Brick Convention 2024

G and I had a great time looking at all of the cool LEGO creations at Brick Convention 2024 this past Sunday. We were near the front of the line for our time slot, so we were able to get it and make it through about half of the exhibit before things got really crowded. We really liked the creations that were powered and had moving pieces. I think my favorite was an amusement park display!

Waiting in line to get in

These were at a really cool Pride exhibit - they are kinda like an "I Spy" game, with so many different pieces making up the various colors of the flags. The best thing to find was all of the frog pieces!

G was SO happy to get a few more spacemen for his collection. He now has white, red, yellow, and blue. 

Spring allergies are upon us which means G looks like a puffy, red-eyed little man. I had to pre-warn his teacher and YMCA directors that he looks horrible this time of year. Poor kiddo. We started him on OTC allergy meds a few weeks ago, and got some very expensive eye drops the nurse recommended to us previously. I even had one refill let for some eye ointment (in the event that his allergy eyes turn into pink eye from all of the rubbing) so I made sure we had a fresh tube of that on hand.

It's to the point that once we're through this season, I'm going to take him in for allergy testing to see what we can do in the future (allergy shots, maybe?) It's only the spring allergies that him hit like this, so I'm thinking it's the pollen. He knows that this time of year, he has to shower every night, we keep his door and window closed, and run an air filter 24-7. 

Not to be forgotten...Ava had a great week at school. She moved up one chair seat in band, so is playing 1st part, 2nd chair. That extra practicing paid off!

Ava drew a really neat version of Strawberry Shortcake this week. I love the purple telephone cord extending from the paper!

We decided to take a pause on swimming lessons, so starting in May, our Monday nights are going to be a little easier with just TKD. G is almost to the point of getting to the next swimming level but it's taking him a while to get there, and I can see that he's frustrated. So, this summer we'll spend some more time at our pool and ensure that he keeps the skills that he's learned over the last few years of lessons.

We're also narrowing down to the last hours that Ava needs for her drivers test (50 hours minimum.) At last count, we're under 12 hours needed, with 5 of those being night hours. I think we're going to spend some time at the high school this coming week, practicing nighttime parallel parking skills. :) 

On Saturday night, the four of us went out to dinner at the Olive Garden (my choice) for an early birthday dinner. It was nice to have a dinner out, complete with drinks and dessert. YUM! It's my last weekend being 47 years old...bring it on, 48!