Best in Show

Back in 2012, Noah won "Best in Show" in the Lego competition at the Tennessee Valley Fair.  This year (I'm talking about 2016 here as I'm a bit behind on my blogging), he won again for his "Prairie Style Pad"  - a house he worked on all summer - adding detail after detail.  No instructions were be used as designs had to be completely original.

I love the little details like the tire swing and ketchup and mustard bottles on the BBQ grill:

I think Noah's favorite detail was the garden hose in the back:

The house has two floors.  The roof comes off to reveal and upstairs bed and bath:

And the second floor comes off to reveal the kitchen and living room below:

A few people ask where he got all the tan Legos for the exterior.  Well, we used to have one of these that we got at a garage sale:

Yes, Yoda gave his life for this house.  Or at least his Jedi robe.  Noah won $100 for his efforts, and what do you think he did with the money?  More Lego, of course.

In a related activity this fall, I coached a Lego League at Master's Monday.  I enjoyed working with these boys even though our competition didn't go so well (please, if you're in Lego League - learn from our mistake and calibrate your sensors, people!)