First day of second grade

Yep, that's what a second grader looks like. 

Well, OK, this is usually what he looks like. But still. 

Face pizzas

They sound weird, but they taste delicious.

Oh, yeah, and that's my tooth. It's really, really, really, really loose. 

Taking Aunt Kate to the Capitol

Since we had a few days of summer vacation left, Emma and I decided to take Kate (and Grandmom and Pop) for a mini tour of DC. Luckily, Dad knew a guy who could get us inside the cool parts of the Capitol. (It was Dad.)

Here we are looking at the Capitol dome. The paintings there are ridiculously huge. 

 

Here's what that dome looks like. 

Not many people know it, but there's a secret train underneath the Capitol building. Pop was a little scared, but we calmed him down. 

And here's what it would look like if Aunt Kate was elected Speaker of the House. Emma is concerned about her tax policies. I'm unimpressed with her speechwriter. 

Fun with the sprinkler

Yeah, we go to the local pool all the time, but sometimes the sprinkler is more fun:

Eclipse viewing!

We weren't in the path of the total eclipse this week, but we did get a special visit from Grandmom Shane for the solar science lesson, so that was awesome. 

Emma and I had a little trouble with the extra dark glasses, but we figured them out in time to get a nice show. 

Dad managed to get this little Pac-Man picture of the sun through the clouds. But it looked way cooler live. 

Studying up

Summer is almost over. I guess I should look into this whole math thing again to see if anything has changed. 

Light reading

I don't understand what Mom does with these thick books. There isn't a single picture in here.