Too bad you can't smell over the internet

My flowers finally bloomed and I am so excited about it.  The lilac in front is my favorite with the white around the edges.  In back we also have the snowball bush in the background of the pic.  I just love it when the lilacs are in bloom.  When we walk, you can just smell them in the air.  Too bad they don't last all summer.

The kids have school till next Friday.  I can't believe how fast this school year has gone by.  

Pythagora Switch

A little while ago, I discovered via another blog a video of some crazy complicated Rube Goldberg machines that were created with household objects. The video was Japanese and we had no idea if it was a commercial or a clip from a TV show or what.
Here is a compilation of a bunch of them.



I did some searches on Google this weekend and discovered that the videos are part of a show called Pythagora Switch. It appears to be a kids show that teaches science and stuff. I guess Rube Goldberg machine in Japan is called a Pythagorean Device. I found an episode on Google Video. I hope you like it.

Look at me now...

I finally got John to add me to the blog so I can post on my own.  I also played around with the templates as you probably can tell.  Fun.

Making rag dolls on the Pioneer trek

Making rag dolls
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

I liked this pic of Val making the rag dolls. They did lots of activities that pioneers would have done. One of the adult leaders in her group told me when they were at the "rock quarry" the boys complained that it was too hard, but Valerie hit her rock and got the biggest chunk off. She kept it of course. Becky helped serve the food. It was so good. We had dutch oven desserts that were so yummy. They made peach cobblers and one pineapple cobbler. Delicious

my 4th grade pioneer

my 4th grade pioneer
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

Valerie's school does a pioneer trek each year for the 4th graders. We made her skirt this week (in her favorite color of course). Becky got to go and help out. It was a ton of fun.

baptism day May 3rd

baptism day May 3rd
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

Scarlett got baptized on May 3rd. We were really glad that both sets of grandparents could be there as well as some aunts and uncles. We had a really good baptism program, and had a really fun and busy day. The kids had a great time playing with cousins this week.

swinging with papa

swinging with papa
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

We went to Sugarhouse Park for Yung and Drew's graduation party. It was kind of windy, but the kids had fun. They played at the pond feeding the ducks and played at the park. It was Scarlett's birthday also.

Egg hunts

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Originally uploaded by mrklaw

You can see all of our Easter pictures here.

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Dyed Eggs

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Originally uploaded by mrklaw

You can see more of our Egg Dying pictures.

Construction Time

Construction Time
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

The kids had fun with some toy tools that their grandparents brought.

Happy New Year

Chinese New Year's party
Originally uploaded by mrklaw

We went to a Chinese New Year party at our friends' ward. One of the highlights was a lion dance.

My wife saw President Hinckley's song that was performed at his funeral in the local newspaper. My monther-in-law was interested in getting a copy too, but we didn't know where it was available. I did some googling today and found it here.

Check out this sci-fi sounds quiz. I only had a hard time with a couple of them.

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Something From Nothing

Ella was in a puppet show at this month's Enrichment meeting.

Okay, it's fixed. I guess it was a css/template-related issue.

Something's going on here. Looking into it.

I'll upload pictures to flickr this weekend too.

I just changed a bunch of our server settings and am just getting this stuff working.