Thursday, February 23, 2012

Happiness is a Balloon Creation

We waited in line last weekend almost one hour to get this cool penguin on a stick, but I think it was worth it. Archie waited with a friend and was so happy! Doesn't his grin just show pure joy?

Grace just wanted a pink bear but the clown surprised her by putting her pink bear at the bottom of three cascading hearts attached to a pink and purple swirly balloon stick. Pretty cool! She came up with her outfit ensemble herself and it is complemented by a yummy red snowcone residue spilled everywhere. Ahhhh...happiness.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

5-4-3-2-1 BLASTOFF: Archie's Rocket Day!


Great space shuttle, huh? Bet you're wondering when NASA (no, SpaceX) is going to give me a job offer. Archie's class recently did a two week unit on space, which required children (oops, I meant parents) to build a massive space shuttle/rocket from a large cardboard box. I must admit I was feeling pretty proud of myself after pouring way too much time into this preschool project. Please note behind the keyboard workstation, there's a recycled from bottle tops control panel with a solar panel for (pretend) power on the back. High tech, right?

WRONG! Although Archie was pretty happy with his space shuttle which now takes up approximately 1/3 of the space in his and Grace's bedroom, this kid's rocket could not be beat. Not only does it look like a SpaceX replica, its insides feature a working LCD screen and light up electric control panel. If preschool is this intense, what will high school be like?

This is one half of Archie's class with their projects. (The other half made their space shuttles the next day.) I guess no matter how ours does or doesn't stack up, the important thing is Archie likes it.