Visit to the Science Center

 We headed to the Science Center one Saturday. The primary reason was to see the Julia Childs exhibit that was about to leave.

Megan and Me showing off our cooking skills.

On tv!

U with cookware

Megan and Matthew had never been on the SkyCycle and were excited to ride.

Matthew pictures.

Megan pictures.

Our intrepid photographer

Mom rode as well.

Me really tried to rock the bike.

We explored the CaveScape which is a structure made out of packing tape.

Me and Megan

Matthew

There were some skinny passageways!

Matthew and Megan

U climbing the rock wall.

Megan climbing the rock wall.

Matthew climbing the rock wall.

Me squeezing through the sizer.

Megan and Me trying out bat ears.

We spent a little time wandering the rest of the museum. We also watched an IMAX on caves.

Matthew on the bed of nails.

Decibel ratings of different sounds. Sounds above 85+ dB are harmful to hearing. See trombone up there from 106 to 115....

Megan playing a song.

Matthew playing the pipes.

Me and Matthew comparing heartrates. (There's something inside that beats the drum at the rate of your heart. It is not entirely accurate since Me's drum was very erratic!)

Me and Matthew as bats.

U and Matthew

Megan's 16th birthday!

 Megan celebrated her 16th birthday! It was a super busy day for her (She said she would be home 8 hours, 6.5 of which would be sleeping) so we mostly celebrated the following day. Here are some highlights.

Megan got her license! She went right after Seminary and was able to be back in time for her first class. She had completed the driving test already with her driving instructor so it was really quick.

Megan ready to open her gifts.

After opening her gifts. She received chips and popcorn, hand fans and 3 movies plus some money.

Grandma and Grandpa Martin stopped by for a visit.

Matthew, Adam, Megan, Ayasha and Grace at Megan's party. They played games, ate dinner and dessert and watched a movie.

Enjoying opening her gifts.

So much tissue paper!

Sarah's gifts to Megan

Megan with her license card after it arrived a few days after her birthday.

August 2026

 August was a busy month between school, work, marching band, visits to Sarah, etc. Here's some of what happened.

Lionheart loves his blankets!

Mr. Bullock at the DCI finals watch party.

Megan took a nap at the watch party.

Lionheart really wanted this shoe to fit. And when it did not fit on his foot, he thought maybe it would fit grandma's foot.

It almost fits, right?

We went to Ono Hawaiian BBQ for dinner one night.

Japan Yum box was mostly a hit.

Me has permission to eat all of these cookies!

Lionheart loves putting socks on his hands.

Eliza, Tessa and Matthew made a sail car for a church activity.

James, Adam and Megan made a sail car as well.

Megan is really enjoying her ceramics class!

Dragon

Bowl

Sarah and Lionheart came for a few day visit. We made a few trips to the park.

Lionheart showing Grandpa something in the sky. He likes pointing out planes and birds.

Taking a nap on Aunt Megan

Resting with Uncle Matthew

Matthew, Megan, Me, U, Lionheart

Megan and Me being silly

So much fun!

Lionheart mostly liked the oatmeal except not the apples.

Lionheart and Grandpa

Sarah and Lionheart

Lionheart loves big trucks and is constantly pointing them out. He was excited the recycle truck was coming to our house. Unfortunately, he left a few minutes before it came so we took a picture to send to him.

Football season has officially started! Fia, Ayasha and Megan

Lunar eclipse as seen at the football game.

Lionheart and Me

This was our view. We were watching the rain and lightning.

Lionheart loves to do up buckles!