After about 1 1/2 hours, we took a break, hid the pieces from the Lego-eating Vortex, also known as Jack, and then proceeded for another 1 1/2 hours to complete it during Jack's afternoon nap.
I have to admit, there was a real sense of accomplishment. What started as 9 bags and HUNDREDS of individual pieces, turned into this really cool Police Station, with working garage doors, a 2-celled jail, forensics lab and helicopter landing pad. Jacob was so proud of it and spent the next 2 days playing with it non-stop!
Fast forward to Friday. Jacob had a playdate. And, because 5 year old really care how clean the house is where they're playing, I decided to tidy up. My intention was just to move the police station up to Jacob's room, so it wasn't taking up so much space on the counter. With a little bit of inattentiveness mixed with a little bit of genetic clutsiness, before I knew it, the entire police station was on the floor in millions of little pieces. I immediately gasped and giggled (out of pure disbelief!), and Jacob immediately fell to his knees and proceeded to cry for 20 minutes.
The good news? I rebuilt the whole thing later that day. But next time I'll think twice before I "tidy up" for a playdate!
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