As part of our explorations in chemistry, the Sunchild made a candle yesterday. We began by exploring the different states of matter, and then melted some wax in a double boiler setup. Then he began dipping his wick.

It took him quite a while, and he had a blast with it. He colored the wax with a 2 blue crayons, because, of course, 'my name means blue!'

We have yet to turn the wax into the 3rd state of matter. Soon we will burn the candle, and see how it can turn into gas.

In other news, the neighborhood is rockin' today. He met 2 more 5 year olds that live a bit further down the street this morning. This afternoon he has been playing with a boy who lives in the same building as we do. He just arrived back with his mom & sister, from a 4 month trip to India. They have been recovering from jetlag, and today was the first time the boy has been up to playing during the day. Right now, they are at his place, playing hotwheels. I am really glad we found such a nice kid-friendly neighborhood to live in.