Bridge, Eating fruit & Dune Buggy

Tyler constructed a very nice bridge out of straws Friday.  We took pics to show & he even strength tested it with a Hotwheel:

2008 – Bridge of Straws

 

Interesting story…Tyler was learning about preparing to take tests Friday in Test Prep.  He read a couple pages of tips and tricks: look for words like “always, never, sometimes”, eliminate the answers that don’t make sense, etc.  One tip was on eating a good breakfast before you take a test.  It named things like oatmeal, yogurt and fruits as being good, while sugary cereals were bad.  Tyler says to me, “I don’t eat fruits for breakfast.”  Sometimes you do.  “Nope,” he says.  Well, sometimes I make you a smoothie.  Tyler says, “But that’s not eating fruits.”  Why not?  (Because you all know I’m wondering how smoothies don’t count toward fruits.)  Tyler’s response was “That’s drinking fruits, not eating fruits, so it’s not the same.”  Ah, the wonders of a kid who pays so much attention to particulars.

Yesterday he went to a Lowes Kids Workshop to build a dune buggy.  I took pics to share.  It was good fun!

2008 – Tyler Lowes Dune Buggy