FOUR tickets. Â You will find that giveaway below. Â First, here are just a few of our favorite highlights from the place Banjo now thinks is the bestest birthday celebration ever. Â At the LEGOLAND in Kansas City you can…
Find out how many LEGO bricks you weigh and your height in LEGO bricks:
Travel to a distant land:
 
Meet your favorite LEGO characters:
Build and race LEGO cars:
And just have a fantastically dandy time!
Of course you can’t visit LEGOLAND without getting some LEGOS. Â Audi came out of the shop with this on my keys:
He said it’s because I’m Wonder Woman.
As I already mentioned, the winner of this giveaway will receive FOUR tickets to LEGOLAND in Kansas City!
*This giveaway is open to US entries only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of May 2nd and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by the Kansas City LEGOLAND Discovery Center, but all opinions are strictly my own.
