Daddy's Girl

Emily helped Shannon put together Ethan's desk this afternoon.

The kids got new (to us) loft beds during the Christmas break thanks

to a sucessful garage sale and craig's list postings (I love that site!).

The remainder of the funds went to IKEA for new desks. How's that for recycling ;-)

Next up-painting his room!

Science Fair

Every year the science fair rolls around and with it panic and procrastination consumes.

Not this year. Ethan got to it doing his experiment for school on permeability with sand and soil. I am pleased to say I only measured one cup (literally) of water in the whole process. Ethan handled everything on his own. Emily was there to supervise and make sure the bag didn't fall in. :) I like this year's experiment better than last year-Ethan and I counted numerous popcorn kernels from 21 (7 bags by 3 trials) greasy microwave bags to see which brand popped the most kernels. The thought still haunts me...

New Year's Eve

~We had a blast hangin out with our friends from Chicagoland-even if they are Bears fans ;)
Roasted marshmallows, hot chocolate and hors d'ouvers galore!
Looking forward to a great 2009