Fall School Projects

 Three more school projects in the books!  All science projects for us this semester.  Karly got to teach her class about the History of Planet Earth.  She is already such a confident presenter.  This was her second project for the year and when she was done she was so sad and said "I just want to present more!"

This was her drawing that she created for her slideshow.

We got to do some demonstrations about how movements in the earth create rock layers.

Then we went outside and Karly taught them about erosion and they got to do some experimenting.  She loved being the expert.

Bentley's project this year was about energy transfer through ecosystems.  He got through his slides pretty quickly and then led the class in a fun game with stations of different things in the ecosystem and based on how they rolled the dice, different things would happen to them and the energy would continue to transfer.  Hard to describe, but super fun to play.  His class loved it.

Olive's project was about magnets and she had so many fun demonstrations and activities for her classmates.  She is just so much fun to watch when she presents.  I love her enthusiasm.

These projects are a lot of work, but when I watch my kids present it reminds me why it's worth it. Their confidence is amazing to watch. I love that they can lead discussion, answer questions, and be the expert.  It's a lot of growth for sure.  Well done kids!

Aquarium and Zoo With the Murdochs

 

Bentley found a new (and very tiring) game with the twins.  He would carry them and chase the ducks and the girls would scream with laughter. Then they would say, "My turn!"  He did this over and over again for a very long time until he was totally worn out. They love Bentley, and this is one reason why!  

I have spent so much time at the zoo and aquarium with my toddlers and babies over the years.  I'm glad Erin's are here now with us to keep up the tradition and the magic.  And I love that my kids get to make these memories with their cousins now!

Young Women's Retreat

 This weekend I was able to host the young women for a retreat at our home.  It was such a great time to be together deepening friendships and unity in our group.

Friday night we made pizzas for dinner and then had a great devotional from Bishop.  Then we played tons of games including their favorite "Murder in the Dark".  We had so much fun, and stayed up really late.

Before bedtime we had them help us assemble the breakfast casserole for the next morning.

The next morning we had another devotional, a yummy breakfast, and then some free time that they filled with Karaoke and playing in the playroom.  

Then we spent some time on a service project, tying fleece blankets to donate to the NICU.  We got about 10 blankets done and the hospital was so grateful for them.

After lunch we went to Main Event for bowling.  It was so much fun!

I love these girls, and love the opportunity to be their friend and mentor right now.  We have good times for sure!

Date with Karly

 This little lady loves to shop!  Her idea of the perfect date is browsing around the mall, finding all sorts of things in Claire's that she could never live without.  Then we finish with some cinnamon pretzels and lemonade.  Just perfect.  Thanks for being a sweet date Karly - I love spending time with you! 

Sleepover in the Loft

 Karly and Olive begged for a sleepover under the stars.  This setup in the loft was the perfect solution.  Look how dreamy that turned out!   I think this was the first sleepover that Karly made it until morning.  She usually wonders back to her bed at some point, but this one was perfectly cozy.

Cute sleepy girls.  Sweet dreams!

National Honor Society

 Today I got to attend the celebration assembly for Eden getting inducted into the National Honors Society.  Well done Eden on all your hard work!

Then she got to skip her next class to have donuts with friends.  That made it all worth it!

Eden takes her job as a student very seriously.  Well done Eden!!

Dia De Los Muertos

Fun tradition of yummy skeleton donuts and watching "Coco"  to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos!