Ward Family Annual Christmas Lego Build

As many of you know, going back a long time, we get a big Lego kit every year for our little family to assemble on or around Christmas day.  When Blair was a kid, they would stay assembled about one day (if that long) and then he’d take them apart to play with the Lego parts the rest of the year.  As he got into middle and high school, they stayed assembled.  Fast forward, he is now into his 30s and we’re still completing this annual family tradition.  So, you can probably imagine how many of these kits we have built sitting around the house.  We have our own mini-Lego museum in the house.

As a side note, during the early stages of COVID, I reassembled a Lego kit I got as a Christmas gift back in the late 1970s. 

As part of our family tradition, we take turns selecting which kit we get.  This was Blair’s turn, and he selected the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon, which was the largest build we’ve ever completed.  Because it was so big, we actually started it around Halloween, did some more around Thanksgiving and Christmas weekends, and finished it up in early January.  We didn’t track it, but I’d guess it took over 30 hours…maybe longer. 

Every year, people ask me which kit we’re going to build?  Did we get it done?  How long did it take?  And the questions go on…. So, this year, we recorded the entire build via time lapse photography.  You can watch the entire build below.  Warning, it is a little over 13 minutes long….  But it gives you a look behind the scenes.  You’ll see we spend some time organizing the parts prior to building each step vs. dumping all the parts on the table.  Anyway, enjoy…..   

 Next year is MJ’s turn to select a kit…. Until then, have a great 2021!!

Time Lapse from Carnival Glory

I took this time lapse with 1,891 photos put together to create this video.  I used a DJI Pocket Osmo strapped to the cabin balcony railing using my belt to hold it place.  I didn’t want it to fall overboard, so my belt did double duty.  Held my pants up and secured the Pocket Osmo to the ship railing. 

The beginning of the video shows the beautiful Bonaire sunset, but shortly afterward you see the storm come in with a very dark dramatic looking sky and at the very end you can see the ship leave port with the island disappearing into the distance.