I spent my birthday just staying home and building this fancy R2-D2 Lego set yesterday. No, it’s not finished yet. Which is fine! I wanted something that would take me a few nights to put together.
It’s actually my first lego set in years and years. I forgot how fun it was as a child to build these things. It got me thinking about my boy Kingston and when he’d be able to build his first Lego set of his own. I look forward to that day.
I often wonder when Kingston is ready for a lot of other “firsts”. Whenever I get together with my other friends who have kids I often get their feedback how old their kids were when these things happened. It’s always fun to hear!
- When he can build his first Lego set that doesn’t just involve 2 pieces of Duplo sized parts.
- When he’s ready for his first rollercoaster ride (we’re taking him to Disney next year)
- When he can seriously join me for some online video game deathmatch (he’s already surprised me how good he is at figuring out how to play my iPhone apps)
- When he’s able to have his legs long enough to peddle a regular bicycle with me.
- When he might be able to join me for a morning jog (yea right, my dad couldn’t get me out to run with him)
- When he can settle down enough he can sit through a whole movie theatre experience with me. (perhaps for an “Avengers 5” movie?)
The list can probably go on…it’s nice to have all these things to look forward to!

LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching