Science Center

 We had a busy morning over here!  After church we headed to Brian's favorite donut shop then we headed to the Science Center.  Mom needed to get out of the house to do something fun.

Unfortunatly, the boys were not hte best listeners and we ended up cutting our trip short before Mommy lost her mind. As I type this I wonder if the donuts before our visit might be to blame for that awful behavior.

There were a few highlights on our short visit - Max LOVED controlling the Mars rover in one exhibit.  Everyone else had  a tough time getting it to work - but Max was a pro!

 Jack thought it was pretty cool that he could press buttons and lights would show up on the giant replica of Mars.  The volcano was his favorite.

It was pretty funny listen to Max explain this astronaut suit to Jack - "You have to be this tall to go into space, you know so the suit fits."

 Will tried his hand at astronuat training - he was supposed to look in the mirror to trace the star, but he thought that was too tough, so he just looked at the star directly.

The bridge over the highway is always a huge hit!

Jack and William had a good time learning about bridges.  Jack loved raising the drawbridge, and WIlliam had a great time realsing the suspenseion bridge so it fell in the water.  I guess it's the little things.

It's hard to believe that winter isn't even half over.  I'm getting really stir crazy over here - spring can arrive any time now!  These boys need to burn off some energy!

William Lost a Tooth!

 

Oh my goodness.  Does it get any cuter than this gapped tooth grin?!?  I don't think so!  

His bottom tooth had be a little bit loose for a while.  It wasn't super loose so when William came upstairs yesterday afternoon with his tooth in a baggie I was shocked!  Apparently he was eating and apple and he found a seed - or at least he thought it was a seed.  He spit it in the trash and then realized his tooth was missing.  Dad had the fun job of sorting through the partially chewed bite of apple to find the goods.  The tooth fairy stoppped by last ngiht, but she was kind enough to leave the tooth and the money behind.  

Now William wasn't to loose a tooth at school, so he can get a cool tooth necklace like Max :)

100 Days Smarter

 Our elementary school makes a pretty big deal about the 100th day of school in kindergarten.  I get it - they work really hard all year to understand our number system and how it based on 10's. 

We recieved a note that the kids needed to make something to wear to school that shows 100 of something.  William wasn't so sure at first, but suddenly he had a brilliant idea - gumballs.  Of course he told me I should make sure I buy lots of extras in case we loose some.  Let's just say there may be 585 gumballs in my pantry right now. . .

William and I talked through a plan for his shirt.  He decided that we should count out the gumballs in groups of 10 before we glued them onto his shirt.  He did a great job!  He counted each group out while mom wielded the hot glue gun.  I will admit that this is usually the kind of project I dread - but it was really fun!
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The morning of the big day he was so excited to wear his creation to school - even though it weighed almost as much as he did.  I was shocked when I picked him up from school and all 100 gumballs were still attached!  A few looked a little rough, but they were still there!

I got this super cute pictures of his class from his amazing teacher.  It is seriously adorable!!

Pinewood Derby

January is not my favorite month.  It's cold, and dark, and just not much fun.  Luckily we have had a few fun things to break up the month. Up first - the pinewood derby!

 Max and Dad worked really hard to make a super cool car - it looked like a Hershey's bar! Jack had fun cheering for his brother's car.

 Max actually had quite the cheering section - including Grandpa Jack and Uncle Tim. 

 When all was said and done it wasn't Max's fastest race.  In fact he was a bit disappointed in his place.  Luckily he still has a couple more years of cub scouts to perfect his pinewood derby car making abilities.

William also worked with Dad to make a car.  He was so excited to see his car ride down that track!  He actually came in third place in the family race and got a trophy!

He can't wait until next year when he is a real scout for the event!