Lego Mania

New York has too many fun things going on during the Summer that it is hard to choose what to do. But when I heard that a new Lego store was opening at Rockefeller Center, we had to go. They had tables set up on either side of the ice skating rink with bins full of red Legos so that the kids could build bricks to help to construct a 15 foot Lego apple.

Jack was so excited to get to build with Legos. He was really good at following the directions and making his brick exactly how the Lego experts taught him.

It was SO hot in the little tent. Claire as a trooper and worked diligently to create her part of the apple.

TA DA! Three little bricks made by my three favorite little people.


When they were done they took their bricks to the "Master Builders" to add to the apple. Here is a prototype of what the apple will look like. Each little brick on the prototype represents one of the kids big bricks on the big apple!

We went in the store for awhile to cool off and when went back to work. Closer to 5th Ave they had tables set up with only green Legos. They asked the kids to build plants to add to Rockefeller Center. The one with the red bricks was Jack's. A man from the New York Post was taking his picture and needed contrast in the photo. We stood there for over an hour building and the kids were in Lego heaven.

Lance was so excited about his creation. I was so excited that it did not fall on the way to putting it with the other creations.

The apple took 3 days to build. We missed seeing it finished but at 7:30 that night it killed me that we missed seeing it so we drove downtown and caught a glimpse. This is the view from 5th Ave as we drove by.

We drove around the blocks several times just so that everyone could see it. Here is a view from 50th , the taxis behind me did not appreciate what I was trying to do. Their horns added to the moment.

When we got home we had accomplished 2 goals. 1) See the finished apple. 2) Carry 3 sleeping children up to the 6th floor and tuck them in bed. Mission accomplished!