The other day when it was 117 outside, Camden came out of his room wearing this. He then said he was going to go outside to play. I could have done one of two things. First, I could have reminded him it was 117 and he wouldn't last more than a few seconds. Second, I could have said nothing and let him figure it out on his own. I chose the second and he was back inside in 2 minutes stripping of the winter clothes and got right back into his tank top and shorts.
This is not an unusual sight at our house. They were actually surprised when they asked if they could use some vinegar and baking soda and I said yes. I was thinking science experiment while they were thinking of making a bomb in a water bottle. Don't worry, I was standing by and nobody got injured in the making of the "bomb". And I learned something new. When you wrap kleenex up with baking soda inside of it, put it in a water bottle, add vinegar, put the cap on quickly, and run away it does in fact explode. The part I didn't know is that the kleenex gets disolved into teeny tiny little pieces and it goes all over the place. It sort of looked like it snowed in our front yard. I sure love my boys, they are always teaching me new things. :) Oh, and I just noticed by looking at this picture that Camden was outside in just his socks, tsssk tsssk, he knows better than that!
What's missing from this picture? I should have made the boys wear eye protection. When making bombs, that's probably a good idea. Luckily, no eyes were injured in this experiment. It's amazing what you notice when looking at pictures after the fact.
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