Science Experiments...not my favorite

I dread doing science experiments.  There I said it.  Sadly this is probably my child's first love when it comes to school.  Reece and Jamie have started watching science experiment shows the ipad at night, not to mention his addiction to Mythbusters.  They have been learning about weird things that I have ZERO interest in like why your fingers and toes wrinkle after a long bath, or how dung beetles find their way around according to the light from the stars and the Milky Way....no joke, true story.  Reece ALWAYS talks/dreams/thinks about science and I don't do a very good job of incorporating that into his school.
So my "New Years Resolution" if you will, is to be better about doing science experiments/activities (and to wake up earlier, but I am failing at that one so far to be honest!) in coordination with what we are learning about.
Today's topic....layers of the earth.  I found a super easy activity and he was super excited!  Winning!

Play-doh and some fishing line to cut through the layers....easy peasy!

Tournament Time!

Reece recently participated in his first ever Tae kwon do tournament.  He was so nervous, but he ended up doing FANTASTIC!  They get awards on how well they do their form, and they get awards based on sparring with opponents.  He took first place in BOTH events!  

 Tons of pictures, I know.  But I am so super proud of him!!

It's been a bit....

So I've been MIA for a smidge bit....I'm going to post a bunch here quickly to catch up on life, so basically whatever I find on my camera, is whatcha get ;)  It's been a bit crazy around here as usual, now that Christmas break has come and gone and we are back in the swing of things as far as activities and home schooling.  Then of course my school semester started again, which is partially to blame for no recent blogging...Now we are just trying to navigate through our days, Reece's school work, my school work, housework and trying desperately to get some good ski trips in between!

A typical day in the life.....

 

Multi-tasking, snack & school

This, it takes LOTS of this :)

Mia in her "school" area, doing ipad puzzles.

We made homemade pizzas the other night, YUM!  And fun for the kids, lucky for us they love weird toppings like spinach and goat cheese!

Oh, and then this happened....so that was fun,  

Mia was looking super grown up and sassy the other day with her new boots and stick-on earrings so I just had to grab a few shots...

Oh and these, LOVE these, they are super yummy in coffee with bits of peppermint chunks....love them!

Only they are sold seasonally and this is my last bag,  so there's that...bummer!

Bang Bang

 Check out Tysen's most prized Christmas gift:  A something-something, bolt action, something-something 22  rifle? shotgun?  Yeah not exactly sure about the specifics, but it is apparently just what he wanted!  This was from Christmas day in Grandma's backyard.

 Checking out the targets

"Guy" fun :)   

And of course Dad had to have a turn!

Snow

Trying to catch up with photos...this was at the beginning of Christmas break during the first snow.  

Love love love these next two pics

 Snow Angels, as Tysen was hiding below the deck firing snow balls...away from the camera...

Skiing time is here!

First ski trip of the season and this was our crew!  My mom and sister and all of us made the trip and we all had such a good time!

Bundling up and getting equipment takes just about an hour....This was Mia's first skiing trip and I was very impressed with how patient she was with the whole process.  Not a bit of whining!

Finally, it was time to hit the slopes...

Jamie took care of showing Mia the ropes, as I am wayyyy less than proficient in my skiing abilities.  Reece is learning and graduated from the Magic Carpets to Chair Lifts during this trip....big accomplishment!  Tysen however smokes us all with his skiing.  He is phenomenal and fearless.  You'll notice that I did not take many pictures of him, that's because I couldn't catch him and didn't see him for most of the day!  He skis the advanced hills with his dad, while the other two and I are working our way off the bunny hills ;)

This one I love so very much.  This kid is THE best big brother ever :)

Caught them!

Hannah, Reece & Tysen 

Sweet girl, eating snow :)

Chocolate donuts afterwards, the best part :)