it was a fantastic, albeit back-breaking (more for me), day for the ng family yesterday!
we woke up pretty early, went for a mac brekkie, did our grocery shopping and attended the parents-teacher session for YR at his childcare - all before noon!
good job!
after lunch and back at home, we got down to the interesting part - lego building!
ok, more of me doing the building.
the boys did alternated between that, playing with other stuff, lazing around etc.
bless their backs.
bending over building bricks is really not an easy task.
my fingertips were all sore and swollen by evening time..
not to mention a lonely one. :(
blurred photo of my black pearl!
it really look much much better in real life. pardon the blur photo.
arrowed the husband to re-assemble it and did a check if all the pieces are intact.
since it's built 2 years back, it has been the plaything for the boys though we had explicitly told them not to dismantle it and never, never lose a piece.
the husband will do a check every now and then and its a good thing that all is good!
it's time to put it somewhere safer.
just realized recently the price for this black pearl has rose to a crazy $450 (think lego has discontinued the range)!
i think we bought it for around $150 from Germany 2 years back....
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Palace-Cinema-10232
and I spent almost the whole day (think come close to 7-8 hours...) to assemble my Palace cinema!
it was the first modular set that I've fallen in love with, thanks to my love for movies.
the boys were excited and helped me for ..... only awhile before their interests went elsewhere.
as I said, it's a lonely activity..
anyway, the finished product is lovely!
though its more like gothic architecture, gorgeous on the outside but a little bare inside.
still, there are some delightful parts within the walls. :D
and I spent almost the whole day (think come close to 7-8 hours...) to assemble my Palace cinema!
it was the first modular set that I've fallen in love with, thanks to my love for movies.
the boys were excited and helped me for ..... only awhile before their interests went elsewhere.
as I said, it's a lonely activity..
anyway, the finished product is lovely!
though its more like gothic architecture, gorgeous on the outside but a little bare inside.
still, there are some delightful parts within the walls. :D
1st floor boosts more interesting details
top left: movie posters on the outside
top right: ticket booths exterior where the dollar brick can slip through under the glass pane!
bottom left: ticket booths interior
bottom right: snack bar - see the cupcakes holder at the left? the bottles on the right? :D
left: the "PALACE" billboard is fingers-numbing hard... all the small parts.. @_@
right: the theatre itself on the 2nd floor completed with reclining seats. *Hoot*
and of cos, its not completed at 1 shot..
we went for some water fun at the pool in the late afternoon and yummy dinner at simpang bedok.
the boys had their own fun in the afternoon too.
they were busy building their own lego - the CHIMA set that hubbi bought for them.
to be honest, the set looks good and i'm impressed that the boys can build on their own given the recommended age group is 8-14 for this one.
they are only half-way through.. I hope the end results look as good as what's on the box!
the new chima mammoth set!
i wonder when I will start the Parisian restaurant.
perhaps before the school holidays end. I know the elder boy is very keen to help me with it. :P
and oh, I bought yet another set online from Amazon. :P
the pet shop set..
anyone keen to buy the emporium set for me? hehe.
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