I took a business trip (drive) to Colorado Springs this past week to visit an air force and army base to meet with their job outplacement people to talk about how our clients can recruit transitioning military personnel. On that trip, I must have picked up a bug, because I've been having major stomach issues - probably not helped by the stress of how busy I've been at work. Earlier in the week I had promised Logan I would take him to the Denver Science Museum on Saturday - just the two of us for "Logan and Daddy day". Despite feeling pretty bad, I didn't want to break Logan's heart by telling him we couldn't go, so I sucked it up and we drove the 45 minutes into Denver to visit the museum.
I knew within 60 seconds of walking in that we 
would have a good day. Logan has been obsessed with the robotic Mars rovers since seeing them on Little Einsteins a few months ago. Well, right inside the door to the museum they had life sized models of the two Mars rovers on loan from JPL and Logan was MESMERIZED.
would have a good day. Logan has been obsessed with the robotic Mars rovers since seeing them on Little Einsteins a few months ago. Well, right inside the door to the museum they had life sized models of the two Mars rovers on loan from JPL and Logan was MESMERIZED.
We ended up spending about 3 hours at the Museum, which is just an amazing place full of hands-on exhibits and demonstrations for the kids. There was a cool fan table where kids could explore how different scarves and parachutes would fly up in the air current.
Logan was particularly fascinated by a display of vacuum. In a demonstration of why we have to wear space suits in space and on Mars, a volunteer put a marshmallow cookie into a vacuum tube and pumped out all the air, causing the marshmallow to basically explode.
By the end of the day, Logan was pooped and crashed for a nap in the car on the way home.
I've been working pretty much around the clock, so the challenge of amusing the kids has 
fallen on Jeanne and she's been doing a great job - helping Logan press flowers and teaching Zach about the beauty of Sushi.
Also, Zach is getting big enough to start pulling his weight around here - Jeanne has shown him how to help her unload the dishwasher and he is a great little helper. Now we just need to teach him the difference between clean and dirty dishes so he doesn't "help" by unloading the dirty dishes!
That's about it - love to all.
Jason
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Keep that wonderful commentary and those great picturs coming. We love hearing all about your new adventures and even your misadventures. Haven't looked at your blog since you were here so we had a lot to catch up on.
Hope you are feeling better, Jason, and that no one else caught your bug.
Love to all,
Mimi
Thanks for posting these entries. I had a wonderful time reading through them. Jason and Jeanne, you make beautiful children! I loved your trip to the space museum and wish Isabel and I could come along too. Maybe next time. Good job with the composting etc. And happy almost birthday. -- Jordan
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