Mark and I took the boys to the Fort Worth Museum of Science. They have a really cool exhibit featuring Leonardo De Vinci's inventions. The man was an absolute genius. Perfect type of exhibit for my future inventor We also went to the Omni theater presentation of Animalopis.
We decided to drive to Fort Worth and surprise my mom with her favorite cake to celebrate her birthday. She had no other plans and was so excited to see the boys.
I took the boys to another lego day at one of the local libraries. We met up with their best friend. I think they had just as much fun playing in the library as they did playing legos!
Our beta fish Nice passed away. The boys were devastated and cried for an hour. It was so sad. I told them later if they wanted to go to the pet store and see if we could find Nice's cousin to bring home. Here is a picture of our new fish, Swimmer. Carson picked him and Cameron named him.
The boys decided to work with clay today. Carson made a fort out of clay and Cameron decided that the clay was too hard to work with so he made a house out of playdough. Heading out to the library soon to pick up some books on hold. Poor Mark had to work today and is at the office.
We are in Frisco Square getting ready to watch The Black Stallion on a huge inflatable screen. The music is playing and the kids are dancing and getting excited!
Carson's been working so hard all day learning how to use Windows Movie Maker to make his own Lego movies. This was inspired by his new movie studio on webkinz.com and his love for legos. He already knows his way around Windows Movie Maker better than I do.
The boys and I went on a bike ride to natural grocers. Our new bike seat for Cameron worked great. I'm so glad my husband installed it last night Here we are having a snack in the front of the store.
3 year old Cameron showed me his "Toe-truck". He has such a great sense of humor!
We had a play day with the boy's best friend yesterday and they decided to have a car wash. Later inside during lego building time, Cameron had a collision. Thankfully it wasn't on the eyeball.
Also the city has decided to repair our cul de sac and sidewalk! YEAH! The boys are gonna have a blast watching this in the next couple months.
Today the little engineers learned about light and sound waves. There were several stations setup to discover this. After that, they built speakers using a copper wire and a cup. Thankfully Mark was able to go with us so he helped Cameron with his while I helped Carson.
My sister stopped by after robotics class for a couple of hours for a surprise visit. The boys played banker with her and sold het some property and a vehicle. They were so excited to see her!
I noticed Cameron's water bottle laying across the food on his plate and it was covered with food. I asked him why it was laying on his plate? His response, "Because it's not stable anymore"
Carson took me on a tour of our house to show me the real estate for sale. He explained to me that he is the banker and I have three real estate options to purchase. Don't know how it happened, but I think I just purchased my bedroom, bathroom and closet again. Thank goodness it's only for play money. He even made me write up the mortgage so he could see what his profit margin would be. I just love the things he comes up with!
The boys wanted to make a quick sweet snack. I came up with carob covered pretzels. I tried to melt unsweetened carob chips, but apparently when you melt carob chips the texture becomes chalky. So I added a little virgin coconut oil and voila! A perfect consistency for dipping.
Cameron worked really hard on a collage on the dry erase board. If you look close at the photo, you can see that he had me label each picture. He loves to draw and has a natural ear for music. Wonder where that will take him?
A pan makes a wonderful phone. If you hold it up to your ear and mouth, you can hear the echo of your voice. Cameron and Carson played the phone rang over and over as they talked into the pan. Cameron is also wearing his homemade King Arthur crown. Why do I ever bother to buy toys!?
Cameron insisted on wearing suspenders while we went out to do errands today. Adorable!
Launch sequence has begun. In 5..4..3..2..1....Liftoff!
Sometimes it's the smallest hurt that needs the most love. This was the tiniest scratch, but was about 6 inches long. A homemade bandage was a must!
I took the boys to get a checkup at the pediatrician today. It's been a long time since we've been. They told me that the boys are healthy and growing well!
Mark tells the boys a story for bedtime several times a week. Tonight's story didn't last very long. Everyone was exhausted from the fun filled fourth of july weekend.
