Outside Fun, Part 2: Neighborhood

The morning did start off indoors, like all our mornings, but we got outside eventually… So let’s start off indoors too: last Christmas we bought Ian a cool book that came with extra parts that can be assembled like a robot in the story. I loved the look of this video and realized it was rife with opportunity for some special effects at the end. (So the last few seconds are my handiwork… I could have done a much better job, but I limited myself to making it passable.)

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Click here to see Ian building his bot with a special surprise at the end!

Of course I had to show this to Ian, because I figured he’d think it was, if nothing else, surprising… so we’re going to ignore the canon of chronological order and temporarily zoom forward to August 1st to see Ian’s reaction to the special effects. (If you listen carefully, you can hear the servos so you know when Ian’s seeing the movement.) It should also be noted that he’s seeing it much larger than what shows up here on the blog.

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Click here to see Ian react to the above video on August 1st.

Ok back to July 3rd, and we’re outside playin’! See this image larger.

Slip ‘N Slide didn’t quite work out as expected. It is really difficult to explain to a 4 year old that he needs to get velocity, and then land in a forward motion with an inflatable sled under your body. So I threw him. He loved it. See this image larger.

*Uh, you’re not going to throw ME, right Daddy?* See this image larger.

*And now for a wagon ride all the way around the block! Alright everybody pile in!* See this image larger.

*We’re a quarter of the way there… Walk the wagon time, everybody pile out, but hold hands.* See this image larger.

*Alright now is the part of the wagon ride where we ride our parents instead…* See this image larger.

*Ok nows the part of the wagon ride where we walk separately. Aaaand, we’re home!* See this image larger.

The sun sets on July 3rd… and it is as beautiful as the day was. See this image larger.