Science Experiments

Katie decided to get her science materials out again and do her own experiments with them. When I asked her what she was doing, she told me that she was going to make some "really hot, bubbling water." She never accomplished this particular goal, but she had plenty of fun! Every kid should have a science kit. They are natural scientists!

 My first decision was to use as many scientific tools as I could.

It's hard not to smile when you are doing experiments! 

 I had to make sure I had plenty of water in my beaker.

Then I thought flour might help the water get hot.  

 Very carefully, I added some flour to my water.

 I wanted more water, but my water bottle had a very tight lid. I had to use all of my muscles to open it!

 I thought I might see some bubbles, but in the end, I just had flour water.

 I wondered what would happen if I moved my creation to a test tube.

 Then I thought I should add the water in slowly by adding it with my eye dropper.

 I got so carried away with it that the water overflowed! Thank goodness for paper towels!

I didn't give up. I kept trying different combinations of materials. 

 I told my mom that I was going to put two different things in my small test tubes to see what would happen.

I even added paper to my flask to see if that would make a difference. 

Then, of course, I had to add more water. 

 I had to explain that it's important to be patient when science is involved!

 I never got hot water with my experiments, but I had fun and learned about mixing materials.

Making the World a Prettier Place

Now that we're having dry weather more often, Katie has the chance to use her sidewalk chalk more often. Her favorite sidewalk chalk partner is always my sister, Jennifer.

We started with a simple tree, and then we added more and more! 

I love to color all of the grey. 

I try to use as many colors as I can! 

Before I knew it, we had covered a lot of the sidewalk. 

I moved onto the driveway. It is bumpier, but I can still draw pretty easily! 

I thought my girl looked like a ballerina! 

What do you like to draw?

One More Gotcha Day Gift

Katie was so excited to receive a package in the mail and she was even more excited when she realized it was a Gotcha Day gift from my friends, Noreen and Joe!

I was so happy when I got a gift in the mail! 

I always like to read the card before I open the present. 

 It was a new book!

I like to read my books at night, and I kept asking my mom why she was taking pictures of me! 

I kept catching her with her camera!

Eventually, I just let her take some pictures!

Thank you for my book! I love it!

Waiting, Watching, and Dreaming

When Katie gets to her dancing studio, she loves to jump up on the bench and watch the dancers in the class before hers while she waits to go in herself.

I can't wait for my turn!

Before Going to Bed

Not only does Katie want a bedtime story before she goes to bed, but she has let me know that her dolls also need a bedtime story before she goes to bed.

Sometimes it's hard to see the words when I hold a book like a teacher. 

We all love stories in our house!

Dancing and Dancing

Katie still loves to dance. She dances in the morning, at night, and in between. She dances in the house, outside, and down the grocery store aisles. I don't think there is anything she doesn't love about it. One of her favorite parts of dancing is her dancing teacher. Although she has had several teachers over the years, Ms. Moriah has been her teacher most of the time, and Katie works so hard to keep up with her during class. She wants to be just like Ms. Moriah.

My favorite times are when Ms. Moriah stands right next to me. 

 Sometimes she lets us try our taps on our own to see how we do.

 I think everyone in the world should take dancing,...

…especially if you get Ms. Moriah as a teacher!

This is one of the things I had to work on for awhile to do as quickly as my teacher. I'm almost there!

Recipe #152

Katie is still on a mission to be a fantastic cook. She doesn't want to use a cookbook for greatness. She wants to create her own recipes.  She has lots of great thoughts, but so far the taste of her recipes don't quite add up to the great thoughts.

First, I made my own recipe. Hershey kiss, Skippy, flour, eggs, sugar, chocolate, bananas, microwave. 

I mixed everything together, but I decided to skip the microwave step.

I was so excited to try it! 

Hmmm... 

Jackpot! 

I thought my recipe could make me world-famous! 

Score! 

Then I got a bite with a little too much flour! 

Ugg! 

I thought I was going to die! 

That recipe is now a great big no! Onto my next one!

Moving

Katie was playing in her socks when she discovered a new way to move across the floor.

This is so much better than just walking!

Working with Numbers

I had bought a number chart for school but had not yet taken it there when Katie found it. She was so excited to spread the chart out and start playing games with it.

My mom covered up some of the numbers on the chart, and I had to guess what was under the covers. 

After guessing, I would check my answers. It was fun! 

Everyone should have a big number chart!