Lego my Legos

             

When you have boys you most likely have had Legos at some point. Thankfully, I had a younger brother who had millions of them to pass down to my boys. I didn't realize until now that , Legos are AWESOME! Both boys can sit for a long while entertaining themselves with these little plastic bricks. 

With inheriting all the Legos one could ever imagine from the early 90's and beyond, you have to find a spot for them and hope that they will stay in that same exact spot. I know what you're thinking "yeah right!" and "in your dreams". Well, you were partially right. At first the boys had them all over the place. The vacuum and broom were never deprived of those tiny microscopic plastic pieces. But now the boys have their own Lego building center in their room!! After our trip to Legoland and with the recent Lego Movie that came out we were inspired to really bring their Legos out more often for them to really enjoy. According to both boys "Everything is Awesome!"

The setup

For the most part it is pretty contained. Mami and Dad aren't stepping on Minifig Heads or bricks every day anymore. On occasion one or two of the "newest invention" comes downstairs to show but is quickly taken back upstairs to the Master Builder table. 

Master Builder Gabe hard at work on his newest creation.

How we did it?

We took an old desk that we were planning on pitching and added some engineer road tape (thanks Kyle & Torii). Found a few big plates of various sizes and just put the gazillion bricks in 5 tubs. When they are building their newest creation it's at the desk. 

Check out the builders in action. 

No matter how "cool" you are,  playing with Legos with your little brother is still fun.

Challenge accepted. They made the Cat in the Hat's Hat.

They have their Lego head sorter to sort and sift the pieces and then it's game on. The Lego shelf pictured came from Toys R Us and holds anything but Lego pieces. Just there for looks I guess. 

Where does the inspiration come from?

Mami found them a white board calendar and wrote down different Lego building challenges each day. Check out the link below for the  April Lego Building Challenge Calendar. Each week there is a FREE CHOICE spot for them to build whatever their creative little minds can think up. I try to use current holidays and events that might be coming up for inspiration. If I get stuck the boys have got plenty of ideas as well. We signed them both up for the FREE Lego club magazine. It arrives every other month. Click the link to sign your Lego lover up.  Lego Club Magazine Sign Up. Along with the magazines we do have a few books to help with the ideas. 

Good for thinking up scene ideas.

Best book ever!!

Lego Club and Lego Club Jr. Magazines

Our latest addition to the Lego Collection. Not much actual building instructions but good for brainstorming.

This is one of our permanent Lego building ideas that the boys and I did. It now hangs proudly inside our coat closet in the living room. They were so proud of it and Mami loves it too! Total time was under 15 minutes but it is something that will last a very long time. 

I hope you enjoyed reading about Legos. Until next time........who knows what we will dream up!

Bienviendos! Welcome!

Welcome! Bienviendos!

This blog is dedicated to those three handsome men pictured above. They are my whole world and more. I love them to the moon and back and to infinity and beyond. They are the reason I never have a dull or quiet moment each day and the main reason for all the fun activities we do.  Because of them I have officially been given the title of "Wonder Woman" and I LOVE it!

If you would have asked me 12 years ago  if I would have had this crazy family full of boys; I would have laughed and told you that you needed to go get checked out, mentally. I can't imagine my life any differently though.  We have our struggles, as every family does. With raising two boys it can be difficult. Trying to teach them to be true gentlemen and not be a stereotypical Hispanic male in this day in age is also another obstacle that we deal with each and every day.

Growing up, I had an incredible mother who made sure that both my brother and I could cook, wash our own clothes, and take care of ourselves so that we didn't have to be dependent on anyone. She was, and still is an incredible teacher. I owe her a lot of love and respect. She has molded me into the wife and mother I am today. Thank you mom!! I am not a perfect wife or a perfect mother and I do not and will not ever claim to be. I hope that these post help inspire you to take a few minutes out of your day to enjoy your family. Even if it's 15 minutes, those 15 minutes might be the one thing that your child or spouse will hold on to in their memories for the rest of their lives. 

That's enough sappy stuff for one blog post. Now let the wild rumpus begin!

Today we are attempting to make:

Rainbow sandwich bread 

I found the recipe on my favorite site PINTEREST! (Have to support the Roosevelt grad I grew up with) Most of my creations are inspired by some of the other awesome, overly active, creative mamas with my own twist or creative juices. 

I hope you enjoy!

Rainbow Sandwich Bread Recipe

Sorry, we didn't take during pictures. Note to self: buy rubber gloves. My hands are a lovely shade of all the colors of the rainbow. Our colors didn't quite blend all the way............maybe it's because I had a little extra help in the kitchen today. So it's more like Marbled Rainbow bread. And sorry for the messy kitchen I do have three boys, remember??

Ok so here's the rundown:

Letting the dough rise. Yes, I know it's March, but I love my little witch on the stove. Gives me a feeling of creating magical potions. 

Gabe decided in the middle that he NEEDED to paint dinosaurs. Mom decided that he would paint without a shirt on. 

Checking the bread

Cooling off. Smells Delicious!!

Final Product!! Our marbled Rainbow bread 

My trusty sidekick and sous chef. Gabe