Weeks in May

Olivia just started her new science book.  She has really enjoyed it.  The first experiment she tried was building this fettucine and marshmallow structure and then simulating earthquakes.  She made it so strong, it survived all of her mock earthquakes (even though the couch may have suffered a bit).  Maybe she will be an engineer when she grows up.  Or maybe the marshmallows were just way too old and tough.

Saveia and Owen started on their 4H garden boxes with their Master Gardener volunteer.  The boxes were made out of rough hewn hemlock, which apparently is better than pine, but not as good as cedar.  The kids all wanted to help out, but they had to be content to watch since this is solely Owen and Saveia's project.  The nailed the pieces together and then filled them up with about 75 gallons of dirt each.

Zoey has been LOVING her sandbox.  Summer, Dylan and Saveia also really enjoy it, but they can only fit two people in at a time.

Dylan has been having fun working on his handwriting...sort of.  His customary comment is, "I CAN'T DO THIS!" but he does like coloring in the pictures, cutting on the dotted line and stapling the pages together. He also really likes me helping him work on it.  

Summer is working on the same handwriting worksheets, but she's tearing it up in the reading section.  She is probably at the same level as Saveia, and while Saveia is unmotivated Summer is exceedingly eager to read, so I expect Summer to surpass Saveia's capabilities in the next few months.  And that is fine for both of them.

On Mother's Day, the family came over and hung out.  We had nachos and artichoke dip in the evening, and were serenaded with karaoke songs.