Invisible Girls

This week is review week for Luke and Isabel. Actually I think the "review" will be done by tomorrow. I mostly want to see if they remember the things they've been memorizing. This morning I gave them a blank U.S. map and had them fill in the states. I then had them play this game online to see if they knew their capitals. Tomorrow I will see if they remember their Articles of Faith.  Other than that, we've just been reading Princess Academy together.  I know the book sounds girlie, but Luke loves it too. Here is something I always want to remember.  Every Saturday night my kids take baths and lay out their church clothes for the next morning.  My girls have so much fun making their "invisible girls."  They get very upset when Luke comes in their room and stomps on the invisible girl's heads!  Very funny.  (and yes, I did let Sylvia wear those ruby red shoes with her yellow and pink dress.)

Isabel put these wash cloths on Hazel's back and head and called her Super Baby.

On a Diamond in Blue Diamond

This morning we were in Blue Diamond City cheering Joey and his friends on.  Just guys from church playing for fun.

Luke took this great action shot of Joey.

Look at that form!

So sexy.

The kids loved playing at the skate park.

Luke.

Isabel.

Sylvia.

The girls shouted, "Go daddy!  You can do it!" while he was in the out field.

Isabel and Hazel.

Very cute of Luke.

Her first time in a swing.

Some donkeys wandered onto the field.

Camp Invention

Luke and Isabel loved going to Camp Invention this week. I wanted to put all of the pictures we took there and explain every single one of their projects but it really would be too much. The Camp Invention program helps kids learn and problem solve through imaginative play. This first picture is of Luke and his friends with their egg cracking invention.

This next picture is of "Sludge City" that the children saved from pollution, built water treatment facilities, and rebuilt.

They each got to bring a small appliance or electronics of some sort, take it apart and invent something.  Isabel took apart a cell phone and made it a "Bad Detector."  She explained that it is mostly for Sylvia.

Here is Isabel's advertisement for her Bad Detector.  I love it, she should be in marketing.  (I love her little "TM")

There was also something about them being stranded on planet Zak and the kids had to build shelters then figure out a way off the planet (I didn't really get it but whatever it was Luke and Isabel loved it.)  They also built roller coasters out of tubing that they tested with marbles, and created their own miniature amusement park rides.  Luke was telling me that his new friend really loves roller coasters and knows a lot about them.  I said, "When he grows up he should be a roller coaster designer!"  Luke helped me out, "You mean a roller coaster engineer mom?"  (I thought those were train drivers....KIDDING.)