Mome reads Mommy, My daughter's way to spell it when she was younger... It stuck. My son calls me Mome... just like it looks. I now sign all my notes to them "Love, Mome". It's our inside secret and makes them smile. I always want them to smile.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Really, Kids? Is that the best you can do?

While I was cooking dinner, the kids were upstairs playing Lego.

 I realized that I have potatoes cooking for mashed potatoes and have no milk to mix into them.

 I yell up that I need to run to 7-11 for milk, and will be back in 5 minutes.

 For added measure, I add... "Be Good."

5 minutes later, as I'm getting out  of the car, I can hear the music blaring from inside.

They are rocking out.

I might have been proud of their 5 minutes of defiance...

But they were rocking to Vacation Bible School Songs.

Oy Vey!

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Thank You Richmond Lego KidsFest

The excitement leading up to last night was almost unbearable.  Not only did we have tickets to Lego KidsFest, but we decided to make a little mini vacation out of it and also had a room booked at the Marriott, which is conveniently attached, by skywalk, to the convention center.

The kids and I left around 12:30 and arrived in Richmond before two.  We were greeted and promptly checked in.  We dropped our stuff in the room and headed down to lunch.  My brother and nephew showed  up just a while later.  We took them to drop off their stuff and to the Convention Center we went.

Glad we got our tickets early

Thanks to Daddy and Grandma and Papa, wee had money to SHOP!

Lego Batman

Puddin Pop and her Lego Friend, Olivia

Everyone got a Pirate Hat

Uncle Aaron bought everyone Lego T's... and MADE them wear them

Getting her racer just right

Making sure it's got the right weight to win the race

Creation Nation where everyone gets to build and add to the map

Building our contributions

Handsome is going for height this year

The Brick Pile

Deep enough to bury each other in

Very cool mural of the Turtles

Showing the actual size... and posing

All of us with The Hulk

Handsome ready to fight to free his sister from the Hulk's grip

As you can see, there is so much to do at Lego Kidsfest.  There were many other available activities that we did not do.  We let the kids lead and choose what they were interested in doing.

We had an awesome time and can't wait for Lego KidsFest to come near us again.

Thank You to US Family Guide for the Tickets and the Marriott for a place to stay.
Our mini Vacation was a ton of fun.

If you get the chance, you need to check out Lego KidsFest for yourselves.

GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!



Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Lego. Not just for the kids






It's getting so close.

I can barely contain my excitement.

Lego Kidsfest starts FRIDAY in Richmond, Va.

Facts about Lego...


MORE THAN 400 BILLION LEGO® BRICKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED SINCE 1949.

THE LEGO® MINIFIGURE REPRESENTS THE WORLD'S LARGEST POPULATION OF PEOPLE! OVER 4 BILLION MINIFIGURES HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. THIS IS ALMOST 12 TIMES THE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES!
LEGO® MINIFIGURES ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD, LITERALLY. THE 2 MARS ROVERS HAVE AN IMAGE OF THE LEGO® MINIFIGURE ETCHED INTO THEIR FRONT GRILL.
APPROXIMATELY 7 LEGO® SETS ARE SOLD EACH SECOND.
THERE ARE ABOUT 62 LEGO® BRICKS FOR EVERY ONE OF THE WORLD'S 6 BILLION INHABITANTS.
LAID END TO END, THE NUMBER OF LEGO® BRICKS SOLD IN A YEAR WOULD REACH MORE THAN 5 TIMES AROUND THE WORLD.
THERE ARE 915 MILLION WAYS TO COMBINE SIX EIGHT-STUD LEGO® BRICKS.

CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD SPEND 5 BILLION HOURS A YEAR PLAYING WITH LEGO® BRICKS.
WITH A PRODUCTION OF ABOUT 306 MILLION TIRES PRODUCED A YEAR, THE LEGO® GROUP IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TIRES IN THE WORLD.
LEGO® IS THE CONTRACTION OF TWO DANISH WORDS, "LEG GODT" WHICH MEANS "PLAY WELL".
THERE ARE ABOUT 62 LEGO® BRICKS FOR EVERY ONE OF THE WORLD'S 6 BILLION INHABITANTS.
19 BILLION LEGO® ELEMENTS ARE PRODUCED EVERY YEAR. 2.16 MILLION LEGO® ELEMENTS ARE MOLDED EVERY HOUR, OR 36,000 PER MINUTE.

i'M GOING TO TRY AND lIVE BLOG THE EVENT IF MY PHONE WILL COOPERATE.  tHE PICS WON'T BE THE BEST BUT i WILL ADD BETTER PICS AFTER WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL.