Happy Birthday Little Brother

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Grandma Jo sent this over today. 5 years ago I stayed over with them for a few nights when Emmerson was born. I was SO excited to have a little brother. Lately, he drives me NUTS! He has learned how to push my buttons so well. But I do love him so very much! Happy 5th Monkey Boy!

Busy Week

We finished our Lego team project. We go to our competition in February and area really excited!

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We have 2-3 mutant Florida squirrels in the back yard. They have basically decided our garden is equal to a 24 hour a day buffet. They have dug up just about everything! After an exhausting morning of digging one opted for sunbathing on the playhouse!

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I am building lots of new structures.

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We are learning more in science.

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More building today with Connect-a-straws.

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I made a flower and quickly it became a ferris wheel and then something else.

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I keep telling Mommy I don’t have time to play. This is the time last year when i was just losing my marbles and my behavior tanked. I made great strides and now am in that same funk again. I am constantly challenging Mommy and Daddy. They are hoping that it is just a phase and I grow out of it rather quickly. I think I spend more time in time-out lately. It’s tough being 7 right now.

First Science Lesson of the Year

Mr. Mc Wiz is back and I am more than excited. Our dear friends, The Goldman Family, gave us a free lesson for the holidays! How AWESOME!

We learned a lot about acids and bases.

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I had fun guessing what I thought was an acid or base. I was pretty accurate.

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We played with a bit or dry ice and also learned about endo and exothermic reactions!

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We tried to explode a ziplock bag with vinegar and baking soda. I guessed the right combination. Can you find me hiding in the garden so I don’t get soaked when it explodes?

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We also grew a crystal tree and learned about capillary action!

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Post Holiday Crazies

I have been busy building Legos.

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We went out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom with Grandma and Grandpa and then had Carvel afterwards.

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We spent an entire day in our pajamas making accessories for my new Monster High Girls.

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I met my clone at Toys R Us! (hehe!)

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I got a pair of silly drinking glasses.

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I am enjoying the lazy week before we start back to the grind of 2013! :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thunder is Sick

Mommy noticed Thunder was acting strange and not using the letterbox. This earned him a emergency trip to the vet. He had a crystal blockage and was unable to urinate. He had to have surgery to insert a catheter and drain his blockage. He was reduced to the cone-of-shame for the week.

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Thunder is since feeling better but there is new letterbox stress int he house and someone, we aren’t 100% sure who, peed under our beds and all over our stuffed animals.

Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Santa came and brought me a stocking full of goodies, Moonlight Fairies and a really cool castle (for both of us)!

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I got lots and lots of Legos! I loved spending the day at home just playing with my toys and hanging out with family.

Mommy build her gift, R2D2!

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Our elves have gone back to the north pole for the winter to rest and apparently receive behavior training after all the trouble they got in this year.