Groundbreaking!

Our school/church is preparing for the final phase of development on the campus.  Everyone is SO excited to see this happen.  It will have a gym, auditorium, science labs, music rooms, offices, additional class rooms...all kind of awesomness.... and very importantly - it will be adding another 228 parking spaces!!! (there's never enough parking, right?)

 

Anyway they set up a tent and it was an AMAZING day.  The weather was pretty perfect too.

 

They invited our cheerleaders to come to represent the school spirit. 

 

 

The door below - shows where the real doors will be.  It was pretty neat to see this....

 

 

there were quite a few people that came to celebrate 

 

 

I just love that the Pastor always wears that hat LOL!

 

 

 

The committee had also invited both the church kid choir and school choir to come sing.

 

 

I was in charge of making sure the cheer girls got where they were supposed to be.  I don't know why I was nervous about that....they're great kids and did what they were supposed to!

 

 

The ceremonial ground breaking!

 

 

Something I thought was pretty neat was Fr. requested that we bring water with us... he blessed the water and went out there and spread the blessings wherever we wanted to.  It was neat! It makes me feel all sentimental inside, just to be a part of it.

 

 

 

Parental picture! There's never enough of those LOL

 

 

Mikayla broke the ground too.

 

 

 

 

Here is the video of the song

 

Here is the video of their cheer

 

I can't wait to watch the building grow!!!

 

 

Below is the area on Sunday.

 

 

Here is the area on Monday....... the dirt is moving already!

 

Mermaid in the house....oh yea!

Saturday morning I said to her, lets play a game.  She said ok!  I said I need you to say the first things that come to mind when I ask you a question.... no time for hesitation or thinking... have to answer FAST!

She said OK!

I asked her, name three things that we can do that would absolutely make you find your happy today.  GO!

um um um um swimming, baking cupcakes and going to the mall.

Whew...the pressure. 

I said Ok, lets ask dad and see what answers he comes up with and let's make some of it happen!

Michael said, go to the boat show at the marina, go through our favorite marinas...and take the day off!

OK!!!!  Off we went!!

 

 

So we ended up at our favorite marina for a picnic, swimming, fun, boat looking and relaxation all rolled up into one of the most awesome, and most perfect Saturday's we have had in quite awhile!  

The weather was AMAZING!!!!  After swimming around for awhile Mikayla brought out her inner-mermaid and had the BEST DAY EVER!

 

 

 

Seriously....how cool is she!!!

 

 

 

Her mermaid tail is the coolest thing ever!!!!  I almost want one!!  The picture below is one of my favorite pictures of the day..... LOVE it!!!!  It's my best gal just being what she wants to be at the moment!!!

 

 

We really had the best day!!!!!

 

Here are a couple of videos of her swimming.

 

Video 1

 

Video 2

 

 

 

*giggles*...... eggie update

*GIGGLES*

 

My dad found the secret egg..... It was the raw one..... hidden in with all the hardboiled ones.....

 

He thought I didn't trick him this year because it had not happened yet....he was almost at the end of his little eggies

 

*GIGGLES*

 

when SPLAT  there it was......

 

 

 

*GIGGLES GIGGLES GIGGLES GIGGLES*

 

I think there is a second one too LOL...... I laugh out loud thinking of it......

oh SPROUTS

So we go a little bit nutty over school science fair.  I just think it is so fun and I'm SOOO happy Mikayla is into it too!  so it is OUR project!!!

 

 

the question.... can seeds germinate and sprout on an ordinary household sponge.   She "planted" and grew 4 different kinds of seeds on sponges to see if they would grow.

 

 

 

 

The answer is YES!!  Yes they will all sprout.  Now without additional nutrients they won't support full living plants but they totally sprout.... 

 

 

as with anything - presentation is the key.... we couldn't just show a plain ol sponge....right..... NOPE!  it was shown as a house!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something else interesting... the wheat grass seeds above...that are sprouting....were planted the same day as the seeds below......

 

so THAT is where science comes into play.... how to get from above to below.... without dirt...  :)

 

 

Such cute little houses.....

 

 

Now for the best part...the board to showcase all the work involved.  It was a true labor of love...daily spraying and watering and tracking (I had to baby sit while Mikayla was at camp)

 

 

Ta Da...... a month + of work....  the board assembly was really easy - we made the center pot out of poster board and covered with "wood" paper - it is held on with Velcro so that the greenery and label wouldn't stick out the top when it was all folded up - it needed to be removeable.

 

 

My teacher friend at school took this picture for me. 

 

Oh.....what's that I see hanging on there...... hum....LOOKS LIKE A MEDAL TO ME!!!!!!

 

 

Oh Yea baby!!  Mikayla's project took 2nd place at the science fair!!!  WOOOOOO HOOOOO you KNOW I was all pumped up about it!!!!  She was too but a momma's heart sure gets full over a child's accomplishments.

 

Don't you know those rascals REALLY sprouted while at school and no one was there to appreciate their efforts.... poor things.... so I'm not sure if they loved our love or if they loved not having our love because they are 20 times bigger now than they were at home.... maybe THAT is the science project HA

 

 

 

Here are our project boards to date..... (and I still stand by the recommendation to NOT microwave soap unless you like the taste of it on your food for months following the experiment) (Michael still complains about it)

 

 

Art bot.... she had a love hate relationship with them. 

 

 

and our beloved sprouts (award winning sprouts that is).....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She already has her project picked out for next year!  (oh yea baby....I love having a planner....)

Happy Easter

 

 We did our annual egg dying!  OH it is so fun!!!!  We do make too many but they sure are fun to do!!  This batch was my all time favorite batch!!!  Not only because they're emoji's but because the dye itself was so vibrant!!!! 

 

 

3 generations of egg lovin!!

 

 

 

you guessed it.... there is a secret egg in the bunch..... the wonderful incredible non edible RAW egg....I can't WAIT to hear how it goes when my dad smacks it anticipating the hardboiled egg...and it's raw.... 

 

hee hee hee....so bad....so so bad.  I know....I know...but I can't help myself!!!

 

 

 

Just the thought of it makes me cry laugh like below LOL!!

 

 

 

 

Here they are!!!!!  our friendly eggie bunch - I hate to smash them now...

 

 

We started our Easter morning at church with the whole family!  It was really fantastic being together and it was a great service too. 

 

 

here is Mikayla and D..... I can't believe how tall the girls are getting, so grown up!

 

 

Nat is bunny fostering.... this is Peter....

 

  

 

Awkward cousin poses....

 

 

EGG HUNT!  These kids were SOOOO into hunting the eggs!! They were all running! and running and running to find them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next came confetti eggs..... Mikayla was going in for the run and smash....

 

 

 

Yes....Yes he got me with this one......

 

 

 

 

 

It was a FANTASTIC day!!!!!

 

 

Happy Easter!