Culture / Missions Fair & Waterpark Weekend

We had a culture / missions fair at our homeschool group where families who wanted to could come and represent a chosen part of the world and a ministry working there.  Of course, we brought the Ethiopia!  :) 

Let me just say, we have serious love for some Ethiopian cuisine.  Luca I think about ate her weight in doro wat, injera and lentils that day.  Seriously. 

We had a little bit of everything, and my friend Tracy brought her coffee ceremony and some more goodies.  So many memories of our trips came flooding back with the smells of the spices, the items we found, the pictures....it was really fun to "play with everything"  :)  as well as to hear what other neat projects others were supporting around the globe. 

That same weekend, we got to tag along to the Corn & Soy Expo (sounds exciting, I know), which just so happened to be taking place at the loveliest of resorts in a nearby town, which just so happens to own an indoor waterpark the size of Miami (okay, maybe a slight exageration).  ;-)  The girls and I got to participate in some Ag in the Classroom fun and then hit the waterslides. 

Wonders of Physics Show

This was a really neat show put on by the Physics Department at the University in Madison.  A variety of speakers did all sorts of interesting and silly things involving physics.  The kids were mesmorized.

Drop test to test your reflexes

Just waking up the tin man with a Tesla coil....

So much was happening here from exploding hydrogen balloons to geysers to x-rays....quite the show! 

Exploring the physics museum after the show.

Full House

We also added to the population of this 'ol house again, as a friend moved in for the coming months.  He happens to be Kenyan, so we're enjoying the sound of Swahili and as always balancing the joys and challenges of sharing space and doing life with a larger crowd (his 2 kiddos joining some weekends as well).  This house just doesn't seem satisfied until there are not one, but TWO African countries representing!  :)