the forbidden journey

Monday was probably the highlight of our year so far. Universal Studios was so fun and not to sound cheesy, but Harry Potter land was pretty magical. They did a fantastic job of recreating so many things from the books. I wish there were more than just two rides, but one of them (Forbidden Journey) was awesome and we went on it a few times, thanks to no crowds. :)

Butter Beer!

In addition to Harry Potter, both kids actually chose the tour as a favorite. It was fun to see their reactions to the earthquake, King Kong, etc. :)

Lunch at Jurassic Cafe.

Once the park closed, we knew we needed to kill some time to wait out traffic. We ate at Universal Citywalk, which was a great ending to the day.

 

We gave the kids each some souvenir money. Whenever this happens, without fail, Kendall purchases something from the place we are at. Cameron, on the other hand, never spends his money. Instead, he waits until we are home to then purchase a Lego set. At first I really wanted him to have the experience of getting something from the places we visited. But then I realized it would simply be buying for the sake of buying. He just loves Legos. Plain and simple. :) Here he is the next day using his money at Walmart.