{"id":254,"date":"2019-07-07T20:21:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T20:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.carleton.edu\/mbaylor\/?page_id=254"},"modified":"2025-03-10T18:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:24:43","slug":"lego","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/lego\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn&#8217;t know this when I met my husband, Bryan, but we both love Lego. In fact we spent more than 6 hours on our 3rd date building Lego together on Christmas Day. We had a Chinese and Lego themed wedding and we continue the Lego-building tradition by building a Lego kit together every Christmas. They typically take about 6-8 hours to complete, working together while watching Christmas movies. Here is a catalog of the kits we have built together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2009MiniHoneyMoon_small-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2009MiniHoneyMoon_small-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2009MiniHoneyMoon_small-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2009MiniHoneyMoon_small.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mini-Honeymoon 2009: The Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2011Christmas_small-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2011Christmas_small-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2011Christmas_small-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2011Christmas_small.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2011: The Green Grocer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/PC250927-1spnv8c-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2012: The Firehouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"730\" data-id=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/orthanc1-22xuzvd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/orthanc1-22xuzvd.jpg 548w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/orthanc1-22xuzvd-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2013: The Tower of Orthanc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"615\" data-id=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2014ChristmasLego_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2014ChristmasLego_small.jpg 346w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2014ChristmasLego_small-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2014: The Chinese Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC250039-1j1nmz4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC250039-1j1nmz4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC250039-1j1nmz4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC250039-1j1nmz4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PC250039-1j1nmz4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2015: The Simpsons&#8217; House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-784x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-1567x2048.jpg 1567w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20170102_215254-2i58a87-e1533938907308-scaled.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2016: Pet Store\/Apartment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20171224_204110-zh68wu-e1534551056466-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2017: Ferris Wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/181224Lego_Small.jpg 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2018: Saturn V<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DinoLego.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DinoLego.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DinoLego-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DinoLego-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2019 (Marty): Dino Fossils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ShipLego.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ShipLego.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ShipLego-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ShipLego-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2019 (Bryan):                         Ship in a Bottle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20201226_NintendoBuild.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20201226_NintendoBuild.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20201226_NintendoBuild-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20201226_NintendoBuild-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2020: Nintendo Video Game &amp; Console<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/270058220_LegoShuttleDiscovery.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/270058220_LegoShuttleDiscovery.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/270058220_LegoShuttleDiscovery-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2021: Shuttle Discovery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"849\" data-id=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20221225_LEGO_LightHouse._Smalljpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20221225_LEGO_LightHouse._Smalljpg.jpg 745w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20221225_LEGO_LightHouse._Smalljpg-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2022: The Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" data-id=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20231228_082540_Small3-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20231228_082540_Small3-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20231228_082540_Small3-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20231228_082540_Small3-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20231228_082540_Small3.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas 2023: The Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250101_193634_Cropped-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250101_193634_Cropped-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250101_193634_Cropped-300x199.jpg 300w, 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In fact we spent more than 6 hours on our 3rd date building Lego together on Christmas Day. We had a Chinese and Lego themed wedding and we continue the Lego-building tradition by building a Lego kit together every Christmas. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/lego\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-254","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/254\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbaylor.people.sites.carleton.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}