Girl Legos

Let's face it. 

Legos are cool.

But their cool factor went through the roof when they created the Lego Friends line, also know as "girl Legos" in our house. 

 

Cute, cute, and more cute.

 

E has a few sets, and she loves them.

 

We put this set together yesterday (Thanks, H!), and almost immediately upon completion, she had the dog peeing on the tree.  Even Legos need to mark their territory apparently.

She politely asked me to play with her today.  After receiving the instructions that she would have the mommy figure and I would have the three daughters, we started our scene.

E (providing the voice for her mommy character):  How was your day?

Me (providing the voice for one of the daughters):  Good.  What did you do today?

E:  I went to work all day.

Me:  Oh, what did you do at work?

E (breaking character and adding her personal aside):  Well, it's hard for me to explain what I do at work because I've never actually been to work, and I don't know what people do there.

I Sometimes Forget He is Only Six

For their cooperation during our recent photo session, the kids were rewarded with a trip to the book store, one of their favorite places.

 

As if we needed more evidence that God has blessed us with two very different children,

E picked out books about Barbie and Max & Ruby while J chose a book about China and another about learning to speak Chinese.

 

J's been quite interested in China lately, even wanting to learn Mandarin, so I wasn't surprised to find this paper in his backpack.  However, it did make me smile.

 

The conversation we had when I asked him to tell me more about this...

J:  I copied it from that flag book I have.

Me:  Oh, I see.  Do you know what Communism is?

J:  Yeah, kinda.

Me:  Well, it's basically when the government owns everything and makes all of your big decisions for you. 

J:  I know.  And one time in Beijing, lots of protesters, like thousands, were killed because they were protesting against Communism to try to get it changed.

Masterpiece

 

Is there a better way to celebrate our four-year-old coloring machine than hosting an art party in her honor?

 

We didn't think so either.

 

 

Thankful for the beautiful day, we were able to enjoy bubble art...

 

 and sculpting and molding...

E was so proud of her pattern...

 



We had full participation except for one attendee.  We'll forgive him and his lack of interest just because he's too cute for words.

After a few projects, we needed to feed our starving artists with their own edible masterpieces.

 

Praise the Lord for the perfect weather so we could celebrate outside because artists are messy! 

The creative juices continued to flow...

Our last project was a group mural in which our little artists used feet, sponges, spray bottles, squirt guns, and whatever else they could find to paint together.

 

 

Not all of the paint made it on the cloth, but this little lady sure thought it was funny to chase her daddy around with paint-filled water guns instead. 

 

Clean up time!

Indeed a wonderful party to celebrate this beautiful masterpiece.     We love you, E!   For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.  (Ephesians 2:10)

Raise Your Hand...

if you're four!