Solar Eclipse 2017

We had an awesome Backyard Bonanza with our friends Ethan and Coby to view the solar eclipse.  We tracked the eclipse using both glasses (thank you Aguilar Family) and DIY pinhole viewers!  The results were AWESOME!  

We filled in the waiting periods with water fights, crafts, nerf gun wars, painting and simply - play time! 

Since we knew we would not see totality, we had to create it!

We learned a little and had a great time doing it! Thank you Aguilar's for making our backyard bonanza an event!

Soccer!

Alex started soccer this weekend!  It is an hour long - half practice, half scrimmage, ending with a parent tunnel (which the kids LOVED!).  Cutest thing I have ever seen!

Bucket List

As the summer comes to a close :( the kids have created a "Bucket List" of things they would like to do over the final two weeks.  On the list they included: Museum of life and science (done), baking, projects, movie theater, sleepover, ice cream, pool and LOTS of at home play time.  So we have been chipping away at the list and made some progress this week!

Movie Theater: Despicable Me 3
(I am the dorky mom that packs lunch for the movie theater)

 Baking: Gluten Free M&M Cookies

 Pelican's SnowBalls

 Volcano Explosion

 

Andia's Ice Cream Shop (NEW)

 Pool Time

Slime Project

Museum of Life and Science

Before we return to school we like to visit the  Museum of Life and Science.  We were able to coordinate the day trip with our friends in Durham, Jen and the Boys, to make it even more special! The kids had a blast exploring all the exhibits inside, learning about the wolf pups, butterflies, and bears and of course playing in the big treehouse and stream.