SLeDdInG

Okay first of all the last post was from One Eyed Jack. He got a Lego Mindstorm for his birthday & has to program it to do stuff. He is excited that he figured out how to make it turn on the color red. It really is a long & thought provoking process to program it, so that is an accomplishment. I told him to identify himself in the post but he didn't. Also I should have checked the content to make sure it made sense. Next time I will check it before he posts.

Now on to today's post; Sledding. I took the kids to the sand dunes where we found one patch of snow to sled down. It was fun & the temperature was perfect. The wind was blowing, but it always blows. Here are the videos I took on my phone. Okay so I say Video-ing in the second video. Video-ing for real? How dumb. I know I should have said recording but videoing is what came out. DOH!!!

mindstorm

this confusing, yet small contraption does my biding, wost the time, any how.
this mindstorm actually, in this video it actually completed its first operation.

Weapon of self defense

We decided to arm our pirate faction with some weapons, well just one weapon.

Our plan of defense is simple & genius! When we are about to be attacked by other marauding pirates Genevieve will bark the alarm, Totoro will run & hide or play with one of his toy balls depending on his mood, & our new weapon will be hurled(gently handed over) like a cannonball at the approaching rapscallions.

At first it's spikes will shock & surprise them, & then as it unrolls it's cuteness will make them forget their reason for their encroachment.



Like I said GENIUS!!!