Egg Hunts & Eggheads:)

We started out April celebrating our Risen Savior!  The kids also did a couple of egg hunts at both grandparents. Are these giants starting to look too old for egg hunts yet?! 

Scout hopes not!  She's still enjoying the egg hunt fun!

 

This makes me laugh every time...whenever the guys do a wood project, Scout feels the need to also pick up wood as if she's contributing.  

What a smart and helpful dog!

 

And then she goes and lays in the burn pit, and I have second thoughts about her intelligence.  

 

  

April was also the month of the science fair.  AHHH!!  Two "mandatory" entries in the science fair this year...three would have totally pushed me over the edge.  :)  Both Scott & Natalie advanced from their classes to the all school Science Fair. 

Scott did a project about how different materials affect WiFi strength. Being the techy guy that he is, this project was right up his alley.  If you want to know more about it, you'll have to ask him as it was a bit over my head!  He got "The Einstein Award" at the science fair. 

Natalie did a project about color and taste perception.  She colored apple juice 3 different colors and then asked Kate's second grade class and her fifth grade class which flavors they tasted.  She got the "NO WAY!" award at the science fair because despite all of the samples being apple juice, almost all of the students guessed they were tasting grape or cherry/punch when they tasted the purple/red colors.   Natalie also got 2nd place for her grade level.  

 

 Kate had Colonial Day at school and made a sweet colonial girl!:)

February Fun & March Memories

Kate dressing like a 100 year old lady on the 100th day of school...

Scott's band group participated in a competition and their school did very well.

During virtual learning last week, I was helping Kate expound on an essay answer about habitats. As I encouraged her to write more, Kate rolled her eyes and said, "My teacher will totally know you helped me with this because if it says write 3 or more sentence, I write THREE!" 

Kate enjoyed reading to her class and now thinks she wants to become a teacher. 

Natalie learned so much playing her first season of basketball with her classmates from school.  She scored almost every game and played amazing defense. She practiced a lot at home, and is already looking forward to next season.  It was so fun to watch!

 

 

Scout was the only one holding onto the snow- not wanting it to melt!

 

 And finally- THIS!  Good thing we love her.  

 

Let the Quarantines Begin!

A lady who works at the school texted me this week and said, "OH MY WORD!  How many times have your kids been quarantined?!" 

First it was Kate, then Natalie, then Scott, and Scott again, and now Kate.  Thankfully the kids have stayed pretty healthy.  These two week quarantines are getting old though.  Surely this is about over??  The Sunny Days School District has been open more than I would have liked this school year!:)  Scout enjoys having classmates home though.

 Kate's latest argument when trying to convince me of something...

"Everyone else in my class wears short sleeves in January, and they are still alive."

"_______(a classmate) sits in the front seat, and she's still alive."   

We were playing a game of Taboo and it was Kate's turn to give the clues..."Mom does this A LOT!"  I was stumped.  Laundry??  Chauffeur?  Help with Homework?  Clean?   

Time ran out..."What was it, Kate?"   

"BELCH!" she said frustrated.  How could we not guess it with such an obvious clue?!  (Gasp!)

One more Kate "funny"...Kate loves to wear the same heart dress to church.  It's her go-to outfit, for sure.  So I encouraged her to choose something different to wear one week.  "You wear that a lot.  Can you choose a different dress?"

 Kate:  "It's okay.  My teacher (a man) wears the same thing almost every week too." 

Kate & Natalie were inspired to shoot hoops on a cold January day after watching the high school girls' basketball team win another game.

Couple of cat pictures- Upside down Prince and Piper showing you how she feels about too many quarantines!

The grandparents have taken up puzzles again in the new year.  Here is Mike with a puzzle of Rocky Mountain National Park- a place he enjoys visiting.  

 

Here my parents are with their biggest puzzle yet at 3,000 pieces! (I don't think they would recommend it!)

NEW YEAR

The kids are finally back to school.  After four full days of school last week, the girls were lamenting on Saturday night.  "We only have 1 more day off and then it's back to school. We've gotten used to longer breaks than just a weekend!"  The early morning alarms have certainly been an adjustment for all, but we are thankful that they can be back. 

Rapunzel got 8 inches chopped off of her hair this weekend.  She was excited for the change!

I attempted to teach the kids some new card games recently.  What a helpful dog I have!

I was clearing out old clothes from Scott's closet and showed him a shirt that he got last year at school that had "FIFTH GRADE" written on the back.  I said, "This would still fit you...would you wear it?"  Disgusted at the idea, Scott replied, "Why would I wear a shirt that says 5th grade on it? That's like wearing a silver medal when you've won a gold medal."  OKAY....pretend I didn't ask!

 Stinky dog before her bath...

Beautiful dog after (Petco might want to use this as advertisement!)...She smelled and looked amazing for about 2 hours. Then a taunting squirrel ran across the muddy back field.  Well, we tried.