A couple of weeks ago, Jackson received a postcard in the mail announcing the opening of the new Lego store at Stonebriar Mall this weekend. It promised all sorts of exciting activities along with a free collectible R2D2 brick for participating. So we headed out there after school on Friday afternoon, hoping to avoid the weekend crowds.
Well, the crowds were still bonkers, but we were not deterred! First, Jackson worked at a table with a lot of other kids to build a big Lego brick, as seen below.
Then we went over to the Master Builder (the guy in the red jacket) who was busy collecting the bricks to use to build his 8 ft. tall R2D2. That little one you see in the picture is just a tiny sample of what it was going to look like when finished. Jacks traded in the brick he had made for a $5 off coupon for the new store.
Jacks and Cody both picked a Lego set at the store and we waited in line for 30 minutes (the store was packed wall-to-wall, and the AC wasn't worked terribly well so we were very ready to be done by the time we go out) to pay. The boys also got certificates saying they had participated in the Master Builder Lego event. And finally, they each made a guess as to how many Legos had to been used to build the Indiana Jones that Jacks was standing next to in the first picture.
It was a pretty cool afternoon, and Jackson especially loved every second of it. There's going to be a store opening at NorthPark before too long, and maybe we'll try a different time of day to see if we can avoid some of the crowds. Or we might just help the Master Builder there and skip the store visit until another day after opening weekend...seeing the Master Builder and building bricks for him was their favorite part. Now we just have to go back and see that completed R2D2!!
Jacks is on his first baseball team with a couple of friends from his class at school. He seems to really enjoy hitting and has quite an arm, but catching is presenting something of a challenge. All the kids seem to be on about the same level, though, so it's a good learning experience.
It was so beautiful out today, so Luke, Cody and I decided to break out our new SpongeBob Sprinkler. It was also the first time Luke tried on his new bathing suit. I don't think he liked it very much. (*Warning*: Nekkid baby hiney ahead!)
Luke fell asleep at the table during lunch today. Poor little guy was worn out! Of course, if he was THAT worn out, you'd think he'd sleep longer than 30 minutes (#$%@#), but that's one of those mysteries of life, I guess. Awww, isn't he cute?
A couple of weeks ago, Jackson received a postcard in the mail announcing the opening of the new Lego store at Stonebriar Mall this weekend. It promised all sorts of exciting activities along with a free collectible R2D2 brick for participating. So we headed out there after school on Friday afternoon, hoping to avoid the weekend crowds.
Then we went over to the Master Builder (the guy in the red jacket) who was busy collecting the bricks to use to build his 8 ft. tall R2D2. That little one you see in the picture is just a tiny sample of what it was going to look like when finished. Jacks traded in the brick he had made for a $5 off coupon for the new store.
Jacks and Cody both picked a Lego set at the store and we waited in line for 30 minutes (the store was packed wall-to-wall, and the AC wasn't worked terribly well so we were very ready to be done by the time we go out) to pay. The boys also got certificates saying they had participated in the Master Builder Lego event. And finally, they each made a guess as to how many Legos had to been used to build the Indiana Jones that Jacks was standing next to in the first picture.
Luke has always loved when we play Peek-a-Boo with him, but now he plays it with us, too! He gets such a kick out of covering up his little eyes and then doing the big reveal, as seen below. :)
I have been considering a tattoo in honor of my boys for a while now. I knew I wanted 3 suns (because, as a friend pointed out, the boys are my 3 "sonshines") and I wanted to incorporate their initials into the rays somehow.
