Tag: legos
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A visual demonstration of what happens when you let your guard down for 2 seconds.
I lay down on the floor to check out the supa-cool lego gear thing Mike had made when I realized how tired I was. After admiring all the features of the new gear project, I just put my head down. For about 10 seconds. I suppose I should be grateful that the dog is still…
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The current favorite birthday present. Of course you're gonna build stuff with it.
Mike got a great set of Duplo gear stuff for his birthday. It came with large laminated cards that show you some ideas for things you can make. The first one that caught his eye was for a blender / mixer thing. In the photograph it shows a child using it to mix something in…
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Post-birthday traumatic stress disorder. Not to be disrespectful or anything, but that needs to be recognized as a real condition.
We’re just all about Legos here at House of Newly 5 Year Old Boy. Although I have to say that the balloons my mom brought over are ALMOST as popular. Well at least they’re not just playing with the boxes the toys came in. I know that is supposed to be the essence of cute,…
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Another 4th birthday come and gone
Today was Robbie’s birthday party. 20 kids. It was fun. It was loud. There were cupcakes. And frosting. Mostly just frosting. 14 cubic tons of frosting. Now we are all so tired. None of us can move. Mike is building with legos. Robbie is spending quality time with his new Mr. Potato Head, and Chip…
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Because you've been dying to know
More on the legomania… We’re going to get some of those under-the-bed boxes to keep the legos in. But we have no beds to put them under — the boys all have those beds with drawers underneath. No matter, I’m hoping that having a low, wide box will let them find the pieces they need…
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Holy Brick, Legoman!
Blogging Baby says there is a Lego crisis on the horizon!!! Ack! This is the Christmas that Mike and Robbie have been waiting for. The One Were They Will Finally Get Legos Because Their Stupid Little Brother Is Finally Old Enough Not To Choke On Them. So is this just another marketing ploy? Do the…
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What to do about Legos?
We have reached a milstone in the Plain House. I do belive we are past the dire Choking Hazzard stage. Chip will be 2 in December, and while I’m not going to be foolhardy, I’m pretty sure that I can relax more about the all the teeny tiny things in our house. For example, Mike…