San Diego Family Adventure #1: It was extremely easy to get my kids out of the house on January 9th. All I had to say was "we are going to launch rockets and smash our pumpkin." They were very excited as we headed to the middle school for an activity that made us look way up and way down. The sky was blue, sun was shining and light wind - perfect conditions! The first thing we did was smash the pumpkin we grew this past fall. Kara launched it from the top of about three stories worth of steps. The smash was awesome. Usually we smash our pumpkins from a hill in the canyon across the street to "enrich the lives of the animals." But the explosion is not the best. This time the kids really liked the results. We picked up the remains and threw it in the trash and headed off to launch our rockets. Scott and Kara love pressing the button to launch the rocket (Lizzie hates the noise). And then they all three start running to catch the parachute. Not only was it cool to see how high they go, but the kids got great exercise running around the fields and catching the rocket. Great day!
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