Isaac and Carter used some of our empty boxes when we were moving in to make their own museum. Admission was a nickel, unless you paid your dues of a dime to volunteer, and then it was only a penny. I think it was partly inspired by a Boxcar Children book we read a while back where the children made their own museum and partly by visiting Grandpa at the museum where he volunteers. It was a lot of fun. My Relief Society President was especially a good sport. When she came to visit me, she paid double admission and spent quite a long time admiring each of their "artifacts."
Carter loves to make and play with ice. I got on the computer to show him some ice sculptures, and then he was ready to create. His only folly - trying to make it outside in Arizona in July. He lost most of his ice in a manner of minutes. He's still determined, though. I think I have 5 or 6 things of ice in my freezer waiting for their creator.
Once we got here, Ashlyn decided she needed to sit on the bench in between the boys. I love watching the three of them together. They get pretty funny. This is them praying - okay, posed, but it was exactly how it looked!
Nana sent each of the kids their very own package with a Texas shirt in it. They've become favorites around here, especially with Ashlyn. She wears it about every other day and it has become a serious rival to her pink shirt.
Oh wait - that's not one of the kids - yet it was at our house. NOT A FAN!
Isaac and his genius robot that moved all on it's own. Amazing!
Ashlyn loves to dump out her bucket of board books and read a few. She sprawls out, carpet or no.
Since we have lived here, the boys have kept their bikes squeaky clean. They look for any excuse to play with the hose and have found that washing their bikes gets the most "yes."
Ashlyn has been struggling with nap time these last few weeks. She'll stay in her room, but she won't go to sleep. One afternoon after swimming she was having a particularly hard time, so I bathed her and threw her on the couch. These are our efforts of waking her up for dinner. Her eyes were open for a second, but she was sound asleep again when we turned back around.
Carter's mind has been going 10,000 miles a minute lately. Mostly it is busy with his inventions. He's had some great ideas, including - but definitely not limited to - gas fueled flying wings made out of cardboard and plastic bottles, a military airplane that really flies, a steam bike made out of his current bike but with all the glory of a steam engine added on it, a crane, his own computer, etc. He's always wanting help with his creations and I feel bad always telling him it's impossible - especially with the materials he's using. Any piece of cardboard, styrofoam, toilet paper roll, bottle, wire, twistie tie, or other random piece of trash I have to sneak to the trashcan or it is immediately claimed with an enthusiastic "I can use that for something!" He finally put his brain power to use during quiet time and made himself a cape out of paper towels, yarn, and tape. Finally something reasonable! We've also made a catapult (Thanks, Briana), a helicopter at Lowe's, and we're going to make a boat at Lowe's this Saturday.
Little girls in their mom's high heels is nothing new, but it's always just as cute and this little girl sure was proud of herself when she came around the corner on Sunday.
That's a bit of our lives for now!
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I love all of those inventions! How fun to watch young minds at work.
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