A weekend of LEGO fun!!!

This weekend is the grand opening at the LEGO Store. Doug is so excited!! For those local folks Brad from Channel 3 will be broadcasting live from the store on Thursday from 5-9 am. The AZ Republic and East Valley Tribune were at the store today taking pictures and getting stories together. Not sure when those will be in the papers though. Doug is anticipating huge crowds this weekend. There will be a small LEGO freebie give away to folks who come to the grand opening. Doug said its a cactus/Arizona theme. Anyone has any questions please feel free to drop me a quick email. I am sure I will have pictures to post at the end of the weekend.


A Weekend of LEGO Fun!

Friday, June 27, 2008 through Sunday, June 29, 2008
Fun, games and prizes are all part of the plan as the LEGO Store arrives at Chandler Fashion Center.

A real LEGO Master Builder will be on hand to construct an 8-foot tall LEGO model of Star Wars' R2D2. Children and LEGO enthusiasts will use small LEGO bricks to build a larger brick, which the Master Builder will use to construct the large model.

Throughout the event the Master Builder will conduct trivia contests and games, awarding LEGO sets to winners. When they complete their large brick, each participant will receive a voucher to be redeemed at the LEGO Store for a Certificate of Achievement. At the end of the event, those who participated in the construction of the model will be able to have their pictures taken with the completed model.


The LEGO Master Builder will be at work on the model during the following times:

Friday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cardboard Testimonies

I wanted share this. For you Christian folks you might want to get the kleenex close by. Enjoy

Potty training successes

So we've been really focusing on getting Airen potty trained. Its been a huge challenge for us all. No matter what we try or bribes we use it doesn't work. So finally over the last week Airen has been going on his own to potty!!! Today he started going on the ''big'' toilet and not the potty chair so that is awesome!!! Possibly by the time school starts August 11th he will be fully potty trained!!! Of course there are still the times that he's so absorbed playing that he forgets to stop what he's doing and go potty. At least we are heading in the right direction!! Yeah Airen!!!

Week in review

Last week was a bit crazy. Tuesday Airen woke with a bit of a stomach bug. He had the poops all day. No therapy for him that day. Wednesday he was feeling better so that was good. Thursday early morning I woke early with the flu bug, thanks Airen. Again no therapies for Airen this day. I pretty much lived on the couch and the kids just had free rein.

Thursday was also the opening day of the Lego Store so Doug was busy with that. The last few weeks for Doug have been busy working to get the Lego store up and going ready for opening. Doug is amazed at how popular the store has become and the sales numbers are just off the charts. I'm happy to hear that as the bonus system is based on the sales!!! Yes I am money hungry, but who wouldn't be with the gas and food prices how they are.

This week my best friend (yes I have more then one!!) in Ohio booked airfare to come visit with her son in October. I am so excited to see her and meet her little man!!! At least she's coming once the weather is a bit cooler rather then the 110 degree temperatures we are having now.

Yesterday we (as a family) reorganized the den and Airen's room. We moved the train (now Lego table) to Airen's room. We moved a bookcase from his room to the den and then moved toys to the garage. The den now has more floor room for the kids to play. Airen loves having all his toys in his room away from his sister!! Next the living room toys will be moved to the den and my living room will be toy free and only for therapy and tv watching. YEAH!!! It's taken some time but we are slowly getting organized. There is still some clutter of books and such but we are getting there.

Not too much planned for this week except Airen's therapies. Its going to be 110 degrees or higher all week. Hope everyone has a good week.

Mara's 1st birthday party

Yesterday we had Mara's first birthday party. Want to thank my parents for letting us have it at their house. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We ordered sandwich trays from Costco and had salads and fruit to eat. I wasn't cooking. Doug's parents flew in from MA on Friday night especially for the party. Mara had two special cakes for her to dig into!!! She really seemed to enjoy the cake part. She also like vanilla ice cream. With Airen he would never, and still doesn't, touch sweets. Going to include a few pictures, they aren't the greatest as I was trying to be photographer and keep kids happy. Want to thank a special APA mommy for making Mara's shirt, it was a huge hit!!! Can't wait to get one for Airen.