Presenting...The Lego Fire Station!

Some of you might remember that, more than a year ago, I saw a Lego fire station in a catalog and my dad told me he would get it for me when I was officially potty-trained. We even tore the picture out of the catalog and hung it up on my bedroom wall. Well, after going #1 AND #2 in the potty for 4 weeks (with NO accidents!), he and Mom agreed it was time to follow through on the promise.

We bought it last Sunday and got to work on it immediately. Dad decided he was going to help direct me, but that I would put it all together myself. The first night, it took me 2 hours to put together the smallest engine (a little bigger than a matchbox car). Keep in mind, these are big kid legos (ages 5-12), not toddler-sized duplo, so they were tiny little pieces. The next night, we built the bigger engine, which took me far less time to finish. We've built a little every day this week (moving faster and faster each time), and this morning, we finally finished! And I built it ALL on my own! Daddy never actually touched a lego, he just supervised and helped keep me from getting frustrated.

Of course, since this project was really a year in the making, Mom had to document its completion. So, ta-da! I give you...(drum roll)...The Lego Fire Station!







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You can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them, in case you want to see all the little details. It's pretty cool. The firemen all have accessories and there is even a little coffee pot in the kitchen.

Halloween Decorations!

Perhaps you remember the decorations Mom and I made last year? (For a reminder, click here). Well, we decided to continue the tradition this year, but this time with some slightly more complicated craft supplies...including googly eyes! Those were my favorite, if you couldn't guess. I insisted on trying them on.



And here is our finished product!





Happy Halloween!

(Tiny) Green Thumb

Today, Mom and I started our first long-term project: We planted flowers in tiny flower pots. Mom thought it would be fun for me to plant something and watch it grow, but what she forgot is that I am 2 and I don't like to wait for things to happen. She also forgot that, because I am 2, I might not understand the concept of flowers growing from seeds. So, guess what happened?

I scooped the soil into the pots...



carefully sprinkled the seeds onto the soil...



and then exclaimed, "All done! I'm ready to plant flowers now, Mommy!" Yeah, I didn't get it. Nevertheless, I agreed to wait to see what happens in a few weeks.

Here are our finished flower pots!



And here they are in their sunny new home with a lovely view of all the trucks that drive by. (The best kind of view, in my opinion).



Come back to check on our progress! We'll be sure to post updates as we get them.