Birthday Bash

Sammy had her birthday party last weekend. Sammy asked for Auntie Em to come and do some "cool" science stuff. We got some dry ice and Emily did all kinds of fun things with it. My favorite was when she made bubbles with the dry ice. They were all smoky and because carbon dioxide is heavier than air they did not act the way you expect bubbles to. We hooked the kids up with "lab coats" (large white button up shirts) and let them do a few experiments of their own. One of Sammy's favorites is the mentos/diet coke trick. I did that with a big soda bottle, then gave each of the kids some smarties and an individual diet coke. They also got to make ice cream with the dry ice. Because it carbonates the ice cream, it tastes a little like a float. We neutralized the acid a bit, so I liked it. Sammy wasn't a fan, so we pulled out some store bought stuff as well.

Random quote from Charlie: "I want my taco naked".

To keep taco filling from going everywhere, we have in the past put the girls' tacos in a sandwhich bag. They have recently be experimenting with just holding it in their hands with no bag, or "naked".