Kyle getting stuck to the wall of velcro
Well, that's one way to get down a slide...
NO FEAR.
This device shot air out of the cones, and the balls hover in the air above the cones. Pretty neat.
Also fun to shot the air stream in your face
Not really meant to be a crawl-through, but... oh well.
Time for a snack!
mmmmmm.... giant chocolate chip cookie
I knew there was a good reason to give Kyle a camera. Recently I went into our bedroom and found the antenna from my X10 receiver broken off and lying on the floor. It was a real mystery how it happened until I looked at the photos on Kyle’s camera.
These photos clearly show a young blond male breaking off, then apparently trying to eat, the antenna. Investigations are underway, and with this photographic evidence we’re almost certain to bring the culprit to justice.
Today was Kyle’s first day of Kindergarten. It was a short day, giving the kids a chance to get used to their new school while the teachers and staff gave a presentation to the parents. In the presentation they described the teaching program and tried to reassure the parents that their kids would be just fine (I got the impression they were more worried about the parents then they were about the kids).
While we listened to the presentation, Kyle went with the other kids to see his new classroom and meet his teacher. When we went back to meet him, the kids were all sitting around listening to one of the teachers read a book. We prepared all of Kyle’s supplies, talked to some of the parents and teachers, then headed out for a celebratory lunch.
The big kindergartener outside his new school
Lining up in the hall with his new classmates
We dropped Ian off at the local day care for the morning. We had never left him at a day care before, but when we stepped into the room he immediately ran over and started playing with this truck, and we knew he would be just fine. While he was there he ate a huge amount of food, played with his new friends, and when we arrived back to pick him up, he was fast asleep on his cot.
Tomorrow (Friday) is Kyle’s first full day of Kindergarten. He is in the regular Kindergarten class with the other kids in the morning, then goes off to the diagnostic class for the afternoon. It’s hard to believe he’s already five years old.
On the way back home from Springfield, we had beautiful weather and a little extra time, so we decided to take the scenic route. We drove along old route 66 for part of the way, went through towns with names like “Farmer City” and “Cornland” and stayed off the interstate the whole way. It took longer to get home, but it was well worth the extra time.
At one point, Katra started joking about the old horror movie “Children of the Corn”. Then, literally 2 minutes later, we drove past this sign:
Wind turbines south of Dwight, IL on Rte. 47
A disassembled wind turbine waiting to be installed. It's hard to see, but that is a very long flatbed trailer it is sitting on.