It's always fun when the delivery folks stop by and drop off a container with a distinctive rattle in it. Some of the delivery folks have even made comments that there must be happy children inside the home given all of the LEGO orders you guys make. I'll qualify myself as a big child. Anyways, LEGO typically ships USPS or FedEx. Amazon orders ship UPS or USPS. This poor order was shipped UPS and like many previous UPS shipments, it arrived looking like someone kicked it from the street to my door. Upon opening it, thankfully the massive dent is where some of those air pack bags were so no damage to the sets.

So what's inside? Well 4 sets actually, but I'm going to talk about 2 here.

The LEGO Architecture theme is one that is under represented in my opinion. Part of it, I think, is that it is geared towards older builders and not the 7 to 12 year old range that most LEGO sets are built for. Also, there are no minifigures which are a popular reason to buy sets (in my opinion). I have a few LEGO Architecture sets and only 1 in the store, but I figured I would branch out and try a few more. Amazon had a sale so I went for it. #21031 is the Burj Khalifa... the tallest building in the world which is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I have never seen the real building, but it's pretty amazing looking just from pictures. The other one I purchased was #21028, New York City. This is part of the new Skylines series where they have mini-builds of some of the famous buildings in some cities. Right now there is only New York City, Berlin, and Venice. I hope they expand... perhaps to some cities in Asia like Beijing? Either way, I am looking forward to building these.

Next week I will give an update on our Pencils of Promise campaign, list where we're at on Brick Classifieds, and talk about a few things that have been added to the Bricks for Bricks store.