Quark- Isn't that just German cottage cheese?

"I'm just looking up the atomic structure of a quark," says Hugo as I find him in the dining room leaning eagerly over the iPad. He then continues, filling me in on details that will forever elude me, lying on his back, "Mama, a quark makes up a proton or a neutron which make up the nucleus which is surrounded by an electron cloud which makes up the atom. Let's say we have one proton, like the hydrogen atom; that means in the electron cloud that there is only one electron. Inside a proton, there are three quarks- 2 upquarks and 1 downquark."

Recital Day!!

Hooray for my babies! You both played the piano so beautifully today at your recital!!

smarty pants

Adding to his many pursuits, he has now taken to inventions. When I asked him tonight what he thinks about before he goes to sleep, he said, "Well, lately, inventions." I told him I'd get him a sketchbook for his inventions tomorrow and asked whether he'd like lined, plain or grid paper. His reply: "What looks most genius-like?" And I have to part with him this summer for two weeks??? Daggers in my side.

Happy Number 8, sweetest Chachi

Eight years ago today, at 9:09 am, our lives became unimaginably perfect.

Bunny and pal

AFRICA

Hugo's class just finished up its study of Africa. The class has learned an unbelievable amount of fascinating things! Units of study end in an open house where the students showcase all that they've learned.

Frohe Ostern 2012