This is just one of the six experiments we took part in at a science fair run by nottingham university chemistry department. We went as part of a home ed group and sam had blast. We did everything from making a calculator work using fruit and veg to making slime and hitting people with frozen flowers! This is the experiment with liquid nitogen. Sam was chosen to demonstrate how brittle the flower becomes after being frozen. He just couldn't believe that he was going to be allowed to hit someone without getting scolded for it.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Smash
He just couldn't believe that he was allowed to hit someone and that he wouldn't get in trouble for it. The lad he hit was a very good sport.
Making fruit salad
Here he is smashing fruit, it is amazing how far a grape will fly across the room if you hit it at the right angle.
Concentrating
Here sam got to make slime, which as you can imagine went down well. He has played with it non stop, think we will have to make some more next week.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Lego king..
Sam has informed us that he will indeed go to college when he grows up but only if he can do a degree in lego as he wants to be a lego designer when he grows up. It seems as if he has done nothing the past week but lego. He bought most of the aquaraiders set with his lego land money and nana and grandad brought him back part of the set from their vacation. He is very singleminded when doing lego and will sit for hours putting together a set or doing creations. The only problem is we are running out of room for all his sets and creations-think we are going to have to start putting up shelves in his room and the play room!
We have had a good and busy month. Just after sam's bday C arrived and I don't think we sat down the whole time she was here. We visited Warwick Castle, Woolsthorpe, saw the sights of leicester, visited friends and had a whistle stop tour of Paris. Paris was fantastic, and even sam enjoyed himself. He didn't get bored with the sightseeing and was very keen to hear all about the history of the sites we visited. He was a very brave boy and walked up and down the arc d' trimophe and the tour eiffel without batting an eyelid. Wish I could say the same for me! The tour eiffel wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, infact I think the lift down was more nerve racking than walking up the stairs. We managed to fit in a bit of shopping which was a much fun as the sightseeing and you will be surprised to learn that sam threw himself into the shopping wholeheartedly. he came away with a clutch of knights and a catapult not to mention several good french children's books. The weather favored us and made wandering around the city even more delightful. It was nice having C with us and I hope she enjoyed the trip as much as we did. We were so exhausted after paris that we just mooched for her last two days.
C left on monday and we were said that she had to leave. I hope she enjoyed the visit, I know we were delighted to have her here.
We have had a good and busy month. Just after sam's bday C arrived and I don't think we sat down the whole time she was here. We visited Warwick Castle, Woolsthorpe, saw the sights of leicester, visited friends and had a whistle stop tour of Paris. Paris was fantastic, and even sam enjoyed himself. He didn't get bored with the sightseeing and was very keen to hear all about the history of the sites we visited. He was a very brave boy and walked up and down the arc d' trimophe and the tour eiffel without batting an eyelid. Wish I could say the same for me! The tour eiffel wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, infact I think the lift down was more nerve racking than walking up the stairs. We managed to fit in a bit of shopping which was a much fun as the sightseeing and you will be surprised to learn that sam threw himself into the shopping wholeheartedly. he came away with a clutch of knights and a catapult not to mention several good french children's books. The weather favored us and made wandering around the city even more delightful. It was nice having C with us and I hope she enjoyed the trip as much as we did. We were so exhausted after paris that we just mooched for her last two days.
C left on monday and we were said that she had to leave. I hope she enjoyed the visit, I know we were delighted to have her here.
Monday, March 19, 2007
cool glacier pic by M
think the title says it all really. M was so impressed by Norway that we are hoping to go back as a family later in the year.
What pyramid?
Am not sure what kind of pyramid sam was expecting but even as we stood there taking this he was still asking where the pyramid was!! The Louvre was amazing and we managed to enjoy ourselves even though it was closed!! They still allowed us to enter the main reception areas so we got a taste of the museum and then we wandered around the new underground mall that is attached to it. It was all marble and they had some of the medieval stone walls preserved so we got in a bit of culture too.
