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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons incl...
(More)About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons including Chicago and Boston. Exercise is an integral part of my life. I hope to one day go back to long distance running and tackle the New York City Marathon. Right now I run after my one year old son. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, we are rarely "at home." My mom also stayed at home with my brother and me. She warned me that, although rewarding, it can be isolating. So, with her help, I learned the importance of getting out into the community and meeting other mothers. On the rare occasion when I am at home and have a hand or two free, I squeeze in time to scrapbook. As a new mom, many challenges are thrown my way. I hope my opinions, triumphs, and struggles help experienced parents reminisce, new parents cope, and parents-to-be get an honest glimpse of what the first years of motherhood can entail.
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We finally made it out to see the
Holiday LEGO show at Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage. Our son's enthusiasm for this event has only grown year after year and I knew he would be disappointed if we missed it. If you haven't checked out this event yet, this is the last weekend to go.
Our kids enjoyed seeing Christmas trees, reindeer, Santa, etc post-Christmas. Along with airplanes, helicopters, a zoo, parade and so much more made out of Legos.
Now that our son is old enough to enjoy building with Legos himself, I made sure to chat with him about how
imaginative the members of this club are. It's a good reminder that Legos can be fun to play with both with and without the instructions.
Afterwards, our son asked to see the museum itself. The ferris wheel and carousel erector sets were a bit hit. Along with the wooden trains in the kids' area.
We can't wait to check out this event again next year and see all of the new creations made by the Bay Area LEGO Users' Group and Train Club. Thanks again for putting on such a wonderful exhibit for both adults and little ones.
