Subzero Ice Cream

Great way to end a birthday. They freeze it as you order it using nitrogen.

I would have to agree!

The tide is turning

And the winner is...

...my bridge of 20 fettuccine noodles which held 35 pounds of books! Nurses do make good engineers!

Engineering 101

We have each tried our hand at making bridges today using scotch tape and 20 fettuccine noodles. Here is Isaac's during load testing. It held nearly 17 pounds of books!

Feeling on top of the world!

(or at least on top of the playground equipment)

Look mom! No hands!

Rewarded

Isaac has spent nearly every AWANA ticket he has earned this year on baseball cards. Tonight he happily tore through many more packs. The gloves are out and the boys are practicing in the yard almost daily. The season can't begin soon enough for them!

Something's Fishy Around Here

Ian has been reading, researching, and preparing his tank for weeks, and tonight we took the plunge, starting with three golden barbs.

Warm winter wanderings

You're right! He's still in the pool!

Looking cool in the pool

Here's Ian, trying his hand at the kayak. This was a true test of maneuverability with so many boats in such a small area (and with so many inexperienced pilots!). Ian did a great job weaving through the crowds and had a blast too!

This is how you kayak in January:

In the pool at the Y! Isaac was sure speedy and perfected the art of paddling backward. We called him "Kay-Mater" (for all the Cars fans out there).

Bumper boats, anyone?

More fun with science in kitchen!

Today we're exploring the stored energy in plants. We successfully built a "peanut fire" under a pop can. Can we boil water?

Success!

Peppermint

Looks like Isaac found my stash of extra candy canes!

Before

After

We made short work of two 17" pizzas!

That's better

Be careful! Behind those smiles are a bunch of ravenous wolves!

Silly as can be!

Final stop: Dewey's Pizza

I may have found a new favorite!

Johnny No-fear Barton

I have to give him credit for persevering! There was one time in particular that I was belaying him and told him I thought the wall was probably just too difficult for him. He refused to give up and kept climbing, eventually surpassing the point at which David had given up and making it to the top! Way to hang in there, Johnny (pun intended).

Ian, flexible and strong