Lego Friends!

This year, Legos came out with a new series of Legos (made especially for girls) called Lego Friends. Now, a lot of you know that I'm not a girly girl myself, and I would be just as happy if Madelyn loved to play with Lego cars and trucks and dinosaurs (or anything else "related" to boys). But, you also know that Madelyn IS a girly girl, and we knew as soon as we saw these Legos someone would have their eye on them! Chris and I had agreed beforehand that we'd get her a new set, but we didn't tell her that until the day was just about over.

She couldn't wait to get back to the condo and start putting them together! She was excited because they were "girl" Legos, but she was also excited that they were not Duplos (the only other kind of Legos she's had up to now). Fortunately for us, that was a good incentive for her to behave while we stopped at Pizza Port (our other favorite restaurant/brewery) to pick up dinner.

Soon after everyone ate their pizza, Chris and Madelyn started building the new "Heartlake Stables."

Chris helped Madelyn put each little piece together. It was fun to watch them working as a team each step along the way.

Toward the end of this project, Chris was a little disappointed because Madelyn had gotten the hang of it and was doing it all by herself. And while most of us would be excited by that, he was sad because he really loves to build Legos, too! :) We were both impressed by her complete interest in these tiny Legos, and truly couldn't believe that she was able to just sit and follow the directions, step-by-step until it was finished (at around 10 pm, by the way)! There was NO WAY she was going to bed until it was finished! :)