Dizzy
Made it up and down all the steps at the Arc de Triomphe without panicing too much. C took this fantstic photo on the way down.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Pooped after climbing all those stairs
Sam made it up and down the tower with a minimum of fuss-wish I could say the same about me!!
wobbly legs
Think sam took this pic-a very cool one of legs that look all wobbly like jello. Kind of like our legs felt after walking all round paris!
Paris in the Sun
Our first stop in paris was Notre Dame. It was just as beautiful as I remembered. Sam enjoyed seeing all the gargoyles. It was lovely and warm and sunny.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
wacked after the weekend..
we are all pooped after a busy weekend, even both dogs are sacked out. C arrived from the sunshine state on thursday and we are overjoyed that she is here. M left for his trip on friday we sent him off with lots of cuddles and assurances from him that he wouldn't come back with anything in plaster! Have had a few texts from him, apparently norway is beautiful and he is having fun.
We have hit the ground running here, C is going to need a vacation to recover. Friday we introduced her to Bradgate Park as well as the city center. Although it was warm for here, she must have froze at bradgate as the wind was blowing as usual. It is always so windy there, must be the ghost of lady jane making her presence felt.
Saturday we continued with the history theme and took ourselves off to warwick castle following a long walk round watermead. Warwick was all that a castle should be and the scenes were really well done-especially as all the figures looked to have been made by madame tussads wax works. The only dispointing thing was the number of gift shops, it seemed like everytime we turned the corner there was another gift shop or food stand-someone has been taking lessons from disney. C treated us to the audio tour and I was amazed at how well it held sam's attention. he has come out with all sorts of interesting tidbits since. We climbed both towers and he was a very brave boy on all the narrow spiral staircases. As he said, going up isn't too bad, it is the going down!! We all agreed that we wouldn't have wanted to be the poor housemaid who had to keep all those stairs clean. It was a lovely day for wandering in the garden and sam took great delight in attempting to catch a peakcock. All in all it was a good day out and can't wait to take M back there later in the year.
Today started bright and early with tennis, how he has the energy to run around like that at 9am I don't know. This afternoon we visited Woolsthorpe Manor, Sir Isaac Newton's home. We had a fantstic time in the science center and in the make and do activity section. The NT have done a really good job with the hands on activities, they kept us occupied for ages. We were all very excited to see the lambs and it was all I could do to convince sam that bringing one home with us would not be a good idea. The house itself was interesting and the actual apple tree is still there so as you can see below we took lots of photos of our science guy under it. We took the doggies for a walk around the village-they were equally as excited to see the lambs but thankfully couldn't get anywhere near them.
Tomorrow we are off to explore the sites of the city center a bit more, just hope everything is open on a monday!
We have hit the ground running here, C is going to need a vacation to recover. Friday we introduced her to Bradgate Park as well as the city center. Although it was warm for here, she must have froze at bradgate as the wind was blowing as usual. It is always so windy there, must be the ghost of lady jane making her presence felt.
Saturday we continued with the history theme and took ourselves off to warwick castle following a long walk round watermead. Warwick was all that a castle should be and the scenes were really well done-especially as all the figures looked to have been made by madame tussads wax works. The only dispointing thing was the number of gift shops, it seemed like everytime we turned the corner there was another gift shop or food stand-someone has been taking lessons from disney. C treated us to the audio tour and I was amazed at how well it held sam's attention. he has come out with all sorts of interesting tidbits since. We climbed both towers and he was a very brave boy on all the narrow spiral staircases. As he said, going up isn't too bad, it is the going down!! We all agreed that we wouldn't have wanted to be the poor housemaid who had to keep all those stairs clean. It was a lovely day for wandering in the garden and sam took great delight in attempting to catch a peakcock. All in all it was a good day out and can't wait to take M back there later in the year.
