Science Rules! Birthday Party at Blue Willow

Setting the Scene:
Science Tools and Literature

The Security Area

All guests First had to scan in at the Security Area before
joining us in the Lab for the fun!

The Scientist waits for his Birthday Guests to arrive:
He could hardly contain the excitement!

Military Science Expert Uncle Ken at the Security Checkpoint

PD scans in successfully



As the first guests wait for the Security proceedings to
be completed, they were ushered into the
Physical Science area of the "Lab"
and
given a tray of "Molecules"
The Challenge:  Build a Sound, Stable Molecular Structure



Welcome to the Physical Science area

Guest Scientists build their Molecular Structures

More guests scanned in

AG finished with her structure



Another Engineer joins in the fun



VG's looks like a Tent Molecule

Cathedral Molecule by LB



Volcano Cake

for the chemical reactions



Hydrophobic Sand:  this area was a big hit, one in which the
guests spend much time experimenting.

LN finds this experiment fascinating...



The Explosive Reaction Table

Oobelec:
one of our favorite chemical reactions
A liquid/solid substance sure to amaze everyone

More fun than a barrel of monkeys!



The Cake Table

Atomic Party Favors



Cheap Trick: 
Diet Coke and a Pack of Mentos!

Snow and baby squirrels...

This Snow!   It is just so beautiful, especially at night!

Tonight we were at the Dinner Table, looking up Bible verses about snow...  this was one of our favorites:
 "His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow."  -Matthew 28:3 (this verse is describing the angel that rolled away the stone from Jesus's tomb)

We found a baby squirrel and Kimba  wanted to rescue it... It was so tame, but of course we could not keep it. The little guy had NO Fear of Humans.

He is the great I AM! John 18:6 is so glorious to my soul, when He said that they fell to the ground! One day every knee will bow. He is Worthy!

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  Tracy Scribner Nicks Wow! A baby squirrel! My best friend had a pet squirrel growing up. Was it in your backyard?
• Blue BerryCottage Yes, very cold and left there or fell out of its nest, I don't know. We bundled it up in a cardboard box with a lamp for warmth, placed it near a warm wall outside last night. The baby was gone this morning. We prayed his mommy would come looking for him.

The Anchor HOLDS

I am reminding myself to keep my eyes on my LORD at all times, especially in the midst of today’s trial.  My son seems to be intent on pulling more “sticks” in school today than any other student.  I just hung up the phone after speaking to his sweet teacher.  Am I the only mother who feels like I am living  a “sink-or-swim” experience?   Funny how my Bible reading was about Peter this morning!  (Matthew 14:30) “But seeing the wind, he became afraid, & beginning to SINK, he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!”

I think of how I react when I find myself in the midst of “storm.”   As I hung up the phone, did I focus only on the circumstances (and drown), or did I look to Jesus, the Commander of all the storms of Life?  Today-glory to God, I kept my eyes on my LORD.  I pray that He will build in me a faith that will overcome the most horrendous storms.  Today I kept my head above water and learned to be the kind of mother that HE wants me to be. 

My Prayer Today:

Precious Savior- Keep on showing me HOPE.  Build my faith.  Help me overcome doubts and trust in YOU.  And help my son to become a righteous and faithful servant of yours.

  In Jesus Name, Amen.

a living hope

1 Peter 1:3-4 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you…”

Kids in the Kitchen: Saturday Baking Class with Grandma

Kimba and Cousin B put on aprons and
gather with Grandma in the
Kitchen to Bake a Marble Cake

Question and answer session was funny to listen to...

Everyone had a job to do...

two happy campers the next morning

Developing into a Fine Young Man...

  

        Kimba has decided he needs to improve his cooking skills. For an unknown reason, he is talking and thinking of his "future wife," and has made it his goal to develop himself now so that he will not be a burden to her! (Could it be that his Mother complained a bit too much about his Father's lack of housekeeping skills??)  
Well, the Lord has decided to use it for good, even if the deceiver meant it for evil and discouragement! He has been focused on breakfast and dessert items, but with the spring coming on, he wants to cook more dinners, and "by himself."   

        Well, get in here I say!   He found a recipe out of one of his kid magazines:  First up, a healthy version of "chicken nuggets."    (So simple, just chicken tenderloins dipped in buttermilk and then into bread crumbs seasoned with a bit of Salt &Pepper).    I think next time I will suggest adding a bit of cayenne-- because he did put the hot sauce on the table last night for dipping.  Yummy!

'Twas the week before Thanksgiving...

and all through the house, the creatures were stirring, and dusting, and baking up a storm!

Snickerdoodles

I mix up a batch, split it in half, and bake half.  The
other half is made into balls and
double bagged, then popped
into the freezer for December...
Great for unexpected guests, just take out and Bake!

"This is a delicious evening,

when the whole body is one sense,

and inbibes delight through every pore.

 I go and come with as strange liberty in Nature,

a part of herself."

--Henry David Thoreau

"Is it lack of imagination

that makes us seek out imagined places,

not just stay at home?"

        - Elizabeth Bishop

 (1911-1979,in "Questions of Travel")