Happy Birthday Karl

Karl's birthday was actually on the first. I didn't even realize it was February till this morning. Obviously I'm about 3 days behind. But better late than never! Here's a little photo tribute to my smart, handsome, witty, successful, ambitious, brother.

That time of year again

...for science fair projects. I have a love/hate relationship with the science fair. The idea is great. The amount of work and time required (which no matter how early we start, we are always scrambling to finish at the last moment) is just insane. This year I missed getting pictures of the finish presentations, but here are some shots of the work in progress:

Isaac did an exhibit about how a pulley works. He built a little stand and attached weights and pulleys to demonstrate how pulleys make work easier. He was supervised by Nate but really did make the whole thing by himself.

Aspen did an experiment with balloons. She figured out how many balloons it would take to lift different objects. Then using those results figured out how many balloons it would take to lift herself and Nate or Hazel. We really wanted to lift her like this man here. But the cost was too much for a science project. We copied Jake's and McKay's idea from last year, BTW.

When the experiment was over we had 200 balloons in the house. Everyone enjoyed playing with them the next day.

It was about time

Nate got a stylin' new suit! He looks very handsome!!!