Ultimate Challenge

The new school year brought many interesting new things for the Underwood boys.

During conferences we found out Blake is VERY social and a whiz with Math and Science. He has become the teachers helper in math. Mostly because he was getting bored and either talking to the other kids or drawing little tiny pictures on his papers. Mostly Pokemon characters. We have our own museum. Since his plan is to go to college to play baseball and be an architect we decided he is right on plan. Here is Santa.

When we visited Hunter's teacher the first thing she said was, "Hunter is such a sweet kid" we listened thinking, okay. Then we found out he is also a math whiz, but is on his own clock. We knew that. Never try to rush Hunter, it will not be worth it.

Back at the beginning of the school year they both came home excitedly waving sign up sheets for the school chess club. We signed them up and ever since a week hasn't gone by without a good chess match at our house.

So I guess it should not be a surprise that the utlimate object of their desire was the NEW! LEGO Castle Giant Chess Set. It has 2481 pieces and can actually be used to play chess.


Assembling the ulitmate chess set takes extra time, patience and orgnizational skills. First they had to assess the contents. Then they needed better working conditions (table and chairs)

Then they sorted the pieces into like piles. Then one page and one piece at a time they began to assemble. They are two days into it and they are about half way to game time.

Meanwhile it is freezing and snowy outside and they have no idea.