28 December 2018

24 December 2018

Plastic Wrap Prizes

Game that Aunt Christie brought for kids, variety of toys and trinkets wrapped in plastic wrap. Everyone gets a go at ripping at the ball to see what they can uncover.

23 December 2018

Black Widow

If only you could see the black on black detail on this doll. The curly hair is actually leftover from the year the kids were hobbits for Halloween and we made them hairy feet.

21 December 2018

Scarlet Witch

Grey

Guest stockings are ready!

20 December 2018

Billy Carts

Like all terrain sleds (with pedals) since goodness knows we don't get snow around here. G and BB assembled the first with little help; the second one was not so easy.

18 December 2018

Science Museum

Took the kids on unexpected trip to science museum to walk around, had the place practically to ourselves for the first hour, which was a nice change. (The science museum is a popular place.) We toured their restored 1929 parlor train car, which is normally only available for viewing from the outside; I finally got to see the origami (limited time) exhibit, some amazing stuff they can do now with help of computers, which is a bit cheaty in my opinion; the kids played giant sized games; experienced natural phenomenon like EF-1 tornado winds (~80mph) and the various type earthquakes; learned about dental health; rode a Segway, twice in some cases; carved beeswax; and learned about pulleys and levers.

14 December 2018

Thor's Hammer

First envisioned by X with an empty tissue box and paper towel roll and improved by BB.