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On Monday I heard that the Holy Land Experience in Orlando was giving guests free admission for the day on Tuesday. www.holylandexperience.com I asked John if we could go. He asked his dad for the day off and his dad said that he could have it! I was sooo excited about getting to finally go there! I had been wanting to visit HLE since I had heard about it.

So yesterday we headed out from home and got to HLE around 12:30. There was traffic backed up and we saw people walking toward there on the sidewalk. When we got up to the gate it was blocked off and police were directing traffic on past there. We went up and made a U-turn then ended up parking at the Super Target up the road from HLE and started walking there. We were almost to the gates and there was a huge crowd of people standing there waiting to get in when John said, "Let's just forget it." Maiden was having a HUGE drama fit because her shoes were hurting her feet. We walked all the way back to the car with her drama going on. I must admit that I had a really rotten attitude at this point. I was disgusted with the way my daughter was acting and I was extremely dissapointed at not getting to go to the Holy Land Experience. I was blaming Maiden for keeping us from going. I was NOT happy with her. At this point we didn't know that they were turning people away because of the crowds!

Then we decided to go visit Downtown Disney and check out the Lego Store. While we were there Maiden's feet "magically healed"! Actually, they were still hurting she said, but she had realized that she didn't have to make the whole world aware of how much she was hurting. I told her that she had just learned a very important life lesson. Can you tell, I had been praying silently about my attitude and sharing my dissapointment with the Lord??

We ended up having a lot of fun at the Lego store. Knight #2 kept saying, "This place is the BOMB!!!" It was so funny! When we first walked in, I thought he was going to hyperventilate, he was sooooo excited! The Lego Store had a deal where you could fill a small or large cup from different bens of legos. I think it was like $14 for the big cup and $7 for the small cups. We let each of the kids fill a small cup to take home. They had soooo much fun filling those cups! I was having fun helping them choose different legos. One of the guys who worked there showed Maiden how to build a lego tree. She had already decided that she wanted to get legos to build a garden. Knight #2 got legos to build a ship I think and Knight #1 got ones to make a crystal mine.

Later we went to a Pizza Hut in Orlando for dinner and the News was on the TV there. The news was covering the story about the Holy Land Experience and how people were being turned away. Apparently they gave out a lot of rain checks! Also, some people were allowed in as other people left. It was really too hot to be there yesterday anyway. On the same newscast we saw that the feels like temp in Orlando yesterday was 100! It sure felt all of that! It did turn out to be a pretty decent day though and we are hoping to try the Holy Land Experience again sometime when it is not so hot out or so crowded there!

Also, I had a couple of victories yesterday in my learning how to honor the Lord with my eating habits. We went to Giradelli's (chocolate!!!) after we left the Lego Store. My hubby had told me that I could get a treat from there since the kids got legos. I felt bad about getting a treat when no one else was getting one though so I said, "No, thank you"  I'm still in shock at myself! We did each get a little square of chocolate from there because they were handing out samples.

Then later when we went to Pizza Hut. I ordered a Ceasar side salad and had only one slice of pizza. In the past I would have thought nothing of scarfing down 3 or more slices even if I was already full!

Walking toward HLE. Had to cross an overpass going over the Interstate!

In Downtown Disney parking lot.

All these dogs, leashes and people, (except for my kids!) are made of legos! Well, maybe my kids are too! LOL

I was trying to capture the look of total awe when he walked in!

Even daddy was excited!

Maiden being silly! Knight #2 with his standard pose, "Peace-out, dude!"

Knight #1 will try to defeat it!

Want a ride on the Millineum Falcon?? Lego version?

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Or you could visit the lego Ewok village!

Knight #2 having a moment with the Lego robot/sword guy. It is simply amazing all the things you can do with those little blocks!

The wall of lego bens they got to select legos from!

Maiden with her lego tree!

A whole wall of Mini Figs!! Knight #2 wanted to know if there was a Darth Vadar amoung them! I dare say there must have been!

This is a lego dragon actually in the water!

Yes, we were tired!

Playing with the legos after we got home! That is a water fountain in the middle! Knight #2's contribution. I even jumped in and helped Maiden with her garden. Knight #1 was at youth group. He was so glad that we was still able to go even after all we did!

Can you see the little switches and timer for the sprinklers in Maiden's garden?

That is my webkiz elephant there! Isn't she sooo cute! Oh and the kids are cute too! LOL The wilted roses are what my hubby got me for my birthday last Monday!