V is for Volcano

 Kate has done many baking soda and vinegar experiments, but they have all been "flat".  This is the first time she experienced one that bubbled up and over out of something.  It shocked her so much that she actually fell off her chair.  She kept coming back for more though.  We filled the volcano at least ten times, and she jumped each time!  Here is a video:

We also made ice volcanoes by filling bowls with water, baking soda, and a golf ball (to form an opening).  I froze them and then popped them out of the bowls.  We poured vinegar in the volcano openings to make them fizz.  It's always fun to play with baking soda and vinegar, but this was a BORING follow up to the play dough volcano.  Kate kept waiting for them to "erupt", but all they did was fizz.

 To finish our volcano fun, I made a volcano lunch for the girls - cheese quesadillas with salsa lava!

Playground Hopping

Playground hopping has become a tradition around here.  It really is fun to jump in the car knowing that our goal for the day is simply to visit a few playgrounds and have a good time!  We went on Thursday, and it was a perfect playground hopping day because it was partly cloudy with a slight breeze.  Karlie joined us, and we all had a great time.

We started at South School.

Chace Street School was our second stop.  This was not originally planned, but the kids requested it after South because they like the Chace zip line.  In the next picture, you can see Collin on the zip line.

Our third stop was the playground behind the Kickemuit Middle School in Warren.  I always forget about this playground, but it is really cool.  

We were starting to get hot, and Kate was looking sleepy, so a break was in order.  I drove to Newport Creamery in Barrington where we all ate lunch and ice cream, and restored our energy!

Our final playground was Barrington, another gem that we enjoy visiting.

Listening to the four of them trying to slide down together was funny.  Lots of "ouch"es.

After this, we were all wiped out.  The Del's truck pulled in to the parking lot and I took that as a sign that it was time to get a Del's and go home!

We left the house at 9:00 in the morning and did not return until after 2:00, so I think that was quite the day of playground fun!

Around Here

 Reagan has enjoyed making tissue paper fashions this week.

 She was thrilled with this 1D coloring sheet.

 Grandma Susan took Collin, Reagan, and Kate to the new indoor bounce place, and they all had fun.

 We went to Ma Raffa's with Papa and Grandma for Kids' Night and Mario was there.

Reagan is now able to get into a bridge on the balance beam.  I am so impressed.  The beam is only four inches wide.  That is NOT an easy task.  Here is a video of her doing it: