Smart Scientist

Tonight I was helping Allison with her science homework.  They have been studying liquids and their various characteristics.  When I took a look at the paper she brought home to work on, I thought it looked simple enough--draw a picture of the bottle your liquid is in, write the name of the liquid and circle the characteristics.  THEN I read the list of characteristics and thought...uh, where's the dictionary?  However, my smart little first grader didn't miss a beat and told me what all of the words meant including viscosity, transparent and opaque.  She is like a sponge the way she absorbs information and she LOVES science!

Lost Lambie

A few weeks ago Peyton couldn't find her lamb when it was time to leave for daycare.  Now you should know that this child is almost never separated from her lambie.  She received this stuffed lamb as a gift from Great-Grandma Eileen when she was born.  So here's how the morning conversation went....

Peyton:  Mommy, I can't find my lamb.
Me:  What do you mean?  You just had him.
Peyton:  He's lost.
Me:  Lambie is lost?  I'll help you find him.
Peyton:  Ok.  He has yellow fur and ears.

I couldn't help but laugh.  First, at her cute description of her lamb and second, at the fact that she thought she needed to tell me what her lamb looked like...as if I haven't seen this lamb every day for the past three and a half years. :)

Snow What Fun

Who doesn't love a snow day???

Ally and I both had school canceled on Wednesday and we took full advantage of the day.  Beginning with staying in our jammies until after lunch.  The girls and I watched a few videos in the morning including Disney Princess Sing-A-Long and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe.  After lunch we bundled up and headed outside to play in the snow.

We got about 6 inches of fresh snow and a new sled that was just calling our names.  We had hoped to build a snowman, but the snow didn't pack very well, so we ditched that idea.  Instead I pulled the kids around the yard in the sled, they made snow angels and we threw snow (not snowballs) at each other.  Our neighbor Kalie came out to join in the fun with us. I think the girls would have stayed out all day if I let them, but an hour was more than enough for mom.  It was a good fun time!

Ally's Snow Angel

Peyton's Snow Angel