Lego KidsFest

Last weekend, we took the boys to the Lego KidsFest at the Charlotte Convention Center. The Lego KidsFest is the only traveling show sanctioned by Lego and goes to fewer than 10 cities a year. We were lucky they came to Charlotte! We were also lucky we purchased our tickets in January, because each show was sold out by the beginning of February!

As soon as we walked inside, Alex ran to Scooby-Doo for a picture!

Spencer was very impressed by Lightning McQueen’s wheels.

Groot and Rocket Raccoon were amazing!

Spider Man!

Hulk Smash!

One of our favorite stops – creating a ninja and “fighting” in the box.

We also enjoyed building racecars and racing them on a ramp.

We had a blast with the Duplo Legos too! Spencer loved the conveyor belt.

In each of the 5 sessions, visitors created structures to place on a map of the US.

Spencer built a structure, too!

The finished product after all the shows!

Valentine’s Day 2015

Alex had to make his own Valentine’s Box for school this year. We had a bunch of fun creating a Monster Valentine!

I love my card Alex made in school. He worked so hard on it!

Best Buddies

Alex and Spencer have always enjoyed each others’ company. Lately though, they are the best of friends. They are so cute together! Spencer tells me every morning, “I don’t want A-ex go to school. Want A-ex stay home with me. Stay play with me.” It’s just too precious! Alex says Spencer is his “best buddy” and his “favorite brother.” Between the cold and the rain, we’ve been a bit bored in our house … I guess that’s a good thing because the boys are playing together all the time now. They play hide-and-seek, chase, drive cars around, sit in their tent together, build legos with each other, cuddle with a blanket … the list just goes on and on. We are just so happy to see them so close!

They love squeezing into the one-seater racecar.

Crazy pillow talk.

Lazy Friday morning crazy hair and Jurassic Park.

Alex loves teaching Spencer how to play the XBox.

Snow Blob

Since the snow was a bit too icy for making a snowman, Alex and I decided to build a snow blob. He and Spencer brought me scoops of snow and I piled it together like I was building a snow castle. They lost interest fairly quickly, so snow blog didn’t get too big. Good thing because snow blob ended up getting pretty crazy!

Our snow blob. Alex really liked him, so we read his favorite book, “What Do Snowmen Do At Night” at bedtime. We talked about what snow blob might do at night …

The next morning, snow blob was right outside the playroom window!

Two days later, snow blob moved to the back door! Alex said snow blob maybe wanted to eat Spencer. Haha

That evening, snow blob even surprised us in the living room!

The last time we saw him, he was about to take a long, hot bath.

Snow Much Fun

We had a blast playing in the snow the past few days! Actually, I guess we saw snow for over a week. Two weekends ago, we saw a few flurries. Then on Wednesday, we went outside and played in more flurries. Friday’s snow was super exciting … the first thing Alex did when he woke up was look out the window and then ran to tell us. We showed Spencer the snow and he immediately asked if we could play outside! Charlotte ended up with a lot of ice and had to cancel school on Monday and Tuesday. Thankfully, our preschool’s parking lot, along with the main roads, were thawed by Monday afternoon, so Alex still had school today. I know he was ready to be back!

Gathering snow on Wednesday to bring inside to eat.

Eating snow their first snow of 2016!

All Spencer wanted to do was rake the snow.

Alex showing his snowball. The snow was actually too icy to do much with.

By the time we checked out the front yard, the boys started throwing snow in between bites.

Snow for dinner … why not?

We also played legos in the snow…

And vacuumed the snow…

Even grilled in the snow!

Alex’s Handwriting is Looking Good!

Alex has been working really hard in school! It’s amazing what his teachers have accomplished in half a year!

“I have a T-Rex.”

The front of Alex’s birthday card that he made for Ethan.

On the inside of the card, Alex a story about how the party might go.

Back to the Nature Museum

The boys and I went down to the Nature Museum last Friday. We had a lot of fun getting out of the house and playing in one of my favorite spots. Alex and Spencer really enjoyed playing together … I think they might have missed each other while Alex was in school all week!

Spencer brought loads of firewood over for our “camp fire”.

My favorite selfie ever inside the teepee.

Spencer ran over to join in the fun.

Going on a snail ride!