Swimming Fun

We are enjoying some warm weather that sends us right to the pool.

Our first year in the house we had a swarm of bees around the pool and we actively tried to splash and discourage them.  I called a bee specialist and he told me that they are just looking for water.  So now we respect them and leave them alone and they do the same for us.  We frequently rescue bees that have fallen in the water.  We decided we\’ve rescued about 30 bees so far.

You can see them all over the waterfall looking for water.

Mr. Long Hair.  He\’s looking really cute with his longish hair.

And Don spotted this teeny tiny praying mantis on our outside table.  It was about the size of a mosquito.

The MOXI

Over the weekend we visited a new museum in Santa Barbara called the MOXI.  It is a hands on museum for kids and it was loads of fun.  

This centripetal force table was the guys favorite part.

Building a car and then racing it.

Slo-mo jump.

Jumping at the MOXI from Amy white on Vimeo.

And a beautiful view from the roof.

And leaving through the Children\’s Door with a fidget spinner.  A successful day.

Last Week

Last week Quinn\’s class started reading Charlotte\’s Web.  They are also in the middle of standardized testing.  So the only homework each night is reading a couple of chapters.  

Most mornings I drop Quinn off in the drop off line and don\’t walk him in.   On this morning I walked him in and snapped a couple of pics with his friends.

This was after school.  Maybe he wasn\’t so pleased about having his picture taken.

Helping around the house.

Hanging out with Sonic in the sun after a swim.

Sonic going in for some kisses.

And Quinn putting him in his place.

An intersting perspective.

And another year of rattlesnake avoidance training.  As soon as Sonic got a whif of the rattlesnakes he did everything he could to get off the leash with the handler.  He clearly remembered.  But he went through the course and did exactly as he should have.  We might do one more training next year.