Take your kid to work day
The other day I asked what Mommy did at work. Remember this story about making money? Well, this time I told him that I’m a scientist, and make no mistake – he knows what science is and does it in preschool no less!
He says to me “no your not”! “Yes I am”, I say “and I will show you”! He questions me about just sitting at my desk my desk all day, not doing “real” science (man this kid is smart or what!), but I assure him I am a real live scientist who does science for work (he calls it working). In fact, I’m going to prove it to him by taking him to work with me one day.
So, off we were together in late April to TYKTWD. I was so excited that I even volunteered to be one of the participants to teach the kids a session.
We had such a special day that I will always cherish. First there was a tour of all the labs and Alex got to look in a microscope, wear a real lab coat and lab glasses (doesn’t he just look so cute!). There was one session before mine, and then it was go time! Let’s just say that there is no real preparing you for 74 kids and chemistry! But, thank goodness I was teaching in the morning session, the afternoons sessions got a bit wilder!
Some of my colleagues volunteered with me and even came up with the concept. I just had to organize and do most of the talking (not really that big of a deal, if you ask me!). We had already boiled purple cabbage leaves and would use this as an indicator for pH of different household chemicals. We talked about what pH is and why it’s important to us, and how it’s used by some of the Mommy’s and Daddy’s who work here. Then, we got to the good stuff, mixing colored liquids!
The purple liquid would turn pink if it was an acid, or green if it was a base. It would stay purple if it was neutral. We had the kids record what they say on paper (because documentation is important!) and some of the older kids would make hypothesis before they started mixing chemicals. Even cooler was figuring out how many drops would it take for one acid and one base to make different colors. Blue was slightly basic and magenta was slightly acidic. It all went very well and I was so happy I had volunteered.
Other experiments they did that day involved marshmallow animals and phenotype/genotype categorization and extracting their own DNA and putting it into a necklace that they could wear!
We had lunch together and Alex was “flying” there from one building to the next!
The day was exhausting and mentally draining watching 74 kids and maintaining that much attention on that many little kiddos. But, the best part was when we were leaving and Alex told me this “Mommy, I want to be a scientist when I grow up”. All worth it right there, all worth it.
Kiddos Stats
Well, after catching up on all my photos for the past 2 months, my computer getting a virus and having it at the fix-it shop, having it slow down again, I just went out and bought myself a Mother’s Day present to myself - - - a new lighting fast computer! So, I had to transfer everything over (not the fastest of tasks, but not difficult if you kept all the original disks) and now I think I’m up and running again. Yeah!
It’s been nice to have this break. Lately I’ve been struggling with the whole blogging thing. I mean, I love blogging and I love showing pictures, but after 622 posts and 5 years of blogging, I think I just needed some time off. So, hopefully with my new computer and some time away, I’ll be back to my normal postings soon.
So, here we are in May and the kids got their well child appointments way back at the beginning of April.
Both kids stats from last year to compare
Sara – 2 years old.
(here are Alex’s stats from 2 years old if you want to compare Alex stats 2 years old, but I’m sure you don’t compare the kids at all, do you?
Height: 36 1/2 inches (98th %)
Weight: 27 lbs. 8 oz. (75th%)
Shoe size: 8
Sara’s talking has EXPLODED. Some of her favorite things to say are:
Peanu-budda-jelly peeeaaaaasssss (peanut butter jelly sandwich please) – her favorite food that she would live off if she could
So Sad
So Silly
Happy (she’s learning all about feelings right now and recognizing when she’s having a feeling and when other people are having feelings)
My bubble/my body (when Alex gets in her space this is what she says to him)
Chocolick (chocolate)
Oh my goodness!
Boy or girl? I ask Sara if someone is a boy or girl and she loves this game. At first she didn’t know, but now she does!
She has learned how to pedel a tricycle a little bit as long as there is a slight decline, she can do it!
She loves singing songs including twinkle twinkle (sounds like tinkle tinkle, so cute!), ABCs, the itsy bitsy spider, and many other songs.
She LOVES playing with brother, most of the time. Sometimes they really get into taking the cushions off the couches and making forts and jumping over the lava.
She is really good at puzzles! We have many puzzles and she loves doing them. Sometimes we take out three puzzles at a time and mix up all the pieces and, with a little help, can get all the pieces where they go. She thinks it’s so funny, and even does it herself to crack me up, to put the puzzle piece in the wrong spot and says “go here? …. no….. go here? …. no….” Laughing and laughing….
She loves baths and playing with boats in the bathtub.
We’ve gotten her pretty well trained with wearing hats and getting sunscreen on. It helps that she sees big brother do it. I love these hats that Sunday Afternoons sells. They are so breathable, lightweight and have a SPF of 50! I’ve just ordered some more sizes since we’ll need them this summer!
Sara all protected from the sun, ready for the water!
Sara and her best friend Natalie at preschool.
Alex – 5 years old.
Height: 46 inches (94th %)
Weight: 45 lbs. (75th%)
Shoe size: 13
Alex is growing up to be so big! He is excited for kindergarten this Fall and even comes home and tells me he needs to practice doing homework for next year. Very excited! He loves Superheros and anything Ninja or Secret Agent. He has discovered Ninjago (Ninja Legos) cartoons and legos and just loves them. He watches the cartoon and tells me that this ninja is trying to find his “true potential”. So funny! He loves playing with all kids and has made a special friendship with a neighborhood boy right across the street who is 3 1/2. They love playing with each other every night after preschool, especially now the weather is nice and the days are long. There also is some new neighbors behind us that have a 6 year old girl and a 2 year old boy! He loves taking his tools out to work on the tree fort and other projects.
One night when he climbed into our bed (again) in the middle of the night, we asked him in the morning why he comes into our bed. He said “you guys are so warm and Daddy is like a noisemaker”. Ha ha ha! We have a noisemaker that he used to use that now Sara has in her room. It literally makes white noise that helps the kids sleep. It also evens out the noise at night in case there is a loud dog bark or something in the house that would wake the kids up, just when they are almost asleep. It’s been a lifesaver. Well, apparently Daddy makes noises at night that put Alex to sleep!
His favorite foods are watermelon, corn on the cob and ravioli. He loves his sports and activities, perhaps mostly because they are social, but also because they are athletic and he has so much wiggles and energy.
Alex at T-ball
Zach, Aiden and Alex at preschool. His best buddies. When ever he talks about them, it’s “ZachandAiden”. Playing with his friends are one of his best things every day.
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