Rekindling the LEGO fire

LegoSon was obsessed with Lego from age 4 to 5-1/2.  Everyday he woke up asking if we could go buy a new Lego set, and his birthday and Christmas were dominated by Lego and Hero Factory.  We decorated his room with Lego, built him a Lego desk, and read and reread Lego Club Magazine.  But slowly, as he spent more time with his neighborhood friends, his interests changed and he drifted to Angry Birds, WWE and Skylanders (now there's some smart marketing!).  LegoSon still played with his Lego, but not with the same intensity as before.  Nine months later, I was missing the Lego and decided to try and rekindle his passion.

Last week, I carried most of his tubs of bricks downstairs to the family room.  And I started to build!  I built for 2 days while the kids were at school, neglecting chores and workouts.  Sure enough, when he saw me building, LegoSon jumped in and started building too!  I rebuilt all his Atlantis sets (8058 Guardian of the Deep,  8056 Monster Crab Clash , 8060 Typhoon Turbo Sub, 8061 Gateway of the Squid, 8076 Deep Sea Striker).  Doesn't sound too difficult, except that the pieces are mostly sorted by shape, with unusual pieces all mixed together.  Most of the challenge was finding the pieces!  And the fact that my legs and back start to ache after just a short time of bending over piles and tubs of Lego bricks.  OldestSon talked LegoSon into leaving these sets intact and on display on the shelves in LegoSon's room, which were hung with the intent of being display shelves.  Imagine that!

Over the weekend, LegoSon built several of his own creations, mostly his own version of several DC Hero sets that he has his eye on.  We have built and played with several Hero Factory heroes and villans.  The Lego tubs are still sitting on the family room floor, but that's a small price to pay for the amount of entertainment they provide.  And since LegoSon is asking me to buy him new Lego sets, I'd say that we're back on track! .legomom