Sunday, January 12, 2014

1/2 birthday

 

she celebrated her half birthday on the january 7th...since school is out by the time her actualy birthday rolls around her teacher suggested celebrating her half birthday..  She was so excited to bring a treat for her class,
found these cheesestick snowmen on pinterest...
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-40


when the weather becomes so cold that heading outdoors is on a need to only basis
and that consists of quick trips in warmed up vehichels.  When there is no reason to be anywhere but at home is the choice.  When the govenor closes schools for the entire state on a monday when the high temp was -23 and the windchill dipped down to -50
there are only so many movies one can watch, and so many books to read, and after days upon days of sharing this space a change needed to happen..so I searched for some science experiements to do when the temps drop below zero...
the first one was testing how long a wet t-shirt took to freeze
about 3 1/2 minutes at -23
 

she bravely donned her coat (okay actually she was rather eager to head outside in the bracingly fresh air to hand the shirt on the clothesline

next we boiled water and threw it out the window..no picture of it turning to vapor and snow
it happend to fast for the camera to capture

and finally as the sun set and darkness fell we blew a few bubbles outdoors
and watched them freeze..yes they are mittenless and most likely not dressed for the conditions
but they live in minnesota, they can handle a little cold in tiny bits and pieces
 

frozen bubbles turn rubbery and flexible a rather fun experience
to actually catch them on paper and watch them roll
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a quilt for her doll

 
 

her second sewing project was a quilt
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a birthday party


to start off our new year

family pic

with the piercy's

gracie

and grandpa
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6th birthday


his birthday is on new years day, how cool is that?

whe I asked him what he wanted his birthday party to be, he said cake
when I explained that cake was a given and asked what theme he thought for a bit
and said penguins...
 
 
 
 
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new year's eve


home made pizza
 
 

watching movies

a yearly tradition for the past 9 years
linda and larry join us each year to ring in the new year
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snow fun

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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snow pics

 
 
 
 
 
 

the last snowfall of 2013
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