Dear Blog

Dear Blog,
I think of you often and just wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about you. I have lots of pictures and great post ideas in my head. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get my act together and actually get them posted. Please be patient with me, I really do want to spend time with you . . . it just seems that everyday life has a way of getting all my attention these days!
Fondly,
Sloane

The Sign of Too Much Laundry!!

You know you haven't kept up on the laundry when the kids can climb in the laundry chute and they poke out the top. I have got to get a better laundry system going - like maybe doing it more than once a week!

Science Fair

The past month we have been involved in Science Fair. Ethan and Avery were both participating this year. Ethan took three identical plants and fed them three different liquids (water, 7up and orange juice) and measured their success and growth. As you can see, Ethan defied scientific data and ALL three of his plants grew beautifully. Avery's project was on the pupil and how it reacts to light. She made these awesome models of the eye out of stryfoam balls. They both presented their projects to the judges and both did awesome!

Girls' Weekend

Avery and I headed down to California for a little girl time. Avery is an amazing student and has done great on her report cards, so she got to miss a couple days of school and we headed down for some sunshine and fun with Grandma and Grandpa Edwards. We went to the Museum of Art and History, the San Buenaventura Mission, shopping and hunting for antiques. Grandpa took Avery on a special date to breakfast, shopping and feeding the ducks at the duck park. The weather was AMAZING and it was hard not to go house shopping as well!

On the Airplane

At the Mall

At the Mission

Mommy and Avery at the Museum

Grandma, Avery and Sloane at the Mission

Pinewood Derby

Ethan participated in his last Pinewood Derby. His car this year was "The Jailbird". The leaders really stressed this year that the boys build their own cars, and cars from years past could not be used. Ethan made this great car all by himself. It wasn't the fastest on the track, but it sure looked cool and we had a great time. Cameron has a program on our laptop that sets up a rotation for all the cars to compete randomly and race them all in different heats. He even hooked up an amp to the computer so that there were different noises (like cars revving, crashing and it even played the National Anthem at the beginning!) playing during the races.

Lost Tooth = Big Boy

 My baby lost his first tooth. It seems like the minute they lose their first tooth, they become big kids for real. I don't like pulling their teeth, but apparently that didn't matter to Gavin. He pulled out his first tooth all by himself and earned himself $5 from the tooth fairy. Two days later, he pulled out the one next door and raked in another $4. What a big brave boy!

Our Special Day

On President's Day, Ethan and I went skiing. We had such a great time together. Cameron still hasn't been cleared for skiing on his knee, so Ethan and I got to share a special day with just the two of us on the slopes. I am so proud of what a great skier Ethan has become. You can certainly tell his Daddy has been his ski instructor because he loves to go fast! We spent most of the day on jumps at the terrain park or taking on the black diamond slopes. Crazy Boy! Here are some pics and a video that does Ethan no justice . . . his first try on the jump where he didn't get enough speed. My phone died so I couldn't get any other videos of him getting some air after a few practice runs! 

Ethan and Sloane on the ski lift

Ethan ready to get going