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The Day the Dinosaurs Came to Kansas

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My boys love dinosaurs.  This last weekend there was an event called Discover the Dinosaurs.

Hey #4 there's something over your shoulder.

dinosaur discovery

I think they figured it out.

Here's #2, #4 and #5 at the entrance.

#5 checking out the teeth.

Dino dentistry.. you're doing it wrong.

 

Love, true love

 

#5 liked the "horns" on this guy.  He thought it looked a lot like our neighbors cows.

#4 loved the Dino Dig.

These blow up things… my children love them.  The downside to this little adventure

was the 6.00 per kid it cost to jump on these bad boys.

#5 rode a dinosaur…

#4 chose to go in the mine and look for treasures.

Just in case you haven't see what a kid looks like when you won't buy him a stuffed animal..

this is it.

Did I tell you they loved this place?

Out Of This World..

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I take #4 to school each morning for speech.  While he's hanging out at speech I sit in the library with #5.   This month the library displays are hand made Solar Systems.  Check some of these out!

the planets, space, the solar system, how to make a solar system

I was looking the other day for styrofoam balls at Wal-mart and couldn't find one.  I guess this is why.

 

Paper mache…

This is #5's favorite.

He liked the sticks in this one.

 

 

 

 

I liked this one.

 

 

Nice use of clay on the right.

See the wood frame on the left? It was pretty cool.. and moved.

 

The one on the right would light up

 

I really liked this hoola-hoop one.

 

 

 

The President Comes to Kansas or Maybe to Dinner?

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Something epic is arriving in Kansas… 

The President arriving at KCI..

President Obama will be less than 15 miles from our little compound..  but we won't get to see him..  I not the biggest Obama fan, but I am a HUGE fan of the United States! How off is a sitting president 15 miles from your house?

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He's flying in Marine One to Osawatomie Kansas (population: 4665)

This is the Osawatomie High School I thought I would try to get a couple of the 400 tickets they were giving out for his speech, but there were about 400 people in line around 20 minutes after it was announced President Obama would be speaking. I thought this would be quite a "homeschool" experience to give my children.

#4 and #5 don't quite understand how far away 15 miles is.. but they seem to think that President Obama *could* land in our back field.  They've been talking for days about what would happen if he landed in our back field.

#4 is pretty sure he would come in and check out our Christmas decorations.  He thinks that the President would want to eat dinner with us. I asked him what he thinks I should make the President for dinner, he said; "your home made pizza."

#5 is pretty sure that The Man would be mad, and wouldn't want the President in our house.  (The Man is a Republican).  #5 thinks I should make lasagna, because that's his (#5's)  favorite snack!

It would be pretty cool if the President came to our back field, and if anything it would make great blog fodder. 🙂

(all photos credit Brian Foster KMBC9.com except for my backyard.. that's all mine baby)