The fun keeps coming.

Hey everyone!  This is Dan making a rare blog entry.  Kristin's been doing a fantastic job keeping everyone up to date on our family's adventures, and so far it has been a pretty great Summer.  Norah's activities have continued in the last two weeks and they have been pretty entertaining for her and us.

"X" was bound to be a difficult to find an activity for, but a treasure hunt fit the bill (because "X marks the spot". Get it?).  Norah helped Kristin follow the treasure map in the car all the way to my office.  It was great to have them all visit, and I was able to hide a special treat in my office for her to find.

"H" was an opportunity for Maddie to get in the fun too.  It was crazy Hair/Hat day for the girls.  There were no trips to my office or into public places in this getup :-)  They did have a very good time at home though.

Finally, Wednesday was the last of the Box of Summer Fun.  It was the last Daddy Activity, to boot.  Now, some would say that my activities are less focused on "education" and more focused on "danger" or "cool stuff".  However, I'll stand behind the academic rigor of my selections.  For instance, this activity taught Norah about wind resistance and aerodynamics.  In our study of "things that fly" we made different paper airplanes and tested them.  We also used a very brave toy bunny as a volunteer to test our homemade parachute.  Some might say you could test these things on the ground, but what fun is that?  So, onto the roof we went!

 

We worked our way through the Summer Fun box very quickly, but there is still some vacation time left.  Coming soon... fun with numbers.

In case anyone thought Maddie was getting easier to keep up with, you would be very wrong.  Maddie is no longer interested in easy climbing.  Our little over-achiever is pushing boundaries every day and going even higher.  And, she's not even walking yet!

Chair to table - trying to make her way to the desk next.

Hope everyone is having a great Summer!