6th grade science project

 

I honestly don't think I did my own science project in 6th grade.  At MacArthur Elementary, my school in 6th grade, we choose an important person in history and had a "wax museum" with our research posters.  We posed as the historical person while families, teachers, and peers walked through.  There were favorite people who you saw repeated like Albert Einstein and Abraham Lincoln.  I was the only Nellie Bly.

It has been pretty amazing seeing Elliot do his science project and see all the creative ones his peers did.  Elliot's science project was taking Crayola and off brand markers and coloring lines on a page to see what brand lasted the longest before drying out.  Not surprisingly Crayola won.

Avery did a popular science project with bubble gum, although not quite the same as other students.  Avery had three brands of bubble gum which she measured the bubble size.  Bubble Yum made the largest bubbles.  It was the perfect science project for Avery because she loves gum.

I got my good camera out for these headshots and it makes me want to break it out more often.  I forget how good my DSLR camera is, especially with my new lens.

Back to my phone for these poster photos. We thought the balloons added some fun dimension that looks a bit like bubble gum. :)

Avery didn't win an award but we felt good about her poster since we started and finished it the night before it was due - because that's what you do, right?! ;)

Beatrix turned three!

 

So crazy that my baby is now three!  She's been looking forward to her birthday for a long time.  On Avery's birthday Beatrix kept saying Avery was opening Baa's presents.  That's when we taught Bea that her birthday is April 30th.  She's been telling everyone "my birthday is April firtief".  Just the cutest.

For her birthday she got the striped dress and the princess dress she wore all day.  Avery got clothes for her birthday so Bea asked for clothes too.  They're both my fashionistas.  She also got bath letters, chalk and twin snake gummies.

Even before school they were out there using the chalk.

We had to go to our favorite breakfast place at Joe's Farmgrill.  So good!

Like last month, I waited until last minute to do my monthly hike so we went to a favorite place, Spook Hill.  It's in Mesa and under a mile but pretty steep so a good burn.  I carried Beatrix half the time and got twice the burn. :)

Elliot was great about keeping her safe and being a helpful big brother.

More chalk.  :)  I need to plant those azeleas (flowers in the back), just need to weed first.

Whipped together a cake box cake and everyone was happy with it.  Went with yellow cake, chocolate frosting.  Beatrix snuck these sprinkles in the shopping cart a couple weeks ago and I ended up buying them anyway.  Perfect for her birthday cake! ;)

In church today Bea was using her normal *loud* voice saying things like "HI DADDY" while Andrew was on the stand, or "MOMMY, YOU DIDN'T SAY AMEN" right after sacrament prayer.  She cracks us up!