As the end of the year approaches, special projects are happening. Gabby had a planet fair at her school and she selected to research and come up with a "realistic" model of Jupiter. Gabby worked so hard on her project and loved every minute of it. She was very particular about the detail and then would remind us both and say, "you know I'm only in 3rd grade so it doesn't really need to be that good". I agreed with her. She spent a lot of time hand gluing each sequined "star" to the box and then hand painting in very accurate detail the planet Jupiter (with earth next to it as a comparison) Good work Gabby.
One day without warning, he came home with a homework assignment to make flour less chocolate cake in a spring loaded pan. (I've never even made a flour less chocolate cake). The recipe was something gourmet with many difficult steps and some strange ingredients that I usually don't have on hand (like whole vanilla beans - Yes, I know, I'm not a gourmet!)
He managed through the long list of processes and ingredients and placed it in the oven. I was a little nervous, please, please, turn out I kept thinking. I really wanted him to feel proud of his cake AND make the 2 hours we spent on it worth while!
YUM, it turned out great, very rich almost like I was eating a cooked chocolate bar. Although I would prefer a different chocolate cake, this was a good experience for him. He was so proud of his cake (he kept it in the fridge for days and didn't want it thrown out). I asked him if he needed to take a piece to the teacher or what he needed to do to get his grade. He said, "no mom, I don't need to take it in, I just have to tell her I did it." Wow, if only more homework could be graded that way!
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I still can't believe how big Chandler is getting! Such a gorgeous little man!! Love you Chan man!!
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