For the love of Bricks.

My mom calls him "Cerebrito" or "Little Brain."
He doesn't let anyone, except his immediate family, call him Jon.
He prefers Jonathan.
He is a thinker of deep thoughts.
He has an extraordinary sense of humor.
He is intensely focused when he is building with his Legos.
We sometimes call him "Captain Distraction."
He will be turning 11 in just one month.

This evening while he and Lucy were at the rehearsal for their Christmas play, I snuck off to go Christmas shopping. The closest Lego shop to us is at Downtown Disney. For Lego lovers, it is like Mecca.

It is there that I found this:

It is a Lego Creation.
It is a Robot.
It came with passes to Legoland.

The Trifecta of Christmas Gift Perfection for my soon-to-be-11-year-old.

I left Lego Mecca with the giant shopping bag in one hand and a smug smile on my face. Well... after I took pictures of the giant Darth Vader standing under the enormous giraffe.
I confess. I LOVE LEGOS, too.

Don't mention that to Jon, though. He doesn't really think it's appropriate for mom to get involved in things like this. After all..."It's a guy thing." (secretly, I can't wait to get my hands on the thing)