Madelyn turns 6!

Here's the birthday girl with her cupcakes for her classmates before school this morning

She was looking forward to her special day.  Mrs Moon lets them sit at her desk for the day as well as has the class write a story about the birthday girl.  Here is what her classmates wrote:

Madelyn is a good friend.  Se is fun to hold hands with. She has good shoes . She has nice clothes. we like her hair. She has a beautiful face. She is a hard worker.  She has nice eyes. She is a cool friend.  She has neat things to put in her hair.  She runs fast. She is very kind.

 She had her friends over to celebrate this past weekend.  They had a great time getting a group pedicure, having and tea party,crafting, and of course playing!  

Soaking their feet before we paint their toenails

So pretty!

We melted old crayons and turned them into pieces of art!

We celebrated with Family last weekend.  Madelyn and our cousin Jake have birthdays in the same month so we had one big celebration.  Grandma Darlene made a pink and blue cake topped off with lollipops.  YUM!  They had a great day!

It was a beautiful day and we had our last Pool Party of the season. 

Lauren's big week!

A purple ribbon at the State Fair in the 4-H Special Foods division!

 

It was very intense compared to the county level.  You can see in this picture the judge was watching her like a hawk. ( My Mom was giving the lady the evil eye and was about ready to take that judge out back :))   The parents were not allowed to help them set up or even be in the area.  After her smoothie was prepared and taste tested then it was on to her place setting.  That judge interviewed her for at least 10 minutes.  We had both talked when it was over that we thought it was probably going to be a blue ribbon year, but that we would get the purple next year.  We were VERY surprised when we got the results!  It was a great day and it was fun to have her sisters and grandparents along to share in the fun.   Here is the now retired recipe for......

POPEYE SMOOTHIES

2 bananas

2 cups of fresh spinach

1 cup of almond milk

1/4 teaspoon of honey

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Blend the above ingredients together and then add 4 cups of ice.  Blend again and then pour into tall glasses and garnish with a strawberry and green sprinkles.  Enjoy!  

Lauren also had a big week at school.  She was elected to the 4th grade Student Council at Lincoln Elementary.  Besides getting to represent her class throughout the year she also gets to help create and even ride on the homecoming day float that Lincoln has in the parade later this month.