We have had another busy week! Will officially join the Cub Scouts a few weeks ago and just got his uniform last weekend. He has been busy learning the Cub Scout promise and is working on the other items so he can earn his first badge!
Henry got his first homework assignment this week and completely surprised me by loving it and working on it for almost an hour. (His homework is only about 10 minutes each night, but he worked ahead and did the extra enrichment assignment.)
The boys had their first early release day of the year. We celebrated our free afternoon by having lunch with Daddy at the MFAH and then visiting the Children's Museum. I know I've said it before, but early afternoons are the only time to visit the Children's Museum. The boys love the grocery store and had plenty of time to play cashier!
On Thursday, we went to the members preview of the new Disease Detectives exhibit at the Health Museum. They had children's crafts, food and of course the first peek at the new exhibit.
This exhibit was completely interactive and so much fun for the kids. There were three patients, and for each one you had to examine the patient, study the symptoms and analyze blood or other samples to determine what caused the illness -- just like doctors and lab techs do.
Henry took this patient's temperature and listened to his breathing. We figured out he had the flu! Another patient had malaria and the third had E. coli.
Here is Henry with a model of influenza
and tuberculosis.
Will learned about Lyme disease, which we heard a lot about this summer in Maine and Vermont.
They even had Disease Detective signs! You know my boys love a cut-out.
The boys decorated germs too. This is Henry's
and this is Will's.
Also this week, I started taking a photography class and purchased a new camera after discovering that my Canon Rebel from 5 years ago is hopelessly out of date and the reason for so many dark pictures in low light. I played lots with my new camera, and Henry was a always willing subject. I have lots to learn but am really excited about it!
The big news for Henry was that, after six months, he is finally graduating to the real violin. We are proud and excited, and happy to hear Henry play his first Suzuki variation on the E string, squeaks and all.
And of course you can still find Will with a nose in a book most of the time. He got to celebrate his love of reading with a special luncheon at school for the Millionaire's Club, which is HISD's summer reading program. His name was even announced over the loudspeaker for having read the most books (113 chapter books!) this summer and he won a t-shirt.
Fall is always a busy time for our family, with weekends full of soccer, fall festivals and family outings, and school days full of music lessons, homework and soccer practice, but we love it.
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