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up , up, and away

the experiment: 
what happens if a balloon is let go outside?  

well, after b asked, we decided to do an experiment.  
(oh it makes me smile when we do experiments...like Miss Frizz on Magic School Bus)
when u have 2 engineers as parents, this is what life is like.

The staging and countdown for lift off....

the launch...the crowd roars with excitement

then dad plays hold the kids high to see where it goes

and...it's in the clouds.  success.

a balloon will go with the wind when released outside...and that is not always straight up.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Oh, what a great way to spend family time. Curious little minds are such a wonderful thing.:)
Susan said…
I love curious little minds!
We had something of a balloon experiment a few days ago too. I wrote about it today.
tiarastantrums said…
so cute - love the hair!
Karen said…
Those are some really cute pictures!! My favorite is the one with the Dad.
Science Experiments are always fun.
Tracy said…
this is always a winner with kids! love it - great pic of the cloudy sky!
Unknown said…
My daugther ask everyday if we can do an experiment, her favorite is sink or float!

We are putting feelers out to start adopting! Well check you adoption info link.

By the way I LOVE your music.
Wep said…
I used to LOVE balloon launches :)
Jen said…
I love doing experiments too. the look on the kids faces is priceless.
Aubrey said…
So cute! I love to see that the girls are smiling. My little one HATES when he takes his balloons outside and they happen to fly up, up and away!
ayamlin said…
Hi!
Your post reminds me a memory when I was a child.when I was in elementaly school, teachers passed us some seeds and baloons.
We wrote something in the paper, it means we wrote our school's address and profile. Baloons went up with our letter and seed!
and then some man got it and called our school.
We were very pleased and it was very fun:)
Anonymous said…
your photos CAPTURED IT!!!
Michelle said…
I love their expressions of awe!
Le said…
My darling boy- three years is so scarred from the escaping balloon incident he now refuses to take helium filled balloons when offered ... dearie me - kids are so cute yes !! le

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