Five For Friday

Just a bit of a weekly update.......

1. As I was doing Sadie's hair, she asked: "Why don't you do a Chinese Braid?"

Me: "Chinese Braid?"

Sadie: "Yes. You know, the one your grandma taught you how to do?"

Me: "Oh....You mean a French Braid?"

Sade: "Yes!"

2. Jackson wore this googly eye taped to his forehead for 12 hours.

As I was taking his picture, I kept asking him to open his eyes! He kept saying, "I AM!" It took me asking him about 5 times, before I finally realized he was talking about the third eye.

You may notice he is not wearing a shirt? Well, he isn't wearing pants either. Because the kid does not enjoy wearing clothing. He will wear his unders, but nothing much else if given the choice.

3. This week brought Megan's Science Fair Project. She came up with idea herself, and executed it very well. She decided to make glowing water, and then.........add dry ice to it to see if the fog also glows. Her hypothesis was that it would not not. And she was right!

Did I mention that a girl in her class built a HOVERCRAFT!  A HOVERCRAFT! And a big one at that. I was picturing it to be Hotwheels car sized, but it was big enough that she could ride on it. Seriously impressive! HOVERCRAFT!! And it worked.

4. I also attended Megan's Awards Assembly. This quarter she received an award for A/B Honor Roll.

I am used to Awards Assemblies, where a handful of students receive all "A's", and a slightly bigger handful receive all "A's and B's." But not at this school!  The majority of kids received awards for good grades. My kids are so fortunate to go there.

Jackson received all "A's" this quarter, but for some reason there was no assembly.  Maybe the school isn't so great after all! (This is when a sarcastic font would come in handy).

5. And one last thing. My next door neighbor, who is in his 80's, moves my garbage can from the curb and brings it back to my house, every garbage day.

 I think it is the nicest thing ever.

12 X 12 - November 2011

Saturday. I had a lot of plans in my head of how my Saturday was going to play out, but it turned out very differently. Not necessarily bad, but not very productive either.

I woke up (not very early) to Jackson practicing his "juggling."

The kids had these 3 different types of cereal for breakfast. Megan: Apple Jacks, Jackson: Mini Wheats, and Sadie: Special K

After breakfast Megan worked on her fashion designs. Now if someone could just teach her how to sew!

A bit later, the kids and I went bike riding. I had to fill up flat tires, which is a job that has always fallen to Eric. But since he was out of town, I had to pull through.

We ended up playing ball and frisbee at the high school:

After coming home and showering, I read for a bit in bed:

Jackson and Sadie joined me:

After a while, Jackson left, but Sadie stayed and her and I ended up taking a 2 hour nap!

Upon awakening, I did some household cleaning up, while Megan worked on her homework:

For dinner, the kids had "Little Caesars", or "Little Sleazelers" as Jackson thinks it is named. It was packed! The wait for pepperoni pizza was 30 minutes. Luckily they had one cheese left, which I procured.

We spent the evening, watching TV, and playing. Meg and Sade playing on the couch:

These alphabet magnets have been one of the best toys I have ever purchased. I bought them when Megan was small, and they still get weekly use:

Before bed we did our nightly scripture reading:

Still in Alma!

Eric was in St. George all day on Saturday. First to compete in a Sprint Triathlon, and then to do a job that he forgot to inform me of. So instead of getting home at 1 pm (which is when I thought he would arrive home), he got home at 10 pm. I have ALMOST forgiven him.

Soccer 2011

Well, another season of soccer has ended. And I say just in time! The last 2 weeks have been too cold for me and my wimpiness!

Introducing: The Sand Team (how original)

I have to say that Megan was PRETTY DARN AWESOME this year. If I had to describe her awesomeness in one word it would be hustle:

She was always right in the thick of it, and scored multiple goals.

Jackson's team was the Leopards:

Jackson was also his awesome little self, scored a few goals, and always tried his hardest. He is great at teamwork, and is a master at passing the ball. He never wants to take a break, and would play the entire game if he could. This year there were a few kids who were quite a bit older, bigger, and faster than him, so he had a harder time scoring than he has in years past.

Until next season!

Nevada State Museum

Saturday we went to the Nevada State Museum. It is now located right next to the Springs Preserve (they opened 6 days ago), and you get in free if you are a Springs Preserve member! We were also going to go to the Springs Preserve, but they closed at 3 for a special event. The nerve!!!!

It was a bit bright:

The museum is pretty cool and informative. They have a number of interactive displays:

This display was a favorite:

Sadie, Jackson, and I attempted to put together some puzzles:

But soon had to call Megan over to impart her puzzle solving prowess on us:

Sadie becoming more informed about atomic bombs:

When Sadie saw this beaver, she shouted, "Look it's Justin Beaver!"

Earlier that day Megan asked her if she even knew what Justin Beiber looked like. Sadie said ,"Of course. He is a beaver, who sings, and wears people clothes." Megan then attempted to show her a picture of him on the computer. Sadie refused and said, "No, I might fall in love with him. Or he might try and kiss me." Oh vey!