Dancing Raisins

Cameron is all decked out to work, which is good because we had science experiments to do today.

Hunter loves science experiments so I am always trying to find little experiments that the boys will love.  I found this experiment for dancing raisins.  When raisins are dropped in Sprite they sink to the bottom but then carbon dioxide bubbles attach to them and they raise to the surface where the bubbles pop and they go up and down.

We tried the experiment first while Cameron was sleeping.  I let Hunter get everything together and do the project himself.

He felt so old and loved telling me what he was doing and what was happening.
Then when Cameron woke up Hunter had to do the experiment again with him.

The boys sat and watched the raisins forever.

They loved the experiment and keep asking to do it again and again.

Bubbles and the Park

I don't know why but I love pictures of my kids blowing bubbles.  Their faces are so cute and fun and to me blowing bubbles outside and popping bubbles is the embodiment of childhood.

I love the intent on his face.

Hunter's total look of focus.
Oh how I love these two little cuties.
Later in the day we headed out to the big park in our neighborhood. 
Even though we have a sandbox in the backyard, I had to convince the boys to play on the toys.  They love building and digging in the sand.

The boys love to cowabunga (do an underdog) on the swings. They are adorable.  I love my days of simplicity with them where we have so few scheduled activities and can just play and explore together (I am dreading Kindergarten next year so much). 

Projects Galore

My boys are uber obsessed with projects.  If I want them to do anything all I have to do is promise that we are going to do a project and they are so willing to help.  They love making and creating anything big or small.  This week we decided to finish decorating the ghosts and monsters we painted last week.

Both of them are so intent on their projects.

And so proud of what they have made.  I love their masterpieces and their desire to decorate our whole house with their art.
During naptime we decided to make a spider hat with lots of eyes and bouncy legs.

Hunter slowly and intricately took the time to decide exactly where each eye and leg should be placed.

The final scary spider.
For Family Home Evening we decided to make homemade pizza and homemade Halloween sugar cookies. 
The boys loved helping out but don't let their happy innocent faces fool you, it was a bit of a wrestling match keeping them from eating and flinging all of the dough around the kitchen.

Luckily they are so stinking cute that they can get away with almost anything.

After dinner we took turns decorating the cookies.  The boys loved spreading the frosting, dropping the sprinkles, and decorating each cookie.

The night was so much fun and so yummy.

ABC Wall

We finally finished the ABC wall.  Hunter and I have been having a great time coming up with fun ideas for each letter.  I have been letting Hunter come up with the ideas for the letters and he loves putting them together himself.

We had to get a picture of Hunter with his tongue out.  He always sticks his tongue out when he is working.  It is so cute.

My favorite letter.  He put it all together himself.

The finished wall.

Hunter had a great time putting them all together and he is already coming up with new ideas to redo letters.