Today started bright and early with tennis, how he has the energy to run around like that at 9am I don't know. This afternoon we visited Woolsthorpe Manor, Sir Isaac Newton's home. We had a fantstic time in the science center and in the make and do activity section. The NT have done a really good job with the hands on activities, they kept us occupied for ages. We were all very excited to see the lambs and it was all I could do to convince sam that bringing one home with us would not be a good idea. The house itself was interesting and the actual apple tree is still there so as you can see below we took lots of photos of our science guy under it. We took the doggies for a walk around the village-they were equally as excited to see the lambs but thankfully couldn't get anywhere near them.
Tomorrow we are off to explore the sites of the city center a bit more, just hope everything is open on a monday!
the famous apple tree
sam in front of the famous apple tree. According to guides, dating of the tree has revealed that this is old enough to be the actual tree!! We had a lovely time at the manor and look forward to going back again with M.
there goes my car
Sam's car travelled so well, it went out of shot!! He was very pleased and has played with it endlessly since getting home.
make and do at woolsthorpe
Today we went to sir Isaac Newton's home, Woolsthorope Manor. We had tons of fun, especially in the science center, were sam made a sail car.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Birthday catch up
Sam is now 6 and we are all exhausted from celebrating. Friday was the big day and it started early with presents galore in our bedroom. The pups kindly helped him to unwrap everything. Most of the day was spent playing with new toys and putting together lego. Managed to tear him away long enough to go to french but when we got home he was straight into the lego again. M came home early and we went to leicester to buy sam's present from us. This was followed by dinner from pizza hut and more playing!! I hope he had a good day, he certainly seemed smiley and happy the whole day and told everyone he met that it was his special day. I just can't believe that he is 6, it seems just yesterday he was a newborn. He is a lovely boy and we are both very proud of him.
This week has been very much coming down to earth. We eased into the week as we had 3 mystery jobs to do yesterday but hit the books in ernest today. It will be a short work week as auntie C is arriving on thursday and we will be busy showing her the sites of leicester. We plan to take her to the museum and the medieval buidlings in town and to newton's birth place. Lincoln is having an open day on sat so may venture there. We are very excited about her arrival, it has been almost two years since we have seen her. Sam can't wait to introduce her to orlando, though I suspect that she is not quite so keen to meet him.
M is just about ready for his trip and is really looking forward to it. Just hope the weather stays cold for him.
Today was all about mud, both for the canines and the humans. We met up with V & I for a walk and the boys ended up squelching in a huge muddy bog in the park. This was full body squelching and I can honestly say that I have never seen sam more dirty than he was today. I only wish that I had taken the camera. He and I had a blast and will no doubt sleep well tonight. The doggies managed to stay clean but then came home and had a mud fight in the backyard. Luckily I took all the washing in before the mud started flying. Everyone should have glowing coats and skin thanks to the imprompto mud baths.
This week has been very much coming down to earth. We eased into the week as we had 3 mystery jobs to do yesterday but hit the books in ernest today. It will be a short work week as auntie C is arriving on thursday and we will be busy showing her the sites of leicester. We plan to take her to the museum and the medieval buidlings in town and to newton's birth place. Lincoln is having an open day on sat so may venture there. We are very excited about her arrival, it has been almost two years since we have seen her. Sam can't wait to introduce her to orlando, though I suspect that she is not quite so keen to meet him.
M is just about ready for his trip and is really looking forward to it. Just hope the weather stays cold for him.
Today was all about mud, both for the canines and the humans. We met up with V & I for a walk and the boys ended up squelching in a huge muddy bog in the park. This was full body squelching and I can honestly say that I have never seen sam more dirty than he was today. I only wish that I had taken the camera. He and I had a blast and will no doubt sleep well tonight. The doggies managed to stay clean but then came home and had a mud fight in the backyard. Luckily I took all the washing in before the mud started flying. Everyone should have glowing coats and skin thanks to the imprompto mud baths.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday dear Sam!! Hope you have had a wonderful day. Can't believe that you are 6 already. You are such a delight to be around.
As taken by sam
Sam took this shot with his new cameria. It is the Warhammer set that we gave him for his bday. He and matthew have been busy putting it together this evening.
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