Baby Clouded Leopards!

A friend took mom and I to one of our local zoos. I was pretty disappointed that there weren't any giraffes, but these clouded leopard cubs were pretty cute. They are about two weeks old. One is a boy and one is a girl. They were supposed to debut tomorrow, but we got lucky.

http://www.pdza.org/page.php?id=503

Crazy Weather

Here's this week's sampling...

snow

brief periods of sun

hail

Snow

Add rain, repeat

Expanding Soap

Note from mom:
I wish we had smell-o-vision. I swear this created a toxic smoke. If you plan on doing this, I would make sure you use an unscented soap and do this in a well-ventilated area. I got the soap from a friend who had done this and she didn't mention the overpowering perfume smell.

This idea of putting Ivory Soap in the microwave is all over Pintrest and like I said my friend did it. I don't know why the soap expands. The post doesn't have a lot of scientific info, so we focused on using the scientific method to guess what would happen, observe, and document.
Also, the author recommends putting this stuff in the microwave for 3 minutes. Do NOT put it in for that long. It only took about 30 seconds for this stuff to get out of control.

Overall, Gabe thought it was pretty cool. We left the house soon afterward to prevent me from getting a massive odor-induced headache. We're using the soap remnants in the shower.

http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/11/ivory-soap-explosion.html

I would let every animal in

There's a rocket in my pocket.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Paddy O'Hair

My dad says this is racist, but I don' know what that means. Plus, I made this at school so it must be okay.

I gave him a mohawk

Daddy's going to be jealous

Phew, this showed up in the mail just in time. I told my parents I was going to run away because I never get anything in the mail (not true). Then, this showed up from Grandma and Grandpa. We sure wish we were in Arizona for spring training.

Dad, I know what we can get to distract mom so we can buy a Camero: cute kitties"

Dance lessons sure are paying off...

Valentine's Day

I made a bunch of Valentines for my parents

Penguin and hearts

ceramic heart I made at school

Pacific Science Center

Space shuttle simulator

Nature simulator

We went to the Science Center last week and saw two IMAX movies: Tornado Alley and Sea Monsters. Both we just okay. The real life butterflies were awesome, though.

I'm posting the last leg of our Disney Trip this week:

http://gabewdw2010.blogspot.com/

Ice Skating

Dad took me ice skating today. We had the rink to ourselves.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Mom and I are focusing on Dr. Suess books this week. We started with One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. We couldn't find our copy, so we found someone reading it on YouTube. Then, I did a fish pattern worksheet and fish number spelling and matching.

We followed this up with some dinnertime readings by dad. My mom's new favorite: The Great Henry McBride; Steak for Supper; and Tad and Todd from the Bippolo Seed.



Teacher's Dr. Seuss Unit:
http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/02/dr-suess-is-on-loose.html

Bath Boat

These captured mermaids are resting in the hull of the ship

You can make your own boat:

http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-type/dolls-toys/doll-crafts/bath-craft-666828/

Lost Another Tooth

While at a friend's house Saturday, my second tooth finally fell out.