Welcome to Prarie Pi. This blog exists to journal and document the memories that our family experiences. Pi is "an amount of type that has been jumbled or thrown together at random." We hope to assemble in words and pictures the daily thoughts and activities that happen in our household. We do this to help those that are distant from us get a glimpse into our days so that the miles that separate us won't keep us apart.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Buttercup is 11!



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Buttercup had a wonderful day on her birthday!
We made treat bags to take to "school."

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It was a beautiful morning as we set off for Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angels.
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After Mass, we went to our friend's house for school.  I am team teaching with another mom and it was the kid's turn to go to her house that day.  Mrs. L. had a cake and presents waiting for Buttercup when she got there.  She especially loved the new tie-blanket she received.  Buttercup had made one for her friend's birthday in January, and now Jessica made her one for Buttercup's birthday!
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The kids worked on school in the morning and then daddy came and picked them up for a lunch date.
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In the afternoon, we were invited to visit Pat's farm!  Her backyard was just beautiful!
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There was a swing.....
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...and a pond where I captured a few beautiful pictures of Buttercup!
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Anton loved the horses and we walked through a very old, BIG barn!  The kids can't wait to go back and visit again!

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After the farm visit, we played our first game of....
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....Bananagrams!
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Then, Buttercup had gymnastics....

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...and then it was back home again for her requested meal of chicken dumpling soup and ice cream cake.
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Then, it was time for more presents!  Buttercup will be trying more baking this year so she received her very own spatula and oven mitt!
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This present was saved until the end and nobody could guess what it was....even when it was first taken out of the box.
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As soon as it was unfolded......everyone knew it was a gymnastic beam....
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....and it was....
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...cartwheels....
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...and handstands for the rest of the night!

Happy 11th Birthday, Buttercup!
You are our SWEETY!

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Learning to Ride The Unicycle....


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...took lots of determination and concentration...
and Moe gave it his all!
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Friday, September 5, 2014

Moe’s Scientific Conclusions


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Experiment 1
Hypothesis: "The most dense liquid sinks to the bottom and so does the most dense object."
Results: "I did the order wrong, putting the cork, then the raspberries, then the rocks and then the ice cube last which I think made it float because it wasn't supposed to float but that's what happened."
Conclusion: "I now understand the great power of atoms."
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Experiment 2
Hypothesis: "When the water cabbage mix goes into the vinegar bottle, the balloon with the baking soda inside will blow up after is is dumped into the vinegar mixture."
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Results: "Exactly what I predicted, happened."
 
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Conclusion: "When you put certain chemicals together, amazing things can happen."

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Heaven!


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Nacho worked on his Religion yesterday....
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...here are the answers he came up with.