Sunday, February 20, 2011

Noah gets A+, becomes a man

Noah just finished spectacularly in his science competition. The goal was to create a machine using two of the simple machines (lever, pulleys, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, etc.) to create a complex machine. The project also mandated that the student did most of the work. It was really fun showing Noah how to use the miter saw, the drill, and watching him put the thing together. Here are some shots.











The judge was impressed with Noah's car and rewarded him with an A+. Smarts, athletic skills and killer looks...triple threat guy.

Lyndsey tried out and was called back to become part of the "monster ensemble" in the play Monster in My Closet. She's working really hard and attending practices twice a week. I'm so proud of her sticking this out and working so hard. She is such a terrific little lady and I love her soooooooo much.

Jake and Max have been giving Mom a rest from taking care of sicko's. Jake has recently become obsessed with The Nightmare Before Christmas. So much so that he refused to wear any other shirt beside one he had with a skeleton on it. It was already a hand-me-down from his brother. So it was torn and didn't look to sharp. But he would not wear anything else. So mom went online and found three Jack Skelington shirts and I'm glad to say that we now are able to wash at least one of the shirts each week.

Coop is getting some intervention soon. He needs to have some rules set and be able to walk around with us in the house more. So we've called upon our own dog whisperer. She took care of Coop while we moved and has agreed to come to our house and do a few in house lessons. We're all excited.

Well that's it for now. We hope to be updating this more often.

Monday, February 7, 2011

1st Annual Nelson Superbowl Challenge

Noah and I were looking forward to hanging out together in front of the TV for the Super Bowl. Since the girls could care less about football, we decided to up the ante in an attempt to drum up interest. Thus the Nelson Super Bowl Challenge was invented. The were extravagant prizes for the opening coin toss, first quarter score, half time score and of course final score. Lesson learned, girls can't compete next year. Below are this years winners.

We had tail gating food to eat including chips and queso, quacamole, jalapeƱo brats, hamburgers, hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn and football cupcakes. There were a few sore feelings at the end of the night but as Jacob said " I just want the Patters to win!"

Coin Toss - Candy Bar Palooza

Lyndsey Kay - Green Bay
Noah David - Green Bay
Jacob Michael - Green Bay

First Quarter Score - Candy Bar
Lyndsey Kay - GB 14 / PS 7

Half Time Score - Breakfast in Bed
Melissa Kay - GB 21 / PS 19

Final Score - Pint of Ice Cream and Extra Hour Up at Night
Lyndsey Kay - GB 34 / PS 27