In the afternoon we stopped by church so Joshua could ask, "How was God created?" The question came up a few days ago and then yesterday Joshua brought it up again. Since I didn't have a great response to that, we went to see an expert. (To be fair, half of this learning process is that you can go ask other people your questions. And some questions don't have good answers.) Pastor JD did a nice job explaining how it's just a mystery and that lots of people have wondered the same thing.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Thursday: lost in the desert
Since it was supposed to be a hot day, I told the boys were were going to do a walk first thing. I had been expecting a walk around the lake, but Isaac wanted to do a trail and I wasn't about to say no! The suddenly the boys were on a mission to get lost in the desert.
We made it to the desert. We got slightly lost, but not as much as last time...just the right amount, actually. It helped that I wasn't trying to get to the parking lot quickly.
Isaac used his new piping set for some chocolates. They didn't turn out fancy, but you can tell there is some texture to them.
Joshua made a desert temple for his Lego challenge. He put a lot of thought into what should be in the treasure chests and made a scraggly tree with dull green leaves since it's in the desert.
Wednesday: birthday
We made banana bread. I was pretty much letting Isaac do his own thing with the dry ingredients, but did manage to catch that he put in a 1/2 tsp brown sugar instead of a 1/2 cup brown sugar. Phew.
Isaac had small birthday party #2.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Tuesday
J: STARBURST!
I: Why did you say it so loud?
J: Because I added an exclamation point.
Well, I guess he's learning something this summer.
The Lego chopsticks didn't work very well.
I: Why did you say it so loud?
J: Because I added an exclamation point.
Well, I guess he's learning something this summer.
The Lego chopsticks didn't work very well.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Last week: pictures I missed
Science camp involved a balance. It was interesting for a while, but they didn't come back to it at all the rest of the week. Joshua learned "water is heavy."
We had a mini-birthday party for Isaac. (His first of two.)
Joshua made an elaborate battle the Ben, Big Puppy, and me to do. At the end we got badges that he had made.
Friday Joshua brought up that he wanted to go back to a garage sale and pick up an item that he had seen. I was hoping that he'd forget about it, but I suppose that holding off on a purchase is a good life skill too. Anyway, we had Mr. Ears (left) and now we have Baby Ears (right). Baby Ears also spins, which filled Joshua will delight. They're loud, but the boys have been enjoying them.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Friday: on masks
The power went out for a bit this evening and I left my phone upstairs. It annoyingly doesn't backup the photos unless I open the app. So I thought I'd talk about masks a bit. It has been such a divisive topic in this country and worthy of documentation.
Yesterday we went to garage sales. A few people wore masks, but most did not. Now yes, we were outside. Most of the time we were at least 6 feet from people, but not all the time. Isaac and I wore a mask but Joshua didn't because the mask I brought for him was too large.
On Wednesday I went to Meijer. All of the people were masked.
Today I picked up groceries from Family Fare. Now we stayed in the car so I only saw people that were already outside, but it seemed like less than half the people were wearing or holding masks.
People do seem to be masking more, but it is not as much as I'm hoping yet.
Yesterday we went to garage sales. A few people wore masks, but most did not. Now yes, we were outside. Most of the time we were at least 6 feet from people, but not all the time. Isaac and I wore a mask but Joshua didn't because the mask I brought for him was too large.
On Wednesday I went to Meijer. All of the people were masked.
Today I picked up groceries from Family Fare. Now we stayed in the car so I only saw people that were already outside, but it seemed like less than half the people were wearing or holding masks.
People do seem to be masking more, but it is not as much as I'm hoping yet.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Thursday: in pictures
Joshua made a ton of Lego things today, but my favorite was the stethoscope.
Today was neighborhood garage sales. I gave them each $5 and it didn't completely burn a hole in their pocket. They ended up splitting the cost of some foam stairs to use in their obstacle courses.
It also seems as though I bruised my thumb during bo-staff practice at karate today. I don't remember doing it, but it's an annoying place to have a bruise.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Squirrel!
A few weeks ago we watched this very interesting squirrel obstacle course video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg
Joshua was inspired and made a squirrel with a walnut and some of the obstacles. I thought they turned out really well.
If you ended up watching the video, here's a follow-up picture: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgweYZ5AYil6iEcqYfR4AaABCQ
Joshua was inspired and made a squirrel with a walnut and some of the obstacles. I thought they turned out really well.
If you ended up watching the video, here's a follow-up picture: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgweYZ5AYil6iEcqYfR4AaABCQ
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