Boat Races

We had a drizzly, yet fun day at Grant Park for the Indian Princess Boat Race.  Comparable to the Pinewood Derby for the Boy Scouts, the girls receive a boat kit with pieces of wood and a few rules and let their imaginations go. 

The girls had a blast in the creek, but this year was colder and muddier than we are used to.

Erika won two awards- one for the boat's physical appearance, and she also won in the race.

Em won in her age group for the race.

Rob is the Indian Princess Chief this coming year, and this is our tribes' event that they are in charge of. 

Rob getting ready to announce the awards

Erika's boat is the Eiffel Tower boat that is about to win- she helped her Dad at the finish line.

Feeling so blessed to celebrate in these memories after a pretty sad week, when the officer lost his life trying to protect the community.  What a loss.  Making the most of everyday is what it's all about.

May in Progress....

My sweet beautiful niece on her First Communion day...  Angelic.  You can look into her eyes forever and ever....

she's alive and loved....

Working on a paper engineering project.... 

working on a historical research project

....growing up...

where my dad asked my mom to marry my mom.. (they built this gazebo in honor of them_ not really, the gazebo wasn't there when dad asked  her to marry him outside of Golden Lamb, now it is a monument in lebanon!--- pretty cool!!!)

                                     One of our favorite places in Lebanon, Manna Cupcakes

One of our favorite people in the whole world, Dana, lived here with her husband, Spencer Cropper.  A Historic home.

Daddy showing offf

just another one of erika's crazy pieces...

a cutie

my girls are obsessed with chocolate...

A Henri' Matisse project

Grasshopper Dissection

 

Science has been a favorite this year for the girls, but when I told them they were going to Boonshoft to dissect a grasshopper, there were some mixed emotions.  Emily was excited about it (although I don't think she was picturing the grasshopper to be so big) and Erika was very sure she did not want to partake in tearing limbs off of an insect.  Once they were immersed in the lesson and learning some amazing things, they knew they needed to dig in, in order to learn more and see first-hand.  Since we are learning about the Human Body at our co-op, they were able to compare and contrast a lot of traits between humans and insects- what a memorable experience!

Girls with the Camera

Through the eyes of the girls....  ( I don't want to journal on any of these pictures, because the girls took these pictures and I found them in their file.  I think the pictures speak for themselves...  love them!)