Author: amyewhitelivecom

We are occasionally visited by hawks in the back yard.  I think they hunt in the open space behind our house so they like to sit on the fence.

These pics aren\’t the best because I had to really crop them.  You can see the hawk has something bloody in it\’s left claw. 

Here\’s the zoomed out image from above.

Then it took off.    Don and I were standing in the family room looking out the window. 

And then it flew right towards the window and veered off at the last moment.  We could hear it screech as it approached.   I wish I had better focus but it was quite the surprise!

It\’s still raining and getting greener and greener!  Gotta take my buddy on a hike. 

The 5th Graders get all the fun stuff!  Ice Cream Sundae Party!

Quinn\’s teacher told us that one day she looked over at him in the classroom and Quinn had his feet behind his ears.   Awesome!

I loved the bag Quinn made to collect his classmates Valentine\’s.

As seen in the In-n-Out parking lot. 

The best part, according to Quinn, is the popsicle. 

The many uses of magnifying glasses.    The matches have since been hidden but I won\’t share that story. 

A Quinn made sandwich.  Ham, shredded cheese, bread and butter pickles, mayo and ketchup.  Yummy, or not. 

It\’s Odyssey Season!

Actually the team started up again back in October.  They meet once a week after school for an hour and then every Sunday in Coach Juli\’s garage for 3 – 4 hours.  It\’s ALOT of work.

One of the boys from last years team moved away so they voted on a new team member and they couldn\’t have picked a better one than Meija (pronounced My-a).  She is a perfect fit! 

They are given 5 \”problems\” to choose from and they picked the problem that requires them to build a vehicle.   Basically they had to build a non-motorized vehicle with recycled materials on their own.  They had to be able to take apart the vehicle and pack it in a suitcase and they got extra points if 2 people rode on the vehicle.   And they had to create a storyline and write a script to showcase the problem and perform it under 8 minutes.  Phew!  

And of course it was raining in Sunny SoCal on the day of the tournament.  Lots of easy-ups and umbrellas to keep the set and everyone dry.  

Happy Team!

Coach Juli giving the kids a pep talk.   

Lots of group hugs with this team. 

We took a break from the competition in the afternoon.  They were done around noon but needed to be back to the tournament by 5 pm for the awards. 

Getting ready for the awards.  They were so nervous!!!  There were 8 teams competing and the top 3 go to the State tournament. 

 

And the traditional Baskin Robins post tournament celebration!