Blog Entry By Danae

One day at VAPA I made a book. VAPA is Visual And Performing Arts class. The book was called VAPA. It had a lot of details about VAPA. My favorite page of the book is the last page. It says, "I love VAPA." I read it to the VAPA teacher and she told me to read it to a couple more teachers, and I did.

The thing that I like best about VAPA is painting. The day that I made the book I painted flowers and a vase. Last time I went to VAPA I made a table with a couple apples and I made a pattern on the wall and on the table. The very first time I went to VAPA I made an owl. I don't have them at home to take a picture of for you because I get to take them home on open house night.

I don't always get to paint. Sometimes I just have to draw the pictures I'm making. Like when I made the flowers I only got to draw them. I didn't get to paint them yet. Next time I go to VAPA I get to paint them. After I am done with my work there is stuff that I get to do. Like there is play dough, legos (I never go to legos), a monster game, and there are scraps that you can make stuff out of. In VAPA you're allowed to stay in for recess if you want to do any of that. There are also magnetic blocks to play with.

Here is a picture that is just like the one I made of the flowers. I get to paint it next week.

Adios for now.

Pinewood Derby

I was surprised to find out that our pack was doing a pinewood derby this year because we had already done a Raingutter Regatta and we are going to do the Space Derby. I didn't know that troops did all three in one year. Bleck.

Anyway. Andrew did wonderfully. He chose to design his car like a Wii remote and luckily we are living close to family this year and Uncle Brian has the necessary tools to realize that plan. Andrew painted and decorated the car and it turned out Great!! I'm secretly hoping to use it again next year with our pack in Germany. I know you're not supposed to use the same car two years in a row, but if we are in another country it's okay, right? It would just mean that we don't have to make another car.

Andrew got 4th place and won a LOT of races. He had so much fun running around with the kids, eating too many desserts and racing the cars. I guess that is why the derby is for the boys not the moms. :o)
Good job Andrew!!

This is the first thing that happens at every pack meeting.


My kitchen scale said it weighed 4.25 oz and the one at the race said 5.0. Weird.



Andrew won his first race and many more after that.







Andrew got "Most Original Design"

Little Adria

I just wanted to write this down, so I don't forget it some day.

A few days ago we were at a school gym and Adria said, "Mom, I need a dwink from the water mountain."

I said, "What, honey?"

"A dwink from the water mountain."

"The water what? What did you say?"

"The water MOUN-TAIN. MOUNTAIN, mom! I need a dwink from the WATER MOUNTAIN!"

"Oh, sorry. That's what I thought you said."

Wait. One more story.

A few days ago Adria was having a piece of candy just after lunch. She looked really tired so I asked her if she was ready for a nap. She readily agreed, but was torn between her candy and the nap. So I offered to save her candy for after her nap. She handed it right over to me and went to bed. A few hours later I had to wake her up to go somewhere. So I went into her room and she rolled over, looked at me and said, "Can I have my cangee now?" That girl never forgets.