Weird Science

Silhouettes

A couple weeks ago while Brett and Blake were at an Arizona Cardinals game, Nick, Zach, Allie, and I headed to the Arizona Science Center. We had never been there before and Zach was excited because a new Pirates exhibit had just opened (but no cameras allowed in the exhibit).

Zach LOVED the pirate exhibit, marveling over the swords, coins, artifacts, and the cool pirate ship and quarters that made a pirate's life within firm grasp.

The kids all loved the rest of the museum. Favorites included an interactive display of the digestive system which included a slide. As you slid down the slide (through the intestines), a lovely fart noise sounded, sending the kids into hysterics. Every. Single. Time.

They also liked this cool telescope, which shot a picture of their giant eye on a screen up above.

Zach looks through the telescope.

Zach's huge eye.

They also loved the image distorting machine, always good for a few laughs.

Alien Nick

And afterward on the walk back to the car, Zach is unable to muster up a cute smile for the camera.

A little cheese with that?

But Allie does.

Sweet Allie

Nick Turns 11

Nick gives his cake the once-over.

September has come and gone, but I couldn't write another blog post until I put up a few pictures of Nick's birthday. Hard to believe our little Nicky is 11 already.

On the big day Nick invited three friends to go paintballing. A couple were a little on the hesitant side, but Brett, Nick and one friend engaged in all-out paint warfare, coming home with their battle wounds of red marks on their legs and bellies and jeans and shoes obliterated by pale green paint.

Nick picked out his own cake: a round, yellow number with a smiley face and its tongue sticking out. That's Nick.

Allie gets into it as she sings Happy Birthday as Nick's friend looks on.

Brett lights the candles.

Making a wish and blowing out the candles.