Our last day was to be the most exciting, we have the Science Center planned, afterwards some science projects, THEN we get to go home to Tot’s house to see Steph – Yay!!
We have some extra time before we need to leave so we decide to take up drawing with color pencils. Fortunately, I have hundreds left over from past projects with Austin.
Look at these 4 drawings – Seriously wow! (I can’t show you mine because I would just embarrass myself.)
At the science center we were enamored with the pulley chair. We pulled the rope through a series of pulleys each reducing the force to lift the char by half (ok, so we had an introduction to college physics, but heck she got the idea!).
Next, we went outside for a quick lesson in Fluid Mechanics how to get wet!!
Back at home we continued our science theme by making our own working Volcano with baking soda and vinegar.
As our time was winding down together it was easy to reflect on my time with Tatum (and missing Steph). Tatum, you stole my heart these past days, oh yes you did! It’s especially in the little things you do that your true character shines. Telling me you put your glass away just so that I would know it was done right. Giving me a hug in the same way that you do with your mom – heartfelt! YOU definitely make me feel special. So my dear Tatum, you are a complete gift from God and our time together is always something I’ll truly value! And to my Steph, you’re doing so so great with Tatum. I can now FEEL why you’re exhausted by 8:30PM because TOT’s batteries rarely run low (which is a good thing). I also missed you lots but with that comes perspective, I can see how hard you must work in your daily routine for one, but also I got to taste some of the JOY you feel by spending lots of uninterrupted time with Tatum. I love both of you guys…