Foam Swords and Lego Fun!
Today was a day of Lego and foam sword fun! We made some pretty involved creations together. Later, when Nana was here, the kids showed off their foam swords! They sure love those...
Read MoreLego Club, Reading Class
We had a busy morning today! We started off with a Lego Club meeting, with a Ninja Turtles theme this time. Brian hasn’t really gotten into the turtles, but he had fun anyway. At the end, there was a special surprise–a lady came by with some turtle-themed prizes! Brian chose a mask, which we both thought was cooler than the foam finger. 😉 Next, we were off to Brian’s reading class over at NC State. On the way home from class, we picked up lunch for everyone at...
Read MoreMarbles Trip!
We’re on vacation this week, and before we head to the beach, we’ve got a few days to fill. Today we took the kids out to Marbles! There’s a new energy exhibit they both enjoyed, and Kendall loved wearing the hot pink hard hat while learning about power grids and distribution. 😉 The kids enjoyed lots of their favorite activities, like the giant Legos, basketball, and Brian really got into the construction activity. He started making a wood frame with the hand tools they...
Read MoreSuper Busy Saturday
Just another lazy Saturday for the Perkins clan–oh, no wait, we don’t have those. 🙂 It was the crazy-busy kind of Saturday that we usually have! We started things off bright and early with a Lego Movie-themed Lego meeting. Next up, a Lowe’s Build and Grow where Brian built a cool How To Train Your Dragon 2 Sheep Launcher game! He thinks this is awesome, and really, it works way better than you’d think! After that, we met up to head over to Goddard School for their...
Read MoreLego Club, Star Wars Edition
Today was a Star Wars themed Lego Club meeting, and Brian had a fabulous time! The staff was super-pumped up and really went all out to make this club meeting special. The kids got two minifigures today, both an Anakin and a Battle Droid, plus, they got to keep their creations! Brian of course won a Star Wars trivia question, and got an extra prize. They did parent trivia questions today, and I was a little surprised to find that I knew every single answer. 😉 I quickly won a Lego Club...
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