January Happenings

It was cold in January! Neal likes to assume this position when we are in Sundance and the pellet stove. I guess it works pretty well with the fireplace, too.

Cozying up with Trooper. He is a good heater.

Looks like we are working on something quite intently. I thought this was just a good picture of the old everyday.

Audrey had her hair cut and styled by a Ouidad specialist and we all had our jaws on the floor when she was done.

It was time to renew the kids' passports! We are planning a trip to the Bahamas over Spring Break. Woohoo!

A warm afternoon bike ride with Parker. We went to retrieve his bike from Tyler's house.

Miles' Science Fair

Miles entered the school science fair again this year. We talked about a project that would be original and fun, and came up with this idea to test different methods of preserving flowers, in this case, tulips! I have always put a penny in the water when I buy tulips because I read once that it kept them from drooping. Miles put it to the test! He put the store's flower food in one vase, a penny in another and just plain water in another vase. It turned out that after five days, the flower food was the most effective in keeping the tulips from drooping! The penny was more effective than nothing at all, however. Moral of the story: I'm using the flower food AND a penny from now on! :)

Miles talking with one of the teacher/judges about his project.

In the reptile room!