Raiders of the Lost Ark Escape Room

We escaped! This room was really fun, lots of Egyptian artifacts and cool puzzles. Glad we got to play with Uncle Stuart, Auntie Niki, and Cousin Kyle too!

 

Kat's Haircut

Kat is officially way cooler than all of us. She talked Mom and Dad into using a non-peroxide bleach on part of her hair, and getting bangs. 

Right now she likes it blonde, but this way she can put other temporary colors in it and they'll actually show up!

Gizmo says it makes her look older. But that she's still very cute. 

Thanksgiving 2021

Happy Turkey Day! We cooked, drank a little Martinelli's (Mom's might be champagne)

And decided to take a stroll to the beach while the bird was in the oven. 

That dog LOVES the beach!

We don't think it's too shabby either. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Friendsgiving Weekend

We had lots of fun seeing friends over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Kat hung out with some fellow Scouts when we donated to her Troop's canned food drive.

Then she and some friends helped package meals and care packages for teens at a local charity called Robyne's Nest. 

Afterward they got boba. 

Boba was a common theme for the weekend. They got it when they met up with Kara and Avery too. 

It was a short but sweet visit visit at the mall perusing K-Pop stores.

We can't wait to play with them longer over Xmas break!

Tommy and Cole hung out at the park by our house, swinging, spinning, chasing the dog, and throwing sticks at things. 

Kat and Sarah stayed back and made chocolate Thanksgiving turkeys (strawberries dipped in chocolate, with pretzels and marshmallows for the  drumsticks). 

Scouts and Science

Tommy's Scouts Den visited Ms. Hellman's Chemistry Lab at OCC to work on their science elective. They made elephant toothpaste, and dissolved metal in HCl and captured the gas released, then combusted it to make a loud noise. 

 Then they did a flame test to identify different metals. 

But everyone's favorite part was making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. Science RULES!