California Academy of Sciences

We went to this great museum with the Pixtons and the Elkins on homeschool day. The kids loved the igloo show (although I was bugged by the global warming propaganda), the rainforest (though Elizabeth felt like she couldn't breathe in so much humidity), the penguin show, and especially the aquarium area. It was worth the drive to San Francisco.

Pierced ears

Natalie is 8, so she is allowed to get her ears pierced. The girls were quite worried about how painful it would be to get their ears pierced. Elizabeth had waited over 3 years because she worried. She decided that if Natalie could do it, she could. Natalie almost backed out, but Elizabeth had been brave enough to go first and encouraged her. When it happened, Natalie had a scowl on her face and said a quiet "ow". Then it was all smiles. They went through with it! They got matching earrings and cute little bags to carry around the mall.

8 is great!

Natalie wanted to go to dinner and a play with her friends for her 8th birthday party. We went to see Seussical the Musical after eating at Red Robin. Her friend Haley and her cousins Olivia and Rachel came with us. We wore them out and they fell asleep on eachother on the way home.

Hamsters!

Sooo...Sophie killed Elizabeth's rat. Sad. She needed a replacement pet and Natalie was about to be old enough to have her own pet, so we got some teddy bear hamsters. Very fluffy. Very cute. The girls named them Max and Maggie. Yes. They are going to reproduce. That should be fun. :)