MY FAVE TWO LITTLE PEOPLE

From the looks of it, this pic was taken in October (thus the pumpkin in the background), but I just found it on my camera yesterday when I decided to erase some the pics on the card. Morgan came over one day to play, spotted Jacob's handsome (if not worn out), homemade Ghostbuster shirt and proceeded to do what Morgan does best-make you want to give her everything in the world by sounding pitiful: "I wish I had a Ghostbuster shirt..."  By the way, this is why tie-died shirts were made in Knoxville during Thanksgiving break, why she usually comes home from being with Aunt Shae with a new something- I am just weak for it.  I guess it is because my child has a much different tactic when it comes to getting what he wants, and it is, shall we say, less enduring....Anyway, I am a sucker for my Morgie Porgie!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE both of these two little people!!!

P.S.  Morgan wore this shirt to school a couple days later. That's why I love her. Not afraid to rock it!!!

P.S.S. Free advice: every mom should add some of the "iron on transfer" paper for your printer and a pack of plain white t-shirts to their "back to school" shopping list in August. These items are great for those random days when your child comes home with a note stating he or she is supposed to come dressed as-insert random person here-the next day...and you don't have the time, desire, or money to go out during a non-costume clothing-available month to hunt down something appropriate for your child to wear.

Our Biggest Lego Build So Far

As seen a previous post, Jacob got a Lego Star Wars Ship kit for Christmas.  The kit contained 1,170 pieces and two instruction booklets.  Here is the finished product:

Here is the inside of the cockpit (it is on hinges to open up):

Here is the back, the gray circular thing comes out (I guess it is some sort of droid or something??):

The second picture above show the droid thing over to the left, and the 3rd picture shows the little draw bridge type thingy closed up to conceal the droid thing (these are not the technical names, haha).
These next ones show different things that come out.  The first one is the place where a fighter pilot sits, and is actually concealed above the draw bridge thingy:

These next ones are the compartment that holds all the missiles and such.  The one underneath shows it pushed back up inside the ship:

These show another place for a fighter pilot, it slides from side to side so that either side can be defended:

Again, that last one shows what it looks like when the fighter pilot is pushed back in and hidden.
Finally, we have our time sheet:

Yes, that does in fact say 11 hours and 51 minutes over the course of 6 days. It was a fantastic collaboration between Jon, Jacob, and me. I actually thoroughly enjoyed helping with it. I would say Jacob did about 30% or so completely by himself.  The rest was done with either Jon or me helping him.  I know adults who are addicted to these huge Lego kits, and I have to confess, I always thought they were a little weird. But now I understand! It is a lot of fun, especially to do together with your child! You know, quality time and all that jazz!