Galveston Island

Had an amazing time at the beach today. Cameron LOVED the ocean even more than the space center.
It was so nice sitting on the porch after being in the sand. We brought some paper and map colors and the boys drew the sea while we enjoyed the shaded breeze. We sure did miss Mark. Can't wait to get home to see him!

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Johnson Space Center

Had a great time with the boys at the Space Center in Houston today.

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Sam Houston Statue

The boys and I drove to Houston today because we are going to the Houston Space Center tomorrow. I stopped in Huntsville so we could view the enormous Sam Houston statue and go on a nature hike. It is such a beautiful area.

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The tank

I took the boys to the park this morning to meet up with some friends. The weather was perfect!
Back home now and Carson had a great idea to turn his box fort into a tank. We still have a lot of work to do but this is what we have so far.

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Dallas Arboretum

We met up with dozens of friends at the Dallas Arboretum today. It was a beautiful day! They have adorable storybook pumpkin houses right now. Everyone had such a great time.

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Tennis

I took the boys to a neighborhood tennis court. Cameron rode around on his trike and gathered balls while Carson and I practiced his skills. So much for the cold front because it was hot out there!

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Non-Newtonian Fluid

We made slime today. Apparently, it's important to make it at least once a month.

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RUSH Concert

Mark and I went to the RUSH Time Machine concert last night.  They put on a great show. I couldn't believe they did the entire Moving Pictures album!  They even played one of my favorite songs, Closer to the Heart.  We went with another couple and the boys spent the evening with my parents.  Mark loves RUSH and was so happy to be there.

Cooler weather

A cold front came in yesterday. We took advantage of the lovely weather this evening.

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3rd costume today!

Firefighters

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Early Halloween

The boys have been dressing up almost every day lately. A good friend was kind enough to give us a skeleton costume she made for her son when he was younger and Cameron is loving it!

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Homemade Instruments

The boys wanted to make homemade drums so we stretched balloons over the neck of oatmeal containers and glued some construction paper to the outside. They make a really good bass sound.

Well, after playing the drums for awhile, they decided they needed horns. We made horns using an old hose, funnels and box tape.
As I am typing this, they just came to me and want some dry beans to make their drum a snare drum. I wonder what we'll come up with next?

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Cowboys Stadium

I took the boys to the new Cowboys Stadium for their homeschool day. They're having a blast right now playing on the field with some teenagers. I'm not sure if I will be able to get them to go! Wait...the boys have just ditched the teenage boys for female teenagers that look like cheerleaders.

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Surprise Plane

Carson surprised Cameron with a homemade airplane. He walked in the room and exclaimed, "Wow, this sure is unexpected!"

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Out on a quest

We are out doing errands all around town today. Cameron love to dress up. Today it's King Arthur dressed disguised as a knight.

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Jr Engineering - Hot air balloons

Today at jr engineering, we learned about hot air balloons. We took a toaster and placed a cone out of cardboard on top to make a bag rise. It was really cool to watch it rise without a blower and just heat. The kids also made baskets and attached them to helium balloons and added paperclips as necessary to weight it. We also began construction of a 5 foot mylar balloon and although we didn't complete it yet, it should work well once we do.

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Special Time

Enjoying some one on one time with Cameron while Carson is in his science class. A hike followed by digging a ditch.

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Apple-Carrot juice

Cameron wanted to make juice today. In our house that means...break out the juicer!

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New Beginnings

My friend held a celebration party for her sweet 4 year old son. After being diagnosed at 1 year of age with leukemia, he has just finished 3 years of chemotherapy. Their family has been through so much and through it all they have remained a true inspiration to me. A magician performed at the party and the kids loved it.

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Mark turns 48!

Today is Mark's 48th birthday! Happy Birthday!

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Breakfast in bed

I was surprised this morning for my birthday with breakfast in bed. Carson was so sweet and brought herbal tea, bananas, pretzels, and cherries to me. I am so fortunate to have such an amazing family.

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Skating

Homeschool skate for this fall season just started today. We are at a different rink than we have been previous years. The rink is so much cleaner and I love the racks that the toddlers can use to learn. Carson has picked up skating again like riding a bicycle.

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Papyrus

During our ancient Egyptian study we learned about the first paper. Weeks later, it is still on Carson's mind. Today he decided to build a boat using recycled paper using the same technique as we did when we made our papyrus. He made it so dense. I hope it dries this year!

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Brownies & Chemistry

Carson cooked coconut flour brownies today which led to major experiments in the backyard. They have cups of flour, salt, vinegar, water, oil, and baking soda. Last I heard one was the erupting a volcano and mixing colors and the other was trying to figure out how to clean up an oil spill.

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Puddles

Cameron was insistent on finding the biggest puddle to launch his pontoon boat.

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Fleet of ships

With all of the rain this morning Carson decided to build a fleet of ships.

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50th Wedding Anniversary

In honor of my mother and father in law's 50th wedding anniversary, we put together a celebration party with all of their close family and friends.  The party was attended by almost 100 and was well received!  I hosted it in their hometown.  We had an amazing meal of filet mignon and I had a little bakery make petit fours since they travel better than a large cake.  I also surprised them by scanning all of their old photos and slides into digital format and with some of the favorites, I created a slideshow presentation of their lives together.  They loved it and I think they felt truly honored.  For planning this entire event 5hours away, it went really well!

Rainbow

Today's rain brought a beautiful rainbow. It is so brilliant and Carson wondered if there may be a real pot of gold at the end.

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Foundation repair

The work on our foundation began today. the boys were so excited to watch the workers dig. Unfortunately the plumbing inspection detected a leak under our foundation so it seems that this is just the beginning for us.

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