Popcorn and Polka Dots

Today we had our friends from The Chronicles of Mad Molly over.

And what better way to kick off a late morning playdate than with a big bowl of freshly popped popcorn?

Except for maybe watching Piglet's Big Movie while eating the popcorn.

We could have played with these markers all day.

"Tah Dah!"

A lazy day with friends is just the perfect way to spend a dreary March day.

Enjoy the rest of your day, friends. 

We'll see you tomorrow. 

The Museum of Science

David surprised us by taking the day off today!  He had a floating holiday that he had to use and since Northeastern is on Spring Break this week (they are on trimesters) he thought today would be an ideal day to use it.  We decided this morning to reserve the Museum of Science passes that the library has and go into Boston to check out the butterfly garden which is housed there.

Such a fabulous city. 

Inside the Butterfly Garden. 

Don't they looks so excited?

Notice where the butterfly landed!  

I tried to get a closer picture but the butterfly flew away as I snapped it.

The girls were very excited to see R2D2 in the cockpit. 

Clearly, they have watched Dave play Lego Star Wars on the PS3 a bit too much.

The Discovery Center (for littles) is a lot of fun. 

Very similar to what we experienced at the Children's Museum, 

but on a much smaller scale.

We love our Ergo. 

It's fabulous that they can use it from infancy to preschool days.  

I do wish that I had been able to capture some more pictures of the butterflies, but they fly much more quickly than the camera can photograph them. One had landed on Emma but by the time I could take the picture it had flown away. It was really wonderful to be able to spend the day together.  Just the four of us. Enjoying the ordinary miracles all around us.  

Sleep well, dear friends. 

We'll see you tomorrow.  

It's a Solid! It's a Liquid! It's Oobleck!

This evening, when I should have been making dinner, we decided to make oobleck instead.  Oobleck, comes from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck.  It is this strange substance that is both solid and liquid. It's really fascinating stuff and lots of fun to play with!

We started by pouring 1 cup of water into a bowl. 

Then the girls took turns adding in scoops of corn starch and stirring. 

We then added in green food coloring. 

For some reason oobleck is traditionally green. 

We stuck with tradition this time, although next time I think we should go for purple.

It's fun to get super messy!

The oobleck was very fun, but it was a little hard to work with. 

So, we added a little more water to it to make it easier to play with. 

And it was!  

In the bowl it keeps its shape and feels solid. 

But as you can see from Emma, it's also a liquid too. 

Amazing. 

The girls had fun poking at it, picking it up, squishing it and dripping it. 

It's amazing how it can be so solid one second and runny and liquidy the next.  

I do still wish though that we had made it purple.  

There's always next time!

Have a wonderful night, friends. 

We'll see you tomorrow.