Lego Masters

This kid is 9! 💖We did a Lego Masters celebration. I divided the guests up into six teams of 2. First they made their minifigure representatives and then we began the competition. Here are the teams.

The first challenge was called Mystery Mini, They had to use 20 pieces or less to create the most detailed and recognizable thing then could. Kind of like Lego Pictionary. 

The next challenge was Monochrome Madness. They drew for a letter, colors, and category and had to make something in their category that started with their letter with only 2 colors.

The last challenge was called Fashion Show and they had to make a wearable accessory to model. 

After each round all the grown-ups voted for their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place choices. After a running total of points from votes, the top 2 teams got to go to the finals where they competed individually for the the title of Lego Master. The four finalists all got the same Lego set and could use the pieces to make anything but what the kit was supposed to be. Everyone did amazing. Logan made a monster, Lizzy made an alien, Asher made a snake, and Rory made a crab. In the end we crowned Asher as our Lego Master!

I am always impressed by these kids, jumping in with whatever I make them do and getting along and being happy for whoever wins. I am impressed by the grown ups too putting up with a crowded house and small talk and the heat all for a few slices of Dominos. I never feel more loved than after a party where people show up for my kids! I have a great clan! Thanks everyone! Happy birthday, Rory! You got your moon shoes!

 

Lego us!

Disney

♬ Nothing can stop us now. I'll tell you how, we're gonna make it happen. Let's take a ride and spend the day in the countryside. Good times are here to stay. Let's get away and have the perfect picnic. We'll sing a song, and absolutely nothing will go wrong. ♬

Disney trip 2.0 (This time with Daron!) was pretty dreamy. I wouldn't say nothing went wrong... I did try to pick the folks up at the wrong airport, there was a moment Aunt Cheryl was laid out on the ground after riding Guardians of the Galaxy, and two of our rope drop rides broke after we had been waiting for an hour, but other than that, it was a fun family vacation!

My parents went with us to Epcot which is kinda a big deal since Dad is very anti after losing Conn in Disneyland as a child. I got to show Daron Soarin' (although I liked soaring over the world better than just America.) I also liked the movie at the Land Pavilion (even though it is funny to get ecology advice from a billion dollar company showing wind turbines as great for the future.) All the "future" bits of the park are pretty comical- although I am sure they were impressive technology for their time. The Epcot ball ride had me laughing so hard when they build your future and crop your face on the picture. I was riding with Hannah and her face was one pixel. I don't know why it got me but I just thought it was hysterical. 

Conn's crew ditched us for a character lunch at one point and I was forced to navigate. I established a role call and potentially doubled our necessary steps. It is hard to keep big groups together and I do not envy the task. 

Daron loved Guardians. Rory screamed through the whole thing. He had been on it before so I was a bit surprised, but I think he is going through a sensitive phase. He opted out of most things after that and hung out with Aunt Cheryl (scary in its own rite 😄) who also faired poorly on Guardians and ended up horizonal at several points on her park exit. She lived. 

 

Animal Kingdom was pretty uneventful minus a double wait in the Avatar line. The safari was the highlight. We did see Rory's first grade teacher, who is a fanatic so it was fun to see her in her element. We had a short day there and then went back to our Air B&B where Dad hosted everyone with barbeque chicken. There was no grill, so he bought one and I now own a grill.

 

The next day we played at Copper Creek where Mary was staying. Uncle Steve made us a lunch of... barbeque chicken. (We should really communicate better. I like chicken though, so not really complaining.) We played in the pool and went to the Hoop-dee-doo Revue for dinner (chicken).

Our last day was Hollywood Studios. I don't think the Star Wars stuff disappointed Daron. I rode Rockin' Rollercoaster and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railroad which I hadn't before. Enjoyed both, but am mildly obsessed with the latter. Rory and I watched the Beauty and the Beast show with Aunt Cheryl who proceeded to park her scooter at the top and walk down 50 flights of stairs to the front row to sit in the handicapped section. There were a few side eyes, but she got away with it. Silas stayed with the big kids for the night show and the rest of us ducked out early. Rory also invented a game called Waboba Pro where he would throw our water ball up the stairs and teammates at different levels would try to stop it before it made its way to the floor. I did enjoy it. 

I am not the fan of Disney that my sister is and having been somewhat recently, I was mostly there for the people, but it ended up fun and I am glad Daron can share in the memories.