“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 This Christmas, we hope you remember to open the best gift of all… Jesus Christ our Lord
Category: Behind The Family Brick
Our Shop is Open!
As many of you know, we sort LEGO bricks for another eBay seller. We are paid in bricks, so we can continue our personal builds and make a little money on the side, allowing us to purchase some of the more expensive LEGO sets. We also use that money to purchase any missing bricks. Our venue of
Sad News – Shipping Delays with The Disney Castle
As I mentioned earlier this week, we went to the LEGO store on Saturday for the LEGO Disney Princess Building Event. While we were there, we received some sad news. As it turns out LEGO is having shipping delays with The Disney Castle set. If you are a VIP, you were probably expecting to pick
The Family Brick Survey Results
A few weeks ago, I asked my meager reader base for a helping hand. While I enjoy writing this blog, I’ve found myself struggling to provide information you haven’t already found elsewhere. I mean, let’s be honest, I am but one of many… many… MANY… LEGO-related blogs out there. With so many of us, we
Ouch LEGO-Style T-shirt Today on TeeFury!
The LEGO logo is one of the more recognizable logos around the world. Display any word in rounded, slanted block letters, with a black and yellow outline, and you’ve got your own LEGO-styled design. While many parents do this for kids birthday parties, it’s great to see someone has done this for adults around the
I Need Your Help!
If you visited the blog in the past few days, you’ve probably noticed some crazy things… Maybe it wasn’t loading, or it was loading, but no images showed up… It was a sad, sad blog. That all happened because the other night I had had enough of my current hosting company. ¡Basta! While most of you
We’re On Facebook!
It’s official! We are now on Facebook. I’ve fought the idea for a good year. People kept telling me, “Hey! You guys should be on Facebook!” But I kept thinking, “Why?” Why indeed. Hopefully, you’ll hit the Like button below because of any of the following reasons: You like us. Well, that’s a given since
LEGO Second Christmas 2015
Oh yes my friends… it’s that time of year again, it’s LEGO Second Christmas! Well, there’s no such thing as a LEGO Second Christmas. It’s what I call January 1st, the time of the year when new LEGO sets are released and we flood the stores to pick them up with our Christmas money burning a
The Family Brick 2015 Year In Review
Happy New Year! At this moment, we are probably sleeping in from staying up way too late last night… or we’re getting ready to head out the LEGO store for what I affectionately term “Second Christmas” – the day the new LEGO sets come out for the new year. Either way, we hope you had
What We Opened On Christmas Day
Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day with lots of family, food and fun! Our Christmas was a little “LEGO-lite”. The big present around here was an Our Generation doll from Target. Looks just like the girl and she’s been asking for one for a while. So when she came