NH Chronicle: Home at Last: Dominic

HOME AT LAST. ONE TALL, GRINNING GIRAFFE GREETS US OUTSIDE. YOU WANT TO GO PLAY? YEAH, I LOVE THIS GIRAFFE. DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BUILD THIS GIRAFFE? NO, I THINK YOU COULD. WE ARE READY FOR THE ADVENTURE INSIDE THE LEGO DISCOVERY CENTER. BOSTON. A. BUMPY, LUMPY. WHAT? I LOVE BEACH, SO YOU HAVE TO POKE YOUR HEAD. OH, ME. OH, I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU. LIKE A 11 YEAR OLD, DOMINIC WANTS TO BUILD HIS OWN FOREVER FAMILY. HE’S READY TO BE ADOPTED AND NEED THIS. FIRST MISSION ASSEMBLE A LEGO MINIFIGURE. HEY, SPACE HELMET, SPACE HELMET. OH, LET ME SEE THE HEAD THAT YOU PICKED. OH, LOOK, HE HAS GLASSES LIKE YOU. YEAH, YOURS LOOKS LIKE YOU IF YOU WERE AN ASTRONAUT. YEAH, YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT? YES. OKAY. DOMINIC IS INTERESTED IN SPACE SNAPPING TOGETHER THIS SPACE STATION, HOW THINGS WORK MECHANICALLY, INCLUDING OUR CAMERA. I SEE SOME THROUGH HERE. SEE, THAT’S THAT’S THE THE VIEWFINDER RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE JEAN. YEAH. AND HE LIKES LEARNING HANDS ON THIS IS LIKE, VERY NICE. VERY NICE. I THINK THAT’S A GOOD ONE. LET’S SEE. HOLD ON. NO BETTER PLACE TO PLAY THAN INSIDE THE WONDERFUL WORKSHOP OF LEGO MASTER MODEL BUILDER SEAN AND ASSISTANT BUILDER KARI DOMINIC. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A LEGO PARK LIKE THIS BEFORE? IS THIS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME? MY FIRST TIME? THAT’S AWESOME! WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING? MOST, UM, BUILDING STUFF. BUILDING STUFF. AND DOMINIC KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS TO BUILD WITH LEGO BRICKS. SO CAN YOU DESCRIBE IT TO ME A LITTLE BIT? AND WE CAN TRY TO CREATE SOMETHING SO WHAT DOES IT DO? IT SHOW YOU DO YOU SHOW YOU DO THIS SO YOU CAN ROLL IT ALONG THE GROUND. YEP. THE ECTO ONE. THE GHOSTBUSTER CAR HAULING A GHOST TRAP. ONE PERSON STUFFED ON THE DASH AND OPENS THE TRAP AND CLOSES THE TRAP. IT’S YELLOW AND BLACK. IT OPENS UP IT ALL, GIVE YOU SOME YELLOW AND BLACK PIECES TO DECORATE THE TOP WITH. CAN YOU START DECORATING THAT FOR ME? AND I’LL GET GET YOU SOME OPENING PIECES. SO I’M GONNA DO STRIPES. I’M DOING SOME STRIPES LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT GOES LIKE THAT. HE IS LOVING EVERY SECOND OF IT. UM, HE’S BEING ABLE TO BE CREATIVE WITH HIS HANDS, WHICH HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES. HE’S FASCINATE BY THIS TYPE OF STUFF. ONE OF THOSE BACKPACKS. RIGHT. THAT PACKS A COCO PACK AND I THINK YOU’RE IN LUCK. IT’S A TROPIC TWO. HE REALLY THRIVES WHEN IT COMES TO HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY AROUND LIKE, SCIENCE Y THINGS. THINGS WHERE HE LIKES TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER, TAKE THEM APART. HE’S VERY DETAIL ORIENTED AND HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT. THAT’S THAT’S NOT THAT’S TOO LONG. HERE’S SOME ONES THAT LOOK THE RIGHT LENGTH. ANYTHING THAT GRABS HIS ATTENTION, HE’LL FOCUS ON AND JUST GO WITH IT. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF THESE PITS AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME BIG WHEELS. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK WE GOT A LOT. NOW YOU REALLY SEE A SIDE OF DOMINIC THAT WE ALL LOVE AND ENJOY. HE IS FUNNY AND SWEET. HE HAS THE BEST SENSE OF HUMOR. SO HERE’S ONE. OH, HERE’S A YELLOW PIECE. AND THERE’S A YELLOW ONE. PERFECT. HE HAS MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS AND HE REALLY WANTS A FAMILY THAT HE CAN DO EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES WITH. DON’T FORGET THIS ONE. I KNOW IT GOT STUCK A LITTLE BIT HERE. CAN YOU HANG ON TO THE GHOST WE’RE GONNA CATCH? HE ENJOYS SOMEONE THAT’S GOING TO BE ACTIVE AND THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR FULL ATTENTION TO HIM. DOMINIC IS GOING TO BRING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUN AND LOVE TO ANY HOME. HE IS JUST. HIS SMILE IS CONTAGIOUS. HIS PERSONALITY IS SO WONDERFUL. UM, HE’S A JOY TO BE AROUND. JUST, JUST JUST GO. SHAPPA. IT’S ABSOLUTE GHOST. THAT’S THE ONE WITH THE PROTON PACK. AND THIS IS YOU. YEP. AND THIS IS LIKE THE UNCLE. YEAH. SO DOMINIC DID SOME GREAT DESIGN WORK TODAY, RIGHT? YEP. IT’S A REALLY GOOD BUILDING. DOMINIC WOULD LOVE TO MAKE MASTERPIECES WITH HIS OWN FAMILY. ARE YOU SOME TUBES INSTEAD? DO YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR HOME AT LAST? YEAH, YEAH. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR FAMILY, DOM? UH, I’LL JUST PLAY WITH THEM. YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH THEM? DO YOU DREAM ABOUT HAVING YOUR OWN FAMILY? YOU DO. YOU? HE WANTS TO SHARE THE NEW DISCOVERIES HE FINDS AROUND EVERY CORNER. DID YOU KNOW THIS IS THE CITY OF BOSTON? THERE’S. WAIT. THERE’S A HELICOPTER AND THERE’S A HELICOPTER. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN THE WHOLE WORLD. IT’S FENWAY PARK, WHERE THE RED SOX PLAY BOTTOM OF THE NINTH. WE NEED A HOME RUN. HERE COMES. DO YOU LIKE, UH, HOCKEY OR BASKETBALL? I LIKE BASKETBALL, BASKETBALL? YEP. THAT’S WHERE THE CELTICS PLAY. IT’S JUST FUN TO SEE THE WORLD. AND I WISH I HAD GLASSES AS COOL AS YOURS. THROUGH DOMINIC’S COLORFUL EYES. OH. WHAT? MOVE YOUR FEET AROUND. MOVING AROUND. MOVING. WHOA. DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD DRAGON POWER? NO. NO ONE TOLD YOU. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT, HERE, CHECK IT OUT. YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR VERY OWN DRAGON MASK. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WANT TO BE A MASTER BUILDER? ONE DAY? YEP. I BET YOU COULD DO IT BECAUSE YOU’RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB BUILDING ALREADY. THANK YOU.