Silly Slime

While at a conference in Kananaskis a few weeks ago the boys attempted to make slime during an activity at the Lodge.  It didn't work and I promised them that we would try it at home.  Our Family Day activity at the house consisted of slime, in 3 colors.  It was a hit and super easy.

Jay loving his new slime.

Carson and his slime.

If you notice all the little pieces of blue slime all over, they covered my kitchen for the next 3 days!

J tried to make a smiley face but the slime kept filling in the eyes!

Recipe:  dissolve 1 tsp of Borax in 1 cup warm water

In another container mix 1:1 white glue and water and whatever color you want

Pour the glue mixture into the Borax mixture and it will immediately start to polymerize.

Remove any excess water.  Play.  Store in sealable container (we use zip-locs) in fridge.

Nathan's First Trip to the ER

The boys went to look at 'a project' for daddy.  They stopped at the park to play and Nathan had a little fight with the teeter totter...

The results... 2 stitches in his eyebrow.  He did so well.  He said "Owwwieee!! really loudly a few times but he laid there and let them put in the freezing and stitches.  After they were in the nurses gave him a stuffed dog that holds a blanket.  It took him a minute to smile but the dog and blanket became the focal points as we headed home.  Jay even said Nathan could sleep with him if he brought his dog and blanket.  On the way home I asked how he was doing, "It hurted!" was his only comment.

Monday, February 6, 2012

It's official... I have proof... Nathan and Jay can share a bed and covers!  Nathan woke up during the night and went in to his brother's room.  Although Jay initially told him to get out, this morning when I went to wake Carson (top bunk) for school, Nathan and Jay were tucked in and sleeping.  Not the best photo but I snapped it with the iPhone for proof!

Upside down Ninja's (I haven't a clue how the picture came out upside down from my iPhone!)

Ninja cookie cutters.
For FHE tonight we made Ninjabread men.  We found the cookie cutters this weekend in Calgary.  The noys were excited to make them so I actually mixed the up while Carson was still at school and then the boys helped cut them out and we decorated them.  I can't find the cord to upload the photos from my good camera, so all I have are the one from my iPhone.  When I find the cord I will post the new pictures on here.
To continue with the story of our day, I am sure the boys will need therapy when they are older.  Halfway through the cookie decorating I got a call for Medical Examiner and needed to go to the apartment to look at the body and decide whether or not we needed to do an autopsy.  Clarke was working so the boys stayed in the van outside.  I can't imagine the stories they tell their teachers when they go to school!

Milk for friends...

Lady - the Milk Dog?

At lunch today while rubbing our dog Lady's belly, Nathan asked where it was that she gave milk to her friends.  I looked at him a little puzzled and he said that Lady used to give milk to her friends and he wanted to know where they drank from!  He knows that babies drink milk from their mothers but for some reason he thinks Lady shares milk with friends!  I explained that Lady used to make milk for her puppies.  Mommies don't share their milk with their friends, at least not the Mommies I know!  (Now, just to clarify, I once tried to donate milk to a milk bank, but that MUCH different that sharing milk with my friends as Nathan was meaning!)

The Brother Store...

I was at Costco with Nathan and he saw a gentleman there with 4 boys, a 6 year old, a soon to be 4 year old and twin 2 year olds.  He commented on the number of brothers that they had.  I said, "Yes, they have one more brother than you do."  He then proceeded to tell me he wanted another brother.  I tried to explain that he wouldn't be having any more brothers.  His response was that we could go to the brother store and buy one.  I told him that there wasn't a store to buy brothers.  He insisted that there was.  He was going to run there and use his allowance to buy a new brother.  If only it were that simple!