Happy New Year! 2014

Welcome to the start of a new year and a new project. In the middle of this past year year, 2014, my son (5 years old) started to really get into building Lego's. I loved Lego's as a child also, and I thought this would be a great way for my son and I to connect more and for me to spend more quality time with him. Lego's for me really helped my learning, fine motor skills, and creativity, so I was hoping this would be the case for my son also. So far it has been a success. In part I'm sure to the amount of time I spend with him and also to the enthusiasm and patience I have with him when it comes to all things Lego. He has been able to focus more and it has done wonders to his "attitude". It has also given me many opportunities to slip in "Learning" opportunities as we spend time building together.

As my son and I built many sets together, I was very interested in how he would disassemble sets, make different scenes, swap accessories, and "play" with the Lego's. This has inspired me to do a "photographic 365" project with the scenes of my son's Lego sets. The goal for this year will be to photograph at least one scene a day from my son's creation. I hope the viewers of this blog will smile and laugh as much as I have, experiencing the scenes of Lego from the mind of a 5 year old.

Day 1: My son loves watching "construction", (as he calls it) on the show "Gold Rush". He loves watching the heavy machinery dig and move dirt around. Coincidentally, one of his gifts for Christmas was a mining 4x4 he got from a friend of ours. I love the "Gold Hair" the miner has and the weird payload the vehicle has in the back. The "fallen" on his face minifigure with the coffee cup is a nice touch too! Probably from being "over worked"! Like in the show.