Easton loves to be in the spotlight. He loves to give talks at church, be in charge, present things at school, etc. This was his second chance to participate in the science fair, so naturally, he was in!
I think I ended up doing 90% of the project, but I figure that's ok. He was able to present it to his peers and teachers at school...and helped me cut and paste the board together! I explained the science to him as best as I could, and maybe he even learned something from it as well...maybe.
The experiment was on air density. As shown by his body...air pressure is all around us.
Air pressure is constantly pushing on our bodies. If we did not have air in our bodies, we would be squished like bugs. If you compared the force of air pressure on our bodies from the atmosphere, it is equivalent to an elephant standing on a school desk.
Hopefully I will get back to this and post an actual picture of his tri-fold. His visual experiment was an empty pop can sitting inside a mug. If you blow down between the mug and the pop can, the pop can actually jumps out (and can land in a second mug)...all due to air pressure. The kids that stopped by his booth were able to do the experiment and everyone had a good time.
Easton's best friend, David just got baptized! David is 3 months younger and 6 inches taller than Easton!
David with his mom, Katie. My best friend :) Katie is pregant with her 4th...a baby girl.
We finally set the goal to have family scripture study. I bought some clearance giant-sized Hershey kisses and told the boys if they read family scriptures for 30 days without missing, they could have their reward. Imagine this...30 days later...they enjoyed their chocolate reward! (And of course rewards in heaven!)
Body art. Temporary.
Our resident wood pecker...black body, red head.
Another great visit from the Ball family. They came and enjoyed their Spring Break with us. I had planned on taking the kids out of school for the week, but due to a snow storm, all they missed was one - 6 hour day (usually 8 hours, but was delayed 2 hours...the other 4 days were cancelled all together) Although they were trying to escape the snow of the upper northeast (and didn't), at least the boys were entertained by each other.
A moment where the snow clothes and boots were not scattered all over the entryway.
The contents of one pocket of Easton's jacket.
I should take more pictures of what I pull out of the laundry!
I should take more pictures of what I pull out of the laundry!
The many 'hats' worn by a mom...today it included professional shield-maker. I was equipping the boys with shields for Easton's scout troup's annual sock war tournament. The top shield was Easton's shield from last year. The gold shield was his shield this year...followed by Xander's pink X shield, Cache's silver shield, and Declan's green shield. I went with a boy scout / wolf rank theme.
Our key to a good shield - a milk carton handle.
