The Bubble Gum Experiement

Maison came up with a really great Science Fair Project this year! He wants to figure out what brand of bubble gum would blow the biggest bubble! The following is the conversation that came about in the car.

"Hey Mom, can we figure out what kind of gum blows the biggest bubbles?" Maison asks.
I reply, "That sounds like a great idea!"

"Do you think you and Daddy could blow the bubbles for me? Because I can't blow bubbles very well." he says somewhat disappoint with his bubble blowing ability.

"Daddy and I would love to help you! I bet we could find some other people to help too." I say trying to lift his spirits.

All of a sudden from the backseat, in the most polite tiny voice, we hear, "Maison, I could help you if you want." Libby says trying to kiss up.

Maison frustratedly says, "Libby, you can't even blow a bubble! I'm older and my bubbles are small!."

With her feelings hurts she says, "Na-uh, look at this."

I look up in the rear view mirror and she is blowing the biggest bubble I have ever seen! When I say biggest bubble, I am saying biggest for the kind of gum she was chewing...Orbit! It literally was almost the size of her head!

Needless to say, it was on like Donkey Kong!

The Bubble Gum Experiment

Step 1: Ask a Question
What brand of gum blows the biggest bubble?

Step 2: Do Research

My Mom and I bought as many different kinds of bubble gum we could find. We bought Super Bubble, Double Bubble, Hubba Bubba, Bubblicious, Bubble Yum, and Rainblo.

Step 3: Hypothesis

I think Bubblicious will blow the biggest bubble.

Step 4: Experiment

I gave each of my participants one piece from each brand. As they chewed and blew bubbles, I had them rank their bubbles 1-6, 1 being the largest and 6 being the smallest.

Step 5: Conclusion

5 out of 6 participants said Hubba Bubba blew the biggest bubble!

6 Months Old

This month was quite a month! We are giving her more table food. It is amazing how things change from child to child! We took all of the kids to see Monsters Vs. Aliens. She loved the action and the popcorn!

Iz is eating 2nd stage foods and more table food! We took Maison to dinner for his birthday where she ate his applesauce and some fries. She is also way more comfortable rolling over. Iz is also making more sounds...dada and blabla. My favorite is her pirate...arh.

Squiz was quite busy. She spent some time with Grama Shari and Papa Ed, still hates peaches, and had her first strawberry sundae from the Dairy Queen. You are getting so big and changing so much!

Easter Birthday Weekend

The one thing I really love about Maison's school is the fact you can "call a spade a spade". With that said, we enjoyed a great Good Friday! The kids and I spent the day together getting things ready for Easter Egg Dyeing.

As a kid, we always dyed Easter Eggs on Good Friday while watching The Sound of Music. I was extremely disappointed to learn that The Sound of Music would only be on Saturday night this year, so we had to do without. (However, it would be worth purchasing if I could find it to ensure that this fiasco would not happen again.) The kids had a great time and they even got Jason involved!

We decided to take Maison out for dinner on Saturday because Papa Ed had to head back to Indy early on Sunday. He wanted to eat "at that sweet place," Red's Ale House. So we ate a delicious dinner and headed home.

We awoke on Sunday morning to find our eggs had been hidden and our baskets filled with treats! After the kids found their eggs, enjoyed a couple of treats, and scoped out their Easter baskets, we headed over to Grama Shari and Papa Ed's house. There were treats and cards awaiting their arrival as well.

We agreed with Maison that we would have Easter in the morning and his birthday in the evening, as long as he could have cake for breakfast. Sounded like a doable compromise for us. Maison and Libby had cake and icecream for breakfast while the rest of us enjoyed a delicious eggbake! Papa and Grammy let Maison open their gift in the morning. He spent the rest of the afternoon playing "Cars" on the Wii.

We had Grammy and Uncle over for Maison's birthday dinner (Chicken and beans) and had more cake and icecream. Maison got some really great gifts. Thanks to all those that sent cards, money, and gifts. They were greatly appreciated!

Easter Program 2009

Maison's school had their Easter Program tonight. Everything seemed to be going off without a hitch...until Maison got warmed up. He must have shed those nervous bugs after a couple of songs because his inner divo was released!

The kids all sing songs songs together, then they break it up into rooms (k-3rd and 4th-8th), then by grade levels where they recite their memory work. As you can see by Maison's group, there are only 4 2nd graders.

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