Friday, June 22, 2018

Spring Break 2018!

For Spring Break this year we went house hunting in California!


We spent several days looking at houses but we also tried to have fun. 


The weather was not so good but we did find a good day to go to the aquarium.



This is sooooo much better than the Denver Aquarium. I guess it pays to be near an ocean!



I'm not sure why an aquarium as an aviary but Mia sure enjoyed it.



Anna...not so much.




Mia got her braces right before we left. Gotta save those two top teeth, one fall and they would be history!








Not sure what's going on with the look on Mia's face.


They really really really wanted to go to the beach. So jackets and all, they did.



We had a day off from looking at houses and it started raining. So we found this indoor play place in Huntington Beach.








They had a blast in these spinning bumper cars.


On our last day we went to visit Joey, Brittany and the kids. We wanted to get an early start to avoid traffic. But since they both work there was no point in getting there too early. My idea - stop my a mission! I fully realize that not everyone is into them like I am.


The girls seemed excited at first but that went away pretty quickly.

When they realized...


...that they were not...


...going to be going to...


...a spy mission! No wonder they were disappointed!

Speaking of surprises, did you know Bob and Delores Hope are buried at the San Fernando Mission?


We met everyone at a park and then went to their house for Mexican food. Afterward, we played at the playground next to their condo.











And...we found a house!

Monday, June 11, 2018

Perfomances!

The girls took a great class through our awesome recreation department. They practiced for six weeks singing a solo song, along with the recording artist. Mia sang Get Off of my Back.


Anna sang Edelweiss. And although I recorded it, I do not have a still picture of it.


They also sang Timber as a group with a little dance to accompany it. 





Two nights later Mia had a performance with her third grade class. She is in the far back towards the left.






We do not usually do much in the evenings on school days so this was a very busy week!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Girls in Science

We were fortunate to get tickets to Girls in Science at the science museum in March.

They learned about ecosystems.





They learned about the amounts of electricity needed for certain projects by using a balance. Less electricity needed at night!


Mia never gets tired of digging for fossils. 


Holding real pig hearts...blech.





Learning about lightning.


And doing the weather in front of a green screen!




Paper clip challenge! Mia and this other girl worked on it intently for twenty minutes with success! It involved two paper clips and a lifesaver and that's all I remember.



It was crowded so I think it will be a been there, done that kind of thing.





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