BenSpark Family Adventures

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00762 We received a free copy of Flash Facts to read and review. Opinions are our own. Getting kids to learn about Science can be tricky but I think that DC Kids Comics has a fantastic learning tool in their new, and first ever STEM themed book called Flash Facts. The book is even curated by a Neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik, PHD! You may recognize that name if you have been watching The big Bang theory but if you are a child of the 80’s like me then you first met Mayim in the sitcom Blossom. I was not a fan of Beaches or I would have known who she was even earlier as she portrayed the young Bette Midler in that movie. But, acting aside Mayim is a straight up scientist and mom raising two boys. She’s even an author in her own right. A multi-faceted person for sure and she does a great job curating this collection of ten different comic stories that each delve into a different science field that is exciting and informative for kids. In this book we get to see Cyborg ...

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00761 One of Eva’s favorite book series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. There is a character named Nico Di Angelo. In one of the books he is depicted as wearing a black shirt with a skeleton Pegasus for Camp Half-Blood. She found the design on Redbubble and we ordered it for her. She is so thrilled to wear it. Not sure if she is going to take it off ever again.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00760 There is just something about Hot Wheels. They are fairly inexpensive and have incredible designs. I mostly collect character cars for Marvel and Disney but occasionally I find a car or two that really speak to me. That was the Baja Bug. The color and the look stood out to me as well as the big tires. When I was taking the photo the rims of the wheels caught the light from my display case for my Skylanders.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00759 I received a free Beef Jerky Flower Bouquet from The Manly Man Company to check out and review. Opinions are my own. I am a fan of Beef Jerky. I enjoy many different kinds. In the past I’ve checked out some of the Manly Man Company products but never their Beef Jerky Flowers. These are awesome! There are a dozen of these Beef Jerky Flowers in a package and there are three different options with three different flavors. You can get your flowers in a pint glass, beer mug or a steel pint glass. The flavor choices are Original, Hot, Teriyaki or you can get a mix of the three flavors. I received the pint glass with a mixture of the three flavors. The petals are made from 100% beef and the stems are a mixture of beef, pork and spices. The Manly Man Company not only has these awesome Beef Jerky Flowers, they also have maple candied bacon jerky stemless roses. For Valentine’s day they have Meathearts™, Meat Cards™, Single Malt Scotch Caramel Heart Tins, Manly Scent...

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00758 Andy used the clay that he received for Christmas to create some fun little figures. He made a bunch of them, too. He made a whole Happy Meal from McDonald’s as his clay creation.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00757 I took Andy on a little lunchtime adventure today. He had wanted to go to Sonic for his birthday and several other times after that but we hadn’t had the time to drive down to it. Today he has had to start coming with me to my Krav Maga classes and while he is there he has to start his school Zoom Math class. As a reward for not complaining about the changes and having to come with me I took him for lunch at Sonic. Let’s just say that we probably overdid ourselves. When we arrived back home Andy exclaimed. “I’m pregnant with a Sonic Baby!” That one got a big kick out of Allison.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00756 I finished all of Fenyx Rising and that includes finding everything in the game. The game is a super vast one with tons of things that you can do so occasionally I look to online guides for maps that show where certain things are located. Then I go find the things or fight the monsters. In the game there are several armor sets, wings, weapons, and much more. I think that out of all the vaults I went into I only missed one chest in a wraith vault. That and there is one glitch that does not give me the proper version of one of the armor sets. Once you finish the game you can replay it at a harder level. I played on Normal and then started the next time through on Hard. The nice thing is that you end up with everything you collected and all of your abilities intact. That makes going through the game so much easier the second time around. I thought this looked cool in Night Sight so I used that feature on my phone to take the photo tonight.