Science Project News and Como Zoo Pics

Our week started off heading to the Como Zoo with the Loechler bunch on Sunday for a make-up Mother’s Day. We walked over to the Zoo from our house and had some lunch at the café over there before we headed out to see the animals. I think that we all enjoyed the meal and we may have even been a little surprised at how good it was. After we ate, we roamed around the Zoo, the Conservatory and the Japanese Garden for a couple of hours. There were some really cute pictures of everyone, but I wasn’t unable to get any of Megan or Justin! Here’s a link to the pictures.

On Tuesday, we celebrated a milestone in Taylorland – she had her last OT session! Woo hoo! She has hit many of her goals this year, and we couldn’t be more proud of her. And even though it was hard to say good-bye, we know that we can always go back for a visit every now and then.

Wednesday was Ian’s last day of preschool at his current school. They had a picnic out at the Como playground with snacks, juice boxes and all of their little buddies. They were so cute and busy; it was easy to forget that it was the last day and that they were all going to new schools next year. We all exchanged phone numbers and intend to get together for playdates during the summer months, though.

The rest of the week was spent pouring through books and web sites with Taylor as she prepared for her science fair. She chose to do her project on static electricity, and we figured what better way to make static and keep it interesting for her than to slide down a few plastic slides at some of the local playgrounds? But would metal slides cause her hair to be stand up on end the way the plastic ones did? Hmmmmm. Turned out that her hypothesis of the plastic causing static and the metal ones not being able to cause static was right on! The best part was that we think she really picked up on the concept of atoms, neutrons & electrons. Yesterday was the judging and today was the day for the parents to come and view all of the projects. While there were no blue ribbons on her project, we know that she had a good time learning about some of the basic fundamentals of science.

Some quick things: No, I did not put a picture of the monkey up from the zoo. Yea * that monkey! * Sorry- didn’t do it. Naughty monkey! ((((And GOOD LUCK LAURA!!! We’re thinking about you & your kitties!))))

Taylor saying good-bye to OT
Ian and his teachers on his last day of school
Ian's teacher is handing Ian his diploma
The kids found a caterpillar at the playground on Ian's last day
Here's Taylor performing her science experiment
And here's her project!
Ian figured out how to work the water guns today!