Monday, February 16, 2009

Randoms....


Look Mom, I played hair salon with Abby!! One afternoon Emily decided she was going to play with Abby and took her upstairs to "dress her up". The above picture is the result. Abby actually didn't mind at all, but Emily was a bit sad when Abby shook and half the clips came off!! The below picture is what happened when I asked Emily to go upstairs and get me something to put in her hair before school!! Notice the "lipstick"!!!



Pictures of Jacob and Harrison, the little boy I watch over during the week. Jacob has taken quite a fancy to Harrison and thinks he would be the best little brother ever. he calls him "master Yoda"!! I am very glad that even though WE will not be having any more children, Jacob is still able to enjoy this special time with a little baby! It just so cute to watch him interact with Harrison!!



Katelyn and her Girl Scout troop participated in "Thinking day" and represented China. All the troops had to present a flag for the parade, a tri-fold poster board about the Country they were assigned, a stamp to stamp others girls passports as they came around and a food sample. We choose fortune cookies as our food sample. The all did a wonderful job and were very proud!!
The other picture is of Katelyn's Valentine box she made for school to collect all her Valentines!
She loves that box!!! Beautiful!!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Science fair...




This year for the science fair Katelyn decided (last minute) to do the "Mold in a moist chamber" experiment!! So she took three types of bread we some paper towels put them in plastic bags, zipped them closed and set out to watch the mold grow and grow.

Mind you we only had exactly one week to do this project because we never got the proper paperwork from school and Katelyn never mentioned it to us that it was coming up due!! So, We were banking on the fact that the internet was correct and we would start to see the mold growth within 3-5 days! She used homemade white bread, store bought white and wheat.
She notice mold on the towels after the third day but no mold on the bread until the fifth day!
It was really nasty though!!

She learned all about preservatives and how the moisture affects food.
She earned her "participation ribbon" but has yet to present her project to the class so we are not sure what grade she will get yet.

It was a lot of fun going to the school to see all the kids projects! Some very cool things on display!

Jacobs Second grade class did a test to see if the children could tell the difference in soda's that were not labeled, AFTER they had reported on which one they liked the best!
Most kids could not find the soda they had picked!! Jacob said he likes Pepsi best but thought the coke was pepsi when he tasted them!!
It was a very cute test!!