The Good Snow Fort

This week we made a snow fort in a big hill that Mr. Chesley snow blowed. First, we dug a big hole in the side at the bottom. Then we curved the hole toward the other end of the snow hill by chipping away at the inside with e-tools (little shovels) and dragging the snow out with our hands. Now it is tall enough for me to stand and bend over inside!

The picture below of me sitting is not of me in the fort. It is on the side of the hill.




For Valentine's Day, I got a scarf that my Grandma knitted for me. My brother got one just the same, except it is green. It is very pretty and warm, and if you wrap it a certain way I can look like Little Red Riding Hood! I don't wear it when I'm playing rough outside or else it would get ruined. Instead, I will wear it when I'm on a walk and it is 20 or 30 degrees above.

Making Candles

On February 8th, we made candles in our house, and I got my own.
It is heart-shaped and pink!

First, we chopped the wax into pieces, and then we melted the wax in a pot on the stove. I watched the wax melt and stirred it with a stick. Dad and Connor put in the wicks by gluing each wick to the bottom of the containers and holding the wicks straight using sticks with holes in them. Then, after the wax had melted, Dad poured it into the containers. We made some white, and then added dye to make pink and red. Mine looked very pretty!

Today we visited a lady in town, and she gave me some necklaces! One of my necklaces is green with pink jewels on the side, and it is a cross. Another one is a gold cross. The third is a heart with a four-leaf clover in it. The fourth one is a metal, pretend key.