Fizzy Foam Science Activites 1 & 2

 Yesterday we learned that baking soda (a base) and citric acid (an acid) makes a gas called carbon dioxide when mixed together.  It's a chemical reaction! The fizz we observed was made up of lots of tiny carbon dioxide bubbles.

Step 1 today was dissolving the baking soda in water. We used the base of baking soda to test different liquids to see if they were acidic.

 Vinegar made a fizzing reaction which told us that yes, it was an acid.

 Squeezed half of a lemon into the cup, then added 1 tablespoon baking soda.  Super fizzy!
Super big YES; lemon juice is acidic.

 Observing the bubbles as he stirred with the stir stick.

 Apple-berry juice showed no fizzing when added to the baking soda so we inferred it was not acidic.

 Lemon juice was so fun they decide try that again to observe the big chemical reaction.

 Loved those happy interested faces today:)

First Tulip to Blossom and Wrestle Mania

Rachel discovers our first Tulip to blossom.

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Jared coaching David and Rachel as they wrestle.

Love that static electricity hair on Rachel.

Sarah Maughan

After Chloe Gidley's blessing our family went to Stacey and Trisha's house for dinner.

Kevin and Trevor were excellent salad makers.

Rachel was in baby girl heaven holding cousin Sarah

We just about died of cuteness from these pink ruffled, mary-jane socks!!

Julia got to give her a bottle while David kept asking when he was going to get his turn to hold her.

Auntie Lisa finally got a Sarah turn,

Sheldon tried to hold David like a baby but David wasn't having it.

David finally got a turn then said, "I can't believe they let me hold her!"

Rachel off to Leah Fishers Birthday Party

She got her a matching shirt and bff necklace.

David and Zoe gave me a cheese smile, taking a break from jumping.

First time Rachel ordered something from Wendy's  (Plain grilled chicken on a bun).

I love her happy full mouth ;D

Hiking with Dad

Auntie Rachel and Zoe with Matching Bows

Rachel had fun today playing with Zoe and putting matching bows in their hair. Such cutie pies:)

Rachel had Emma Judd over for a play date on January 11, then went for a sleepover to Emma's house. We didn't know it until after we invited her over to play that is was her birthday!

David and Zoe showing me the Little People princess castle they built together

Zoe and the Kids Jumping with Brandon

Think of Me

My sweet Rachel trying to show me "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera.  Barely controlled chaos is how I would describe my house some days.  Love my little piano player though!  She was gone for a sleepover a week ago Friday and it made me realize how much I love hearing Rachel and Julia too playing the piano.  It felt strange not to hear the piano played every few hours-I missed it!

Zoe's Picture Present Christmas 2012

Zoe painted us a picture for our Grandma & Grandpa Christmas present.

Grandpa Shows Zoe a Caterpillar

Sheldon worked from home Friday when he found out Zoe would be coming at 10:30 am to be babysat instead of the usual 12:30 pm.  Grandpa and Zoe went out in the backyard for a little exploring time together; they picked a flower and then brought it in to show me. Then Grandpa discovered he had a little caterpillar on his shirt sleeve. Showing Zoe was some pretty fun stuff.

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Zoe 9-29 and 10-2

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Rachel's French Braid

Rachel was super proud of the french braid she was able to do for Grammy.

September 26th with Zoe

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Zoe swimming with Rachel, David and their friends.
Marin's "She trusts me!"  and counting 123 before
they jumped in the pool together were so sweet.

Brandon showing us how he exercises .

Hes's lost 20+lbs with his cute little weights help;) 

First Day of Babysitting Zoe

First day of babysitting our sweet little Zoe now that Cami has gone back to work.  Sweetest moment of the day was when Cami dropped her off a little early so we had some time to talk and she told me that Zoe said to her that she had "four best friends".  She said Cami, Meme (Cami's Mom), Grandma (me!), and Eric were her best friends.  Feeling so happy I made the "best friends" list!

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SkyHigh Home School Mondays

We went to the SkyHigh home-school day. Mondays from 1-2pm and only $5 per hour instead of the regular price of $9. Julia, Rachel, and David had a blast and I now have something that really motivates them to get in and get all their school work done with a good attitude.

 Julia-the life of a home-schooler. Seminary,  math, go swimming, practice piano, get a snack, work on the rest of school, do chores, go to cheer then come home and collapse.  On the way to piano lessons yesterday she said, "I'm so busy all the time!"

This picture of my Mom, "Grammy" to my kids, makes me so happy,  David did so well at his piano lesson yesterday because he has had my Mom, who took piano from  kindergarten until her sophmore year in high school to help him practice.  The piano they are playing on was an eighth grade graduation present from my Nonnie, my mom's mom.  We just got it tuned yesterday and it sounds fabulous.
I was outside watering yesterday but could hear the piano being played; it was a song my Mom used to play  when I was a little girl.  I thought maybe one of the girls had been looking through Grammy's sheet music and started to play it but when I went in the house it was my Mom playing.  She hasn't really played the piano that much in the last fifteen years or so because of arthritis in her fingers and the piano needing to be tuned.  When I saw her and said, "Oh, I thought it was one of girls playing but that song sounded so familiar from growing up hearing you play it but I thought you couldn't really play anymore?!"  Mom said, "Well with all the piano playing going on aroud here it made me want to play too!"

Julia- I am Unique Project

This was a project for English that Julia put together.

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Father's Day 2012

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Back-handspring Bathing Suit

 Rachel has wanted a new bathing suit this year even though she has three others; although they are small and stretched out they did the job.  I made a deal with her that if she could land her back-handspring without a spot I would get her a new one.  She tried so super hard that even though James still technically spotted her she still did it 98% by herself so we went to Sears to get her a Land's End suit and lucky for me they were 50% off.  She fell in love with the pink polka-dots and ruffles of her new swim suit and looks adorable in it.

  

Rachel posing in her cute new bathing suit by my beautiful pink tiger lily.

My garden snack this morning while watering; first ripe blueberry I've picked from my garden.