Thursday, December 10, 2009

Egg Hatching News

I almost forgot to give an update on the egg hatching experiment.
Well, if you remember from a previous post, Brandon thought that he heard some peeping coming from the incubator that morning while he was doing his math. Of course I was a little skeptical because it was a perfect plan to take a break from the dreaded math book!
He was right, however!! What an exciting science lesson. The boys wanted to reach in and help this little one out so badly but I wouldn't let them.


Finally she made her grand entrance into the world.



The boys liked to put the chicks on the school table while they wrote. The chicks would chase their pencil around and peck it.


The final results of our egg hatching was not an accurate count due to some help from my sweet, but curious little grandson, Parker. He was looking at the eggs in the incubator one day and Bryce remembered hearing him say, "What's dis?" Hours later we realized he was asking about the temperature knob, which he apparently turned higher :( So...we got 4 chicks out of 13 eggs. We will try again in the spring. Maybe we will use the primitive method and the incubator method and record our findings. Hmmm...I see a great science and math lesson in the future!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A Thanksgiving Chuckle

After spending two days preparing and cooking for Thanksgiving Day the moment finally arrived....Lunchtime! We had all the traditional fixins, you know- turkey,ham, sweet potato casserole, dressing, mashed potatoes, squash, pumpkin rolls, pie, etc. While everyone was busy making their plates and having a great time talking and laughing together, Uncle Brent was busy helping Parker make his Thanksgiving lunch plate. After Brent went through the entire menu of choices to eat, this is what Paker wanted...




Ha! Ha! What a hoot! I thought that was so funny I just had to share it with everyone! I just love two-year olds with a mind of their own!!

How was your Thanksgiving?