This is a rather late Father's Day post. Donovan heard about bottle rockets at school and he asked his dad if they could make one. Jan obliged - he looked up
directions on the Internet and then he and Donovan took a field trip that included stops at his lab (for a rubber stopper) and Canadian Tire (for a manual pump). They built the base and the rocket at home and then took it for a test run. The bottle is filled partway with water and then air is pumped in until the pressure makes it launch into the air! Very exciting. Donovan and Daddy took Malcolm and Mommy out to see it. Malcolm sat on my lap while the rocket launched and then it was his job to go retrieve the empty bottle, which he did very nicely and then settled in my lap to wait for the next episode. Too fun!
The last photo shows Malcolm at the playground last weekend with his little basketball - he is getting to be a big boy!
Today was a very damp, cold day but we weathered through family fun day for Malcolm's daycare at a local park for two hours. Tomorrow it is pirate day down at the waterfront and I am seriously considering breaking our winter coats out of storage...
Mary Ellen
