T.I.E. Fighter

Helicopter

A birthday present from Nana and Pop, and Opa and Oma. Thank you!

Papa, This Is You

"Papa, this is you!" The older Sprout held out a LEGO minifigure.

"See?"

So I had to take a photo of my miniature self.

Watch: "Let's Build"

On the Floor

The Sprouts watching a LEGO movie on my spouse's Samsung S4.

Alien

Santa Claus Bokeh

Stan Eagerly Awaits Spring

Song Lyrics: "Put On a Happy Face"

Gray skies are gonna clear up,
Put on a happy face;
Brush off the clouds and cheer up,
Put on a happy face.
Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy,
It's not your style;
You'll look so good that you'll be glad
Ya' decide to smile!
Pick out a pleasant outlook,
Stick out that noble chin;
Wipe off that "full of doubt" look,
Slap on a happy grin!
And spread sunshine all over the place,
Just put on a happy face!
Put on a happy face
Put on a happy face
And if you're feeling cross and bitterish
Don't sit and whine
Think of banana split and licorice
And you'll feel fine
I knew a girl so glooming
She'd never laugh or sing
She wouldn't listen to me
Now she's a mean old thing
So spread sunshine all over the place
Just put on a happy face
So, put on a happy face

Lyrics by Lee Adams from the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". 

Lego Puns

As some of you may know, I am an AFOL. A what? AFOL means Adult Fan of LEGO. Unlike most AFOL's I don't have a huge LEGO collection, but I like building with blocks now as much as I did when I was a kid (it's even better when you have Sprouts who like LEGO, too). I have a quirky sense of humour - I love puns and silly jokes (though after a silly pun my oldest Sprout always says, "Oh, Papa" with a sigh). Combine that with my love of photography, and I can appreciate the sense of humour in the following photograph by Chris McVeigh entitled Facebook:



This made me giggle as I sipped my requisite morning coffee.

More of Chris McVeigh's amazing and funny (punny?) work can be found on Flickr here and now on Facebook here.