Geeking Out

It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well at all, but I am a geek.  A serious geek.  I love science and technology and all things funky and mysterious.  My current geeky 'obsession' is the new line of Lego designed for girls.  I doubt that they had grannies in mind, but because I have little girls in my life yet again, I'm takin' advantage of the situation.  Meet my new little Friends...

Olivia

Emma

Stephanie

Look at that tiny carrot!

 As with all Lego, each set comes as a beg of parts awaiting assembly.  Even the little people have to be assembled.

When my sons were young, I loved playing Lego with them.  Over the years, I built many houses and vehicles and starships.  I always longed for girlier items to add to the mix, but Lego didn't really know about girls until after my daughter was too old to enjoy Lego.  Well, apparently, Lego has finally starting marketing to the other half of the planet with vim and vigor!  Although they have previously offered Lego in girly colors and more feminine themes, the company failed to showcase their products well and all the those previous attempts were disappointing...both to little girls and Lego's bottom line.  This time, I think that they've got a winner.   I intend to do my part by stocking up on these little cuties.  Then, I plan on staging a raid on the thousands of Lego bricks stored here at my house.  Surely, there'll be plenty of fun doo-dads that can be repurposed from their masculine origins to add to our girly fun.

And, just for the record, if you a a little girl between the ages of 4 and 12 and also happen to be my granddaughter, I hope that you'll come play Lego with me.   It's much more fun to play Lego with friends!