Lego Master Builder. Age 5.

I have a little guy in the house that's a lot obsessed with Legos. I gave him access to a few "little" Legos (not Duplos) when he was 3, and quickly regretted my decision. He was instantly obsessed, yet he didn't yet have the motor skills to execute what he wanted. Frustration didn't stop him though. He wanted more.

Every chance to get a reward, every birthday, every Christmas, he's asked for the same thing: Legos. He has been persistent, and we all know that's one of the secrets to success. This last Christmas, at age 5, he asked Santa for the Lego R2D2. A Lego set for age 16+. Santa honored his request. 

For about 4 days, on an off, he sat on the floor building. He'd come out every so often "I'm on bag number 4!" and show us his progress. He needed help opening the next bag, but not actually building.

The inside structure of the figure is extremely elaborate, and he did make one mistake. Dad fixed the problem and allowed him to continue. Other than that one thing, this 5 year old boy built the entire R2D2, meant for 16 year olds, on his own. So yes, I'm a proud mom, and I like his Lego obsession — most of the time.

The shelf where he puts his creations gets a bit out of control sometimes. I offered to take pictures of these pieces and catalog them so we could move them and get the shelf cleaned up. He loved that. 

The following images are creations Owen though had a purpose and shouldn't be destroyed. Because he let me clean the shelf I will honor my child by posting these photos. Thank you Owen.