Saturday, October 29, 2016

Universal Studios with the Batemans

On Day 2 of this Bateman family vaction we went to Universal Studios! I like Harry Potter, but my sisters are OBSESSED. Like, they have all listened to the audio books so many times I've lost count. Going to Universal Studios but especially Harry Potter world was one of my highlights for sure. Trying butterbeer was sooooo goooood! Being there with the Harry Potter music going on was just magical. Joel and my brother-in-law Ryan were able to take work off, and it was so fun having the whole family there. Emma and William were champs!!

I will say my favorite part was the new Harry Potter ride. To wait in line was at least 120 minutes, and Joel and I thought there was no way our kids would wait (especially in that heat!!) while we waited in line. We had basically given up hope that we just couldn't ride the ride while having small kids. As we took a picture with the conductor in front of Hogwarts Express, he told us about child swap. What we did was go with my parents in the child swap line. My parents waited with our kids as well as Cam and Berks while Joel and I rode the ride, and then we swapped! My parents then rode the ride while we sat with the kids in a designated room. Genius, right??! They even had a movie playing for the kids in this air conditioned room. All together the ride took maaaaybe 20-30 minutes for us to ride the ride. Definitely the highlight of the day!! That ride was AMAZING.




SO MANY PEOPLE


How Joel and I felt at the end of the day haha




Poor Emma. She got a little sunburned the day before at the beach, and her face was a little swollen at Universal Studios




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