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Day 15 of the Advent calendars gives us a Christmas tree, some cupcakes, and a Star Wars baddie.

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Two weeks into Advent – just ten days left! Today we get some Christmas gifts and a stocking, a piano, and a pair of assault rifles.

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The thirteenth entries in this year’s LEGO Advent Calendars are a girl with an ice cream cone, a wreath, and an Imperial Troop Transport.

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We’ve reached the halfway point already! Only 12 more shopping days, folks! Today we get a frozen yogurt or ice cream machine, a trophy (I think), and Anakin’s starfighter.

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Today’s Advent models are a microscale high speed train, a lantern, and Rowan Freemaker.

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We’re getting into the double digits – just two more weeks left to go! Day 10 gives us a pair of soccer goals and a ball, a candle, and a laser cannon.

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For the 9th day of the LEGO Advent Calendars, we get an ornate lamppost, a rocking reindeer, and General Grievous’s Starfighter.

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We’re now 1/3 of the way through Advent, and today we get a drone quadcopter, a Friends Technic candy cane, and a battle droid.

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At the end of the first week, we get a woman with a shovel, an old-style camera, and a Naboo fighter.

Here’s our shoveling lady from the City calendar – the mom of the kid from Day 2, I imagine?

Meanwhile Friends gives us another tree ornament, this time a camera with an old fashioned flash cube. I can just imagine the kids building this, saying “Mommy why don’t they just use their phone?”

Star Wars gives us a Naboo fighter. With this ship the Star Wars franchise made a break from the gritty, greebly ships of the Original Trilogy, with this shiny yellow and chrome ship. One of the many flaws with the Prequel Trilogy. But at least I recognized this for what it was.

Here’s another view of the Naboo Fighter.

We’re now 1/4 of the way through Advent! My how time flies. Today we get another snowman, a stocking, and micro Cloud City.

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