31 July 2011

We've seen the videos on the internet, but this week we tried it for ourselves-- dropping Mentos into a bottle of Coke. The result was dramatic-- a 6 foot geyser of soda that lasted about 3 seconds. We didn't get photographic evidence of our experiment, but here's a photo of Sofi, Abe and Helen with the leftovers.

Abe got FIVE teeth pulled this week! He went in to the oral surgeon's office expecting to get 3 stubborn baby teeth pulled. After taking a 3-D xray, the surgeon decided to pull a permanent tooth as well (Abe had an extra incisor.) Then during the operation, he pulled a wobbly baby tooth that he was afraid Abe might swallow while he was unconscious. No charge for the 5th tooth. Abe has to cut up his food to eat, but is otherwise doing great.

 

Abe also received his Bobcat rank at pack meeting this week. He earned the rank a few months ago and is happily working on earning his Wolf.

 

Summer bedtime is a challenge. It's hard to go to bed when it's so light outside. Our compromise is to keep the same bedtime (8 pm) and let the kids read until 9 pm. This week Abe read Beyond Lucky, a great soccer novel and Helen read the Nancy Drew classic, The Hidden Staircase. Gibson looks at picture books. Sofi gets nudged off to bed at 10 pm.

 

Helen gave a talk about temples in Primary today. She wrote her own talk and drew a picture to illustrate it. Helen liked that her talk was short and she didn't have to stand up in front very long. Here is a photo of her practicing her talk for our family. She left the tiara and earrings at home.