Ice and Water

Today was the home school ice skate again. Ian and our friends the Slocums were able to join us this time. We had a lot of fun! With owning our own skates it's a great $6 of entertainment and exercise.

Fun for the littlest girls . . . yes. Exercise, not so much. Ruby only had a few ways of transportation on the ice. A round of applause for these two dads who carried extra fun around and did not fall. Thanks guys. The kids loved having you there.

The boys were all speed and slide.
Where did Evie go?
Seeing this Ian with a walker was little eerie. Didn't he get a cast off his leg just a little while ago . . . ?

Can we here it for the dads one more time. Bending over to assist and carrying skaters is hard on your back. I physically feel their pain too.

But I had to do this when we got home. As we got out of the car we all noticed a "river" flowing down our street. Seizing the moment, I suggested we go in have lunch, make boats then race them down the street. What a great, or crazy idea! So for the next hour or so I stood outside, in the rain, assisting and protecting our children in their outdoor classroom. May I mention too that our local schools were closed due to flooding! Such as the one were playing in.

Back to the boats. We utilized our recycle bin and our school resource box (random stuff saved for a rainy day) We made beautiful boats complete with sparkles even. We discussed weight, and saw the effects of size and shape.

Isobel looks as though she is having a good time . . . .

In the end, our boats became purely functional to win the race. Go Boat Go !

Isobel is making sure the path is clear of leaves.

Hope you had a great day too (Yes, it was a good day!!!!!)