Not always Roses...

So a few weeks ago after church we were trying to have a relaxing afternoon.  I think Monty was home teaching or something because I was home alone with the boys.  I was reading an article in the Ensign and had drifted off to sleep.  Kory and  Tyler were fighting over something...I can't remember what, but after asking them to quiet down and getting no response I sent them outside.  I figured if they wanted to be as loud as animals they could go join the animal kingdom.  This seemed like an appropriate punishment being that it was cold outside.  After about 10 minutes I told them they could come inside and we had a talk about getting along.  You know the drill.  Well, the next day I went outside and found this. 

Yes, these are the moments when a mother is so proud of her boys.  "You stink!"  "You are Pooh,"  "Kill yourself." 

Needless to say after school we had another talk.  The worst part was we has some people come inspect the roof for hail damage and I hadn't erased it as I wanted to talk to the boys about it.  This was not my proudest moment.  Anyway,  although things around always roses...we generally get along! 

On a happier note Trey was so excited the other day about a gift he'd made for me.  He told me to close my eyes and follow him upstairs.  I walked into my bathroom to find this...

He was so proud of himself!  I wish I'd of captured his face as he stood there so proud of himself.  It did make for a fun gift.  Thanks Trey.

Squid

I got a good laugh out of Trey today.  I was working with him on his shapes(starting to feel the pressure as we signed him up for Kindergarten a couple weeks ago).  Anyway, we were working on octagon and counting the sides when he screamed out..."Squid!"  What can I say, my kids love animals.  He has a point...a squid is similar to an octopus, so if we were talking animals he was close.  He loved that I was laughing, although I'm not sure he understood why. 

Later when we were working on numbers Makai picked up the 0 and said, "Oval".  Yeah Makai...maybe I won't be working on shapes with Makai only few months before Kindergarten. 

Not Old

So, I was playing with Trey and Makai the other day.  Trey was being Spider Man and Makai was being Iron Man  They were pretending to be super hero's so I was telling them who they needed to save.(I think it's cute that Makai is really starting to play.  When he got out of the bath yesterday he said, "Mom, the bad guys are coming."  I totally understood it!)    Anyway, I told Trey, "There is a baby that is trapped in a burning building.  Can you go save him?"  These kind of scenarios continued and I told him, "Someone is trying to steal the old ladies purse.  You need to save her."  "Mom, what is an old lady?" He asked, "You know, like a grandma."  "My grandma isn't old!?"  I thought Nana and Mammy would both love this conversation!  :) 

Science Project

It's good to know that we have our first science project under our belts.  Tyler had to do a project this year.  We thought it was due in March, but were told by Tyler that they changed the date to the end of Jan. so that put us in a little crunch.  Tyler really wanted to make a battery for his project and no matter what I said he wouldn't change it!  So, his question was--"Does the Acid in Fruits conduct more electricity than the acids found in vegetables?"  So we took a zinc nail and a copper penny and made a battery out of three fruits: a lemon, orange, and apple.  Then we did the same things with the veggies:  an onion, potato, and cucumber.  Then we tested the voltage in each of them.

Tony, a friend of ours that Monty works with came over to help with the experiment.  He was really kind to help out and spend the evening helping Tyler.

I think it took like 3 lemons to light the LED.

Then we tested the ph balance of each of the fruits and veggies.  The potato was the most basic and had the most voltage with almost a volt in just one potato.  So, if you ever need to make a battery out of food, be sure you have potatoes.  But, we have heard that strawberries are good to, so we want to try them.  We just need to to get all the equipment back!  We'd have to get Tony on board. :)  Anyway, Tyler just got word that his project made it to district.  We actually had fun doing the project and Tyler did a good bit of it on his own.  He needed some help staying focused of course, but we were proud of his work.