"Do not yield to discouragement in the face of difficulties and do not abandon yourselves to false solutions which often seem the easiest way to overcome problems. Do not be afraid to make a commitment, to face hard work and sacrifice, to choose the paths that demand fidelity and constancy, humility and dedication. Be confident in your youth and its profound desires for happiness, truth, beauty and genuine love! Live fully this time in your life so rich and so full of enthusiasm."
"Let us look with greater hope to the future; let us encourage one another on our journey."
~ Papa Benedict XVI
Showing posts with label legos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label legos. Show all posts

Monday, May 7, 2012

Raise Your Hand...

if you have been anxiously awaiting a new post here at Consoling His Heart...
Raise your hand if you're waiting for photos...
Ok. put your hands down! ; )

So now, Blogger has changed things on the posting/creating end of things, though you don't see it on the blog side...and i need to figure out this whole mess! Why do they change things that work?  Why can't they just leave me in peace?  i like peace...and quiet - anyone know where i can find some?

New cousins!

Farm Days 2012
It was a wee bit windy!

A new hobby?

Big Anthony at the Leaning Tower of Pisa
(He's the tall one...but not the tower! Poor Big Anthony!)

Sidewalk Chalk...

The finished product!

The Leaning TowerS of Pisa ...leaning of course!

Ready for tryouts!

The family Easter basket

No really!  I colored it myself!

Resurrection Rolls!

A little yard work...

Lego Menagerie (by Cat)  

Pure joy

A little reading!

Dreams of the Big Leagues

LOADS of LEGOS!
Need i say more?

Thursday, February 16, 2012

We're still here...

First
Happy Birthday T-bot! ; )



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Now...
sorry we have been MIA - we have had a real problem with computers lately.  I (yes, I) dropped our working laptop (which happens to be my husband's) and since then things have not been pretty.  We manage with the kids' desk top but still....
we have lost stuff again - yes, i know...back it up! - but most was able to be saved. 

We have been busy here with baby (5 mos now!) and school, legos, and life.  Thanks for checking in!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

365 Days of Legos!

The boys have been inspired to do a 365 days of Legos blog.  Add to that the stop action movie they are planning and things should get really interesting around here for a bit. 
We got a ton of legos for Christmas and Cory is considering changing the family's last name to Lego  : ) Time will tell (and for my brother, i know, not realistic due to copyright laws, trademarks, etc...but just smile and nod your head for now please!)

Lego are awesome!  Bet you never met a lego you didn't like...well, i did.  Recently we (read Ben Ben) acquired a Star Wars fellow who, while not Darth Maul, he comes pretty dang close...not pretty.  Even in Lego i can say no sometimes. 
Ninjago is the new big thing but Lego has recently added to their series and even our boys are complaining (why do people always have to go and ruin a good thing by making it 'better'???)

So we lego quite a bit here - i even found a brick in the baby's car seat the other day, yep we start 'em early here! (please note, it was accidental! No one knows how it got in there- he sure is not big enough yet to get into them...) But Cat continually brings us her newest creations while Ladybug and the boys build from scratch and from instructions some very amazing things.  There are developmental skills being acquired, engaged, and developed daily by those little bricks around our home. I just wish they had the ability to put themselves away!

Check out the boys' blog - 3 Boys and a Bunch of Legos....

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Yes, we have been doing other things....

besides FLL!
Sooo, where were we....since September....
nuff said!

getting bigger!

After Mass and Baptism with some new, dear friends. 
The person that held the camera decided to take a video so
we have no other pictures of our own! : )
I am getting some from Godparents and Aunt and Uncle!

One of our Goddaughters!  Come to visit from PA...
Her parents are A's Godparents!

 Science Experiment!

We just can't be left out!

State Fair entry

This really is her favorite ride ... just not a good picture!

Not real interested in the fair...or much else - sleep calls!

The rest of the crew...ready for the bumper cars!

Beware!  1st time driver!

A little funnel cake...

2nd Place!

B's Lego entry
(yep, they have a rather large lego building contest!)

Bear's football scene

B's NC Themed entry
The state is as close to proportionally correct as you can get with Legos.
His is just the NCSU piece.

T's baseball scene
(not the best angle but it was pretty high up...and i am not!)

Sibling love

Or rivalry!

Another experiment

Cat's handy work...

Look mom! Water wings!
Hahaha! Very funny guys!

Considering All Saints' Day costumes

Yes, other people spend time with him too!

See, here's someone else!
...and Bear defying gravity in the background!

No baby here...

Guess again! He was hiding! : )

Our motley crew of ...ahem...Saints

Loving the poses!

Saint Nicholas...tossing around that extra gold again!


A murdered queen.
Don't you mean a Martyred Queen?
yes, that too!
(Ladybug's -not pictured- comment on her sister's costume to a friend's mom)

And that my friends, was just October! 
As you can tell, we are a bit exhausted....