Family Blog

There was a really fun play area for the kids at the zoo.  It was really fun, but hard to get the kids to move on to something else. The leopard was pacing around in there and it was really fun to see one close up and so active. The kids got to feel a snake. Yuck! We took the bus up 16th street. Aiden is trying to be relaxed so he can win the game.  Whoever is most relaxed is able to move the ball over to the other person's side.  Chris tried not to relax while Aiden tried to relax, and Chris still won somehow. This simulated bike ride was Aiden's favorite thing and he kept wanting to come back to it.  It had a screen where it makes you feel like you are riding on some terrain and you can race the other "bikers" in the exhibit. Here you could look into your hand and see your veins.  It was fun moving my arm down and watching the veins get bigger as you get closer to the top of my arm. Judd told me this is how the whole museum...

The boys in the backyard doing whatever they can to stay busy.  It is strange not being totally overwhelmed with school and actually having so much time that we are all bored.

 Aiden made paper at the math and science center.  It was still wet when he brought it home, but this morning he came into my bedroom to wake me up and tell me it was dry.  Zoey was sleeping by me on the bed and got up to sniff his paper.  Aiden said, "Don't let Zoey lick it though because when it was wet, it was kind of like diarrhea."  Both the kids love to make oragami things.  Here are a few things that Ethan made yesterday.  We keep hearing about all the kids named Ethan at the Suzuki institute in Thomas's class.  I asked Ethan how many Ethans there are at his school, and he said, "There are 6 Ethans at my school, and we all have the same color of hair and bulging muscles."  I asked him why they all have bulging muscles and he said it's because Ethan means strong.

 Our neighbor said the boys could swim in his pool while he was out of town, which ended up being really fun.  He also had us check the chlorine and everything and the boys thought that was fun too.