Happy New Year!

Come check out my Minecraft house while you wait for the New Year's countdown:

 

Best wishes in 2014!

Lego City Advent Calendar 2013 - Week 1

I always enjoy December when I have a Lego City Advent Calendar to open each day. It's exciting to start my day with a little Lego fun!

Here are the first six advent calendar sets from 2013:

Day 1: Police Officer Minifigure - I really like the detail in his face, as well as on his vest. 

Day 2: Fireplace - I love the detail in the chimney. This is something that I can use in one of my Lego City houses.

Day 3: Dalmation - I was glad to get this dog because there is one in the new Fire Station set, but since I had the old fire station, I didn't buy the new set. I'm glad to have the dalmation for my Firehouse.

Day 4: Snowman -There is always a snowman in the Advent Calendar sets, and it is always holding its carrot nose! The snowmen are good to add winter detail to a Lego City.

Day 5: Police tools - while these are cool, I have lots of these from past advent calendars.

Day 6: Robber - Similar to the police officer, this minifigure has lots of detail on his face and torso.

Extra pieces: One thing that's great about the advent calendar is that they always include lots of extra pieces. Here's what I have so far: