Star Wars Pancakes

Nana and Grandave got the boys some Star Wars pancake molds.  They have always loved pancakes, but this just takes them to the next level.

You can have Yoda.

Or Darth Vader

Or a Storm Trooper

Which leads to smiley happy faces!

Swim lessons

The boys just finished another year of swim lessons.  Wingman was finally old enough to participate.  He gets tired of watching on the sidelines.  He participated in a preschool class.

His progress report stated that he was really shy.  We all disagree, it just takes him a bit to warm up.  He was really proud of himself for learning how to blow bubbles.

Crash did so much better this year.  He has a love/hate relationship with the water.  He likes it, but he doesn't like getting his face wet.  There is our dilemma with swim lessons- they want you to get your face wet.  He got in the water everyday without complaining and even put his face in the water for a nanosecond.  Just long enough to get credit and pass his class.  Yeah Crash!

The Test Pilot learned more stroke skills such as the backstroke and breast stroke.  He learned to dive which he loves.  It took a lot of practice, but he finally got it.

They also got lots of practice going off the low and high diving boards.  He really liked this.  We have a diver now!

Grammie came to town

We had a wonderful visit from the Captain's mom all the way from Ohio.  Crash swears that Ohio is an island.  

Not sure where that came from.

Anyhow, it was good to have her here.

We all visited the LBJ ranch in the sweltering Texas heat and survived.

Truthfully, the heat was not as bad as I thought it would be.  It was a very fun day and very cheap.  I highly recommend it.

We got a sitter for Wingman and Crash and took the Test Pilot to see his first musical, "Annie."

We went to a nice restaurant that did not serve chicken nuggets and then went to the theatre.  At first he did not seem excited to go, but as the night went on he really enjoyed himself.  He discovered ciabatta bread and wants to have it some more.  He liked the musical.  Just to remind us that he is all boy- at intermission I return from the bathroom to see my darling son performing light saber moves in the marble covered atrium.  You can dress him up, but he still loves Star Wars, even while watching "Annie."

We had a good visit.  They don't happen very often so we treasure the time.  Crash is insistent that I buy him a suitcase so he can carry his "stuff" to Ohio.  We look forward to returning the visit soon.

Sorry

Sorry.  I have been a delinquent blogger.  We got busy with school.  Then my computer died.  Got a new computer but the photo editing software was not compatible with new computer.  Went out of town to my parent's cabin.  Left our camera at parent's cabin.  Got home with new software finally installed.  Borrowed a camera.  Should get our camera back next week.

I will now resume some blogging.

International Space Station

The Test Pilot had his Homeschool Presentation Night.  I am a little biased, but can I just say he was AWESOME!  I am so proud of my boy.  

He made a model of the International Space Station with his dad.  Then we wrote a speech about it.  He did so good.  He was not even nervous.  I really don't think it occurred to him to be nervous.

Click play to see the video.

There was a good mix of performances from musical to drama to readings of speeches and novels.  It was really neat to see all these children doing so wonderfully on this kind of stage.

Wordless Wednesday

International Space Station

The Test Pilot has been studying astronomy all year in science.  His final project is building a model of the international space station.  He is building it for fun as well as for a presentation in May.

He is hard work assembling the trusses.

The Captain guides him, but the Test Pilot is doing most of the assembly himself.  He likes doing this kind of work.

Here's a picture of the space station.  I will post a picture of the completed project.  I bet it will look pretty similar knowing my child and his dad.