Tonight the kids and I did a quick, cool science trick. First we put milk on a plate and the kids added drops of food coloring to it. Then they each put a drop of dish soap on their fingers and touched and swirled the milk. Then we watched the cool reactions which continued when they lifted their fingers.
Hat for my son – lion cub
Hat for my daughter – beret
Hat for me – cables
Stuffed bear for my son
I have been working on this project off and on for months. It is finally done and ready to be gifted 
My daughter made lots of presents this year, most of them necklaces. Here she is finishing them up.
This year the kids happily helped with the tree from start to finish. There was much caroling involved.
We made it home for cookie day. This year J’s mom and sister both came too
The kids got some practice with the power driver and hammer tonight. The result was a set of shelves for each of their closets!
It has been quite a crazy 6 months. Today we move back to Ohio.
The girls found a patch of ice to slide on and then brought their dolls into the fun.
Our Omaha Steaks came with a nice side benefit… Dry ice!
A little Google search turned up some fun experiments.
We visited the museum the day before flying back to Ohio.
The other night my daughter decided to fashion something new out of the pieces left over from making an adult Snuggie fit an 8 year old.
The sleeve bit made a tube top and then she added a bit of a hem edge to make it into a halter using safety pins.
Posing and dancing ever since…
We were invited to a birthday party a few weeks ago. For a present, we decided on a game making kit as the birthday girl loves making her own games and had played one of them with us when we last visited. We packed up the goodies in a cigar-type box.
My daughter made a card to go with it.
These are for our Munchkin game 
We only need about 30 more, lol.
Some of the apps the kids currently like are “educational apps” according to the apple store.
BrainPop has expanded it’s offering by adding all the videos and quizzes from the website to what was a “video of the day” app. You can choose from different levels of subscription or if you already subscribe to the website version, it is free.
My daughter has been enjoying a flashcard app. with me. You can create your own cards or import Quizlet cards directly into the program and edit them if you wish. The app. keeps track of how many you miss and sorts them for review.
My daughter also really enjoys an app. about art. You can search or browse by artists, see their work, learn about their lives, and connect to online sources for even more info.
An app. both kids have enjoyed is called “more food buffet”. You get to choose countries off the globe and create food from different cuisines. The program let’s you “build” sushi rolls, enchiladas, hamburgers, and more from the basic ingredients. There are built in challenges that let you open more locations as well.
I just discovered a spelling app. that lets you create custom lists and record yourself saying the words for later practice/ testing. So far it looks pretty cool.
I am impressed with all the possibilities. We also have streaming video available from the Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS, and more.
We have recently been playing some games on the iPod that we have played in the past in other formats. I thought I would share some of them.
First is the mobile version of Ticket to Ride. You can play against computer opponents, against someone in the room with pass and play, or via wifi.
Further down are Scribblenauts, Tangrams, Zooloretto, the Amazeing Labyrinth, Mad Libs, Mancala, and Backgammon.
My daughter has been taken with building phones out of Lego bricks lately. Here are a few of them.
Here are some recent drawings. My daughter drew them and made up a list of songs for her iPod too.
