Thursday Night Live

In Draper’s Dungeon right this moment … Minecraft x4 is going on!

Wednesday Factiod from Stanley #2

Most of us see the sun every day. What most of us don’t realize is that the sun is so far away, it actually takes the light from the sun eight minutes to reach Earth. We see the sun as it was eight minutes previously. Applying this to the stars, we are actually seeing the stars as they were hundreds or even thousands of years ago. In fact, some of the stars in our sky might have already gone nova and no longer actually exist, but the light from them is still reaching us.

Favorite Family Movies

After much debate the Draper5 came to an agreement on our favorite family movies.  Thanks to YouTube you can enjoy a little taste of each.  How many of these would make your short list?

The Court Jester

The Apple Dumpling Gang

How To Train Your Dragon

The Music Man (Click the image to watch on YouTube. Embedding is disabled.)

The Princess Bride

Ben’s First Video

Tonight Ben introduces you to the world of Minecraft, a cube-based video game world that all of the Draper boys enjoy exploring.  He recorded this video himself using his tablet.  You’ll need to crank up your audio settings in order to hear his narration.  Next time he’ll talk louder! 😀

YouTube Saturday … a Day Late

Here’s some YouTube fun to brighten your day.  Bobby McFerrin (best know for the vocalization “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”) shares the power of a scale –

5 Years Ago …

This is the 5 year anniversary of Kevin’s graduation from Seminary, and I thought I’d share one of my favorite memories of that special day, the class hymn, In Christ Alone.

Luke’s Prized Wood Models

This summer Thursdays belong to Luke.  He is a creative kid, so you can expect to be entertained!

Today he decided to kick off his summer by sharing a few of his favorite wood models … in video. Enjoy!

Wednesday’s Random Fact by Stanley

In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible“, which is based on the Salem witch trials, there is a character named Rev. John Hale. Rev. Hale is based on the real life person by the same name. His great grandson is Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero who said “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” at his execution.

Summer 2012

Here’s a look at our goals for this summer.  Looking forward to lots of fun!

Pink … the Verb

2012 has been the year of PINK in the Draper household.

But I don’t meant the sweet color.  Nope, we’re talking the verb pink which means to pierce or punch (thinking PINKing shears).  My boys, led by Luke, have taken pinking to mean poking and our lives are full of surprise pokes constantly.

In honor of this irritating tradition, we’ve declared today PINK haiku day.  Here’s an Ode to PINK x5 Drapers.

Benjamin –

Red and white makes pink
Pink is very annoying
‘Cause my brother pokes

Luke –

Pinking is poking
I like to pink my brother
Because he pinks back

Stanley –

Oh Luke, my brother
How I detest this pink thing
Which you invented

Kevin –

Not only a noun,
Pink is also a verb.
Luke, stop pinking me!

Sallie –