When we arrived at daughter Louise's last night almost all of the family was in residence...Louise, her children Emily, Hamish and Harry...son Stuart and his children Ella and Ben.  The only missing immediate family member was son-in-law David, who is a pilot and not due home until early Saturday morning.  He is presently in Estonia.  The little ones, Ella, six and Ben, four were already asleep.  We visited briefly with the others and then went to bed early.  We had a big family day planned for our first day back....Lego Land!

We set off for Lego Land at 9:45AM, packing a picnic hamper filled with goodies.  Lego Land sits in the shadow of Windsor Castle...a real dichotomy.  Lego Land, about 16 miles from Louise's home, is an amusement park filled with everything imaginable made from Legos.  There are rides and theme shows and a multitude of hands on activities for hands-on participation for the children.  Absolutely everything is made from legos...life-size people and animals that move and make sounds, boats and cars and an entire section that is comprised of smaller reproductions of North American  and European countries.

Windsor Castle as seen from Lego Land

It was very hot.  We enjoyed the many rides, such as the log float, that sprayed some water on us.  The children all had a wonderful time and so did the adults.  Having half of our combined children and grandchildren in England while we live in America really makes us appreciate time spent with the English half when we are here.  We stayed until the park closed at 7PM.  Stuart headed home (an hour ride) with the little ones.  We ate take away fish and chips, took tepid showers to cool off and collapsed into bed.