We spent Sunday at the Tate Modern Gallery to participate in the Flux Olympiad. (The Fluxus Group were some goofy 60s artists who thought anyone and everything could be art.) The idea behind the olympiad was sport as art, but it also happened to be a bunch of fun silly games.

Ethan first participated in was the balloon race. Here are the gallery staff bringing the balloons out for the race.




Here is Ethan getting with the balloons tied to his back.



Here are the competitors . . . (We didn't know what they were going to be doing in the 'race'.)



And they are off....



Ethan is really running!



Ethan came in third place!! He reports that it was really hard, because the balloons were pulling him back while he was trying to run.




The next event was the 'cluster run'. No one would tell us what a 'cluster run' was, and then the staff started tying the team up with twine . . . Ethan and dad joined a team with some other north Londoners (I was the photographer). Here they are getting ready to start all tied up!


And they are off ...


Making progress ...


Here are the boys with their race medals!


The next event was blow soccer. In this event you use a skinny PVC pipe to blow air through to try to move the ping pong ball into the soccer goal. This is what the course looks like - with refs. and all!

Here they are trying to move the ball.

This game was really funny to watch and apparently difficult to play as all that blowing makes you light headed.

The next challenge was 'adapted ping pong' with funny tables (a giant hole in the middle of one, various bumpers pasted on top of another, etc., . . .) and paddles which had various items such as sponges, garden gloves, pans, and cans pasted to them.

On Saturday, we took Ethan to Legoland. William did not get to go with us last time, so we all went together. The weather was nice and mild. We had a great time and did all of the water rides and roller coasters. Here is a life size motorcycle made out of Lego.

Here is Ethan driving a Lego vehicle all by himself (on the left side of the road!).

Ethan and the biggest stick of cotton candy that I have every seen!

Here is a Lego model of Wembley stadium in London.

Getting ready to take the boat down the waterfall. This was a fun ride. I sat in the very back seat (think I would stay dry and got soaked).

On the viking ship!

A shot of Lego Miniland where they have models of all major European capitals in Lego with moving boats, bridges, and vehicles.

Me and Ethan....