Science 'Speriments

 Annie: "Mom, can we please do a science 'speriment?"

Elliot: "ANNIE, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SPERIMENT! IT IS AN EXPERIMENT!"

This is a very familiar script around here. Annie asks to do science experiments from a book Mimi gave us all the time. Most of the time I say we're too busy, so she resorts to filling cups full of water and booby trapping our house with them. But other times I put forth the effort. Our biggest hit lately has been the nature bracelet.

I make a duct tape bracelet with the sticky side out and let them wander around outside decorating them. This is going to be a repeat activity for the next decade or so. 

Anything with water and colors is always a hit

Mixing, freezing, etc

Other things worth documenting about Annie:

She is obsessed with blueberry oatmeal. Aaron makes it for her every morning and she gobbles it up first thing when she wakes up. 

Meanwhile, Elliot doesn't want to eat until an hour after he's woken up. Which is a constant problem since we have to hustle him to school. His school doesn't start until 8 am, so it would be way worse if we were trying to catch the bus to the public school at 6:20am!

The oatmeal queen

Our friends gave Annie a roasted marshmallow. I am unconvinced that any of it made it into her mouth. 

Our cactus is growing pigtails like Annie!

She randomly declared that she was having an "indoor picnic," which consisted of eating her lunch while facing our canned goods

The mermaid baby stuffed into a sock, attached to a resistance band, and walked around the house like a dog. 

Annie is still a HUGE fan of Isaac. She loves to crawl around with him. And roll on him. And laugh hysterically while he pulls her hair. They have a great relationship.