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So, we had the end of summer sleep over last Saturday night, with our adorable niece and nephews. On our way to visit the Tide Pools we had a little talk.

Me: Now children, we're going to have a science lesson.
Kids: OK.
Me: You know how inches measure length?
Kids: Yeah.
Me: You know how pounds measure weight?
Christian: Yeah. (The other two already checked out)
Me: You know how degrees measure temperature.
Christian: Yeeeeeeees?
Me: Well, there is this measurement called decibels. It measures sound, children. And did you know that here in Ventura it's illegal to have your car stereo above a certain number of decibels?
Christian: Really?
Me: Yes. Let's say it's like 100 decibels.
(Really, I have no idea the appropriate # for comfortable listening.)
Me: So here in our little car, we're going to make a law. You can't go over 100 decibels. So when ever you get too loud, I'll remind you about the 100 decibel law.
Kids: Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! (at the top of their lungs)
(Actually I think they were already preparing to test out how loud 100 really is!)

To make a long story not quite so long, we had a fantasic time. We saw the tide pools, visited the USS Ronald Reagan, hit the Circle K, ordered pizza, made cookies, created sticker pictures, played chess and mancala, and took a night time walk to the river bank.

How did the decibel lecture work out? On Sunday, we bought a mini-van!