Let Your Light Shine

The Battle at the Beginning of Time

The angels with yellow wings are God's angels, either fighting the evil angels or are flying up to heaven.

The angels with green wings are the angels of satan; some of their wings are being removed as they are sent to hell (the red pit at the bottom).

The Person in the middle of the candle is God.

The angel all in yellow? He is St. Michael the Archangel.

The evil angel with the yellow dot (lower left corner) is Lucifer (satan, the devil).

Mama got bit by the Lego bug!

A few months back, Legoboy picked up a Sorry game from Once Upon A Child - lego-style (not official legos, but they are compatible). Well, the game was a dud.

Not to mention the thing I call a Giant Lego Tick that can move another's piece across the board.

Well, I think the Giant Lego Tick bit me.

Because I saw THIS at the Lego Store - and fell in love:

TREE BEARD!!!!!
Just over 9 inches tall.
Yeah, I want the Tower of Orthanc set now - just for him! 

While waiting to save up money for it (Legoboy's job), it's just been niggling at me --- a friend recently gifted us some discretionary money for Legos and I thought, "Why wait?"  So we picked up a few small things today - all on sale - BONUS! The rest is going towards the Tower of Orthanc set.

He got an eagle to assemble and a Chima keychain - and a small bucket from the Wall of Bricks (discounted because we re-used our tub).

Oh, and it's double VIP points this month too. So he can save up even faster! (normally 1 point for every dollar spent; $5 gift card when 100 points are reached).

Me? I had fun ;) This is what I get for having a Lego-maniac for a child ;)

FRODO!
I'd've picked up Tree Beard if they had him in stock.
Our Lady is connected with Frodo... read the books and note the dates!

Springtime scene!
(perfect fun for the half-price!)
Summer was not available; Fall and Thanksgiving are too much $ full-price.

Montessori Oompa Loompas

He was supposed to be doing some grammar work.

Instead - or in addition - he did this: 

Yeah, we like the ORIGINAL Willy Wonka movie around here ;)

Too Much Time on Our Hands

Or not enough time for proper mental release over the course two very busy weeks - and this is the result:

building the Tower of Orthanc

Still building

showing one of the pieces he wants to use
(note the vacuum in the background -
he put that together too)

It crashed.

SIGH. Can't get him to just SMILE. 

Re-built.
But refuses to just SMILE. 

Yep. That's a smile. Sigh. 

Almost there!

Tree Beard - in 2 dimension. 

top-view

Tower of Orthanc up-close -
Seeing Stone on the 2nd floor up

Bombs and pieces to go into the bombs on the 3rd floor down. 

Lego School

He has the screen-name Legoboy for a reason ;)

A series of images of some of his recent work - that yes, I let count as school work if he can tie it into his other studies ;)

Riders of Rohan

Battling Ram and Siege Tower

Multiplication Checkerboard

Colosseum 

Fundamental Needs Cards - Heat (and cooling!)

Fundamental Needs Cards - Defense

Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring

Incomplete Nineveh (needs towers yet)

Riders of Rohan

(movable) Siege tower - attacking the castle

(meant to be) Incomplete Tower of Babel

Dangerous Book for Boys - 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

Playing with the paint.net program - after spending a long time in the corner studying up on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. He chose not to do the Colossus of Rhodes because he was running out of time. ;)

Fire inside the Lighthouse of Alexandria

Inspired by a browser-based history game we play
and The Dangerous Book for Boys section on
the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. 

This book is not what it sounds like!
It's dangerous because it leads boys to goodness ;)