Reunion- Air Force Museum

This is the Air Force Museum through the eyes of #2 Boy. I handed over my camera to let him have a go at taking pictures for a while. It is interesting to see what caught his eye!

The Air Force Star

A random picture on the wall

The control tower

Plane with a face painted on it

Sand bags!

The floor (I am not sure he meant to take this one but it had to be included!)

Old propeller

Presidential Seal

During the hands on learning time I reclaimed my camera so it wouldn't be bashed into something.  Here are a few of the fun things they got to do!

#5 Boy loved playing with the blocks

#4 Boy had fun with the airplanes and also made a huge tower with the blocks that was taller than his head.

#2 Boy keeping the ball up in the air

#2 Boy flying the plane

#3 Girl  flying the plane.  She had her helmet on but didn't feel like she could move around enough with it on.

#2 Boy learning about Inertia

#1 Girl learning about inertia

#3 Girl and #4 Boy waiting to fly the plane.

#3 Girl spinning (This is what happens with little kids instead of holding the wheel.)

#2 Boy and #1 Girl categorizing things.  #2 Boy also played a game like Tank Wars...brings back memories.

We also had to stop at the coin drop.  I just couldn't leave without watching those coins go round and round!

#2 Boy in a Nutshell

This pictures describes #2 Boy's age in a nutshell.  He is young enough to still love playing with dolls but old enough to love Lego Star Wars and he is happy!

#2 Boy enjoying life

#2 Boy gets his mind set on doing something and figures it out.  The other day he was playing the piano, he asked for music to 'Gethsemane'.  I don't have sheet music for that so #2 Boy decided he would make some.  He also wrote up a couple of other songs. #3 Girl, #4 Boy and #5 Boy thought it looked like a great idea and followed suite all playing their songs while dancing to them.

#2 Boy reading over his written music

#2 Boy singing, dancing and playing one of his songs

#3 Girl singing to her song

#4 Boy playing a song

#5 Boy wasn't about to miss out on the action!  He loves playing the piano.

#2 Boy also sees things and then decides what to make with them.  Like these old moving boxes in our garage.  He asked me, "Mom, can I have one of those boxes?"  (What for? What are you going to do with it?) "I don't know."  A couple of moments later, "I want to make an airplane."  #1 Girl and #2 Boy then spent the afternoon cutting holes in the bottom of the boxes so their legs could stick out and they could fly their airplanes.

#1 Girl and #2 Boy working together

#1 Girl shared hers with #3 Girl even after all that hard work.

 Then it was on to making a tunnel.

This tunnel is complete with 6 'houses' off of the main tunnel.

#2 Boy is one sweet, smart, loving, fun, creative boy!

Taste of Gardening

The kids are getting a taste of gardening.  I love to see their excitement as the pumpkins get better and tomatoes turn orange...hopefully red soon.  They love to help pick things and eat the food from the garden.  Then there is Dad.  If he gets started weeding it is hard to stop him!  I don't get the same drive as him when it comes to weeding but I love wandering the garden and finding the new little pepper that is peeking out of the flower or finding some cherry tomatoes that have been hiding.  It is so rewarding having a garden and I love that my kids get a taste of gardening by working in the garden and also enjoying the food that is produced.

 kids helping to pull up some green onions

#5 Boy wants to be in the middle of the action also but doesn't fully understand how to help, so I gave him an onion to play with for a while.  He had fun examining it.

#2 Boy has really been the one to enjoy the garden the most of all the children.  If I am thinning the carrots, he wants to do it.  If I am checking on the tomatoes he wants to do it.  He also loves to take the other children back and show them how big the pumpkin plant or rhubarb have gotten.

After picking carrots, onions and beans the kids all wanted to help wash them so they could have it for an evening snack.

#2 Boy eating a carrot

#1 Girl trying a carrot

#3 Girl having a carrot

#4 Boy making sure he only ate the orange part of the carrot.

Carrots, Beans and Onions

A view of our garden.  We have started to put our grass clippings on the garden and it has helped keep the weeds down. 

And in flower gardens...our Sunflowers are as tall as our fence now!