Teeth

Hot Topic at our house: TEETH! Some want to lose them, some want to grow them. Take your guess - who wants what?



Derek has lost four teeth with four more wiggling around waiting to come out. I think we have a while though.

Will cut his first tooth today! That's perhaps why he looks slightly grumpy in this picture. It is more fun to get money from the tooth fairy than to have a baby tooth slice through your gum!

This might also explain why he drools and chews on EVERYTHING! It is so funny when he starts chewing on something because it is a whole body experience. He grabs the "chewie" and once it gets to the sweet spot in his mouth, his shoulders hunch over, his legs go up and his toes start to curl. He really gets into it. What a funny baby!

Volcanoes

We wanted to blow things up, so we built a couple volcanoes with some friends and had an eruption party. The results were "explosive."



Little baking soda, lot of vinegar.



I wish we see Zane's face! From the side, he looks thrilled and amazed!



We also experimented with the mentos in a coke bottle. That was really cool! I think Andy and the other dads had more fun than the boys did! We didn't get pictures of this one because it was too fun to watch in person. If you want to find out what it looks like, then try it yourself! Get a 2 liter of Diet Coke and a pack of mentos (extra mentos for munching on). Take the paper wrapper off and leave the foil one on. Drop it in the bottle and run! The mentos that are not dissolved can be used again for a second, less explosive eruption (perfect for the kids that want to drop it in). A few people got a little Coke on themselves, but no one seemed to mind. Andy also got the idea to put the mentos in, put the lid on and turn it upside down and toss it. That was REALLY explosive and you should watch out for people, cars, houses and things. We all survived. The neighbors think we are crazy now. Either that or they wish they would have thought of it themselves!

SCHOOL'S OUT!

HURRAY! Summer here we come!