Science Fair

This year we (I) decided it would be fun for the kids to be a part of the science fair. We spent a long time talking about things we were interested in (you should always study something that interests you!) and of course Avery wanted to do an experiment with the cats. Asher with dinosaurs.

Well, we have three cats, so that wasn't a a problem, but last I checked we were fresh out of dinosaurs.  So, for Asher we did a project on the different types of fossils. He made four types of fossils using his plastic dinosaurs and could talk about each type with the judges.

Avery's project was an experiment.  She noticed that the cats would seem to want more food, even if there was still food in their dish. They'd eat a dent right in the middle and not finish the stuff around the sides. So, she looked at whether the cats preferred eating out of a certain sized dish.  She spent days pouring five different bowls of food, lining them up in the bathroom, capturing cats, observing them eat and taking notes.  It was a pretty nifty experiment! She did a great job!

Avery answers the judge's questions.

Our first venture into cross-country skiing

Wow, this winter has been cold. I mean, bone-chilling cold for weeks on end. Finally, we got a day that was enough above zero I decided to take the kids to City Forest and try our hand (and feet) at cross-country skiing.  They'd never done it before, but have spent a lot of time on ice skates, so I was hopeful.

We drove to City Forest, got our skis and poles and made our way to the trailhead.  After donning our equipment, the kids immediately tried to ski like they ice skate and ended up falling. A lot. At one point they were both saying how stupid an idea this was, Asher was crying and I could still see the car in the parking lot.  I kept encouraging them, told them NOT to lift their skis up and eventually they got it.

We ended up doing a little loop four times, and by the end we were having a lot of fun! The weather was perfect, the snow was great and we did just enough.  After we got home we drank hot chocolate and told Daddy what fun we had.

Asher and Avery

Avery Rose, and the famous Chicken hat

Asher

Mom and Asher on the ski trail.