Our Cake Creation

On May, 27, Flower Power and Sunshine made an oatmeal creme cake. These are the steps that they used. First, they gathered their ingredients to make the icing: milk, butter, powdered sugar, and food coloring. They mixed it up. Next, they got two oatmeal creme pies. They stuck the pies together with icing.

Then, they spread icing on the sides and top of the pies. Finally, they added marshmallow's and sugar on the top of it.

YUM!!!!!

photos taken by Flower Power and Sunshine

A Winged Miracle

This morning at 10:00 am, Buddy came out of his chrysalis. I was excited! My mom, my brother, and I wanted to find out if it was a male or a female. We googled on the Internet and found a page that showed what the male and the female look like. A male has two black dots on his lower wings. A female has thicker veins. We found out that Buddy is a female! My brother named it Matilda.

I made up a poem for Matilda:

Spread Your Wings

Spread your wings my friend,
Lift them up to the sky,
Flap them in the wind,
Take off and start to fly.

Matilda is outside hanging on a chair. I am going to read my poem to her and see if she will fly!

Photos taken by my mom.
Poem and story by Flower Power.

From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly

When Buddy was first big, Mama said to give him as much milkweed as he could have and to make sure that he didn't run out.

When I saw him coming out it was pretty cool. I was the first one to see his chrysalis turn from green to clear.

Just today, I learned that the butterfly came out of his chrysalis. We waited for my dad to come home from church and for the bad thunderstorms to pass. We tried to release him in the garage because it was still rainy. He did not want to fly away. He is still outside on a chair, hanging upside down, one hour later.

This is a photo of it hanging with me looking at it. The white thing on the chair is a cotton ball soaked in sugar water. Earlier on the computer, we found out a way to tell if it is a female or male. We discovered that Buddy is a female! Now, I've named it Matilda after my friend's pet pig.

Matilda is still in the garage!

My mom took these photos.

Some Music Videos I Like

I want to share some cool videos I found on YouTube.

The first one is a song by Smash Mouth called "All Star." I like it because it sounds like rap. (Note from my dad: this video is not of the band - it's just some guys fooling around).




The next one is a song by Cheap Trick called "The Dream Police." The guy with the baseball hat is crazy, and I like the guitar. But I like drumming more.




The next song is by Foo Fighters, and it's called "Generator." That weird thingy the lead singer puts in his mouth is cool! The drumming is awesome!




The next song is by Coldplay. It's called "Life in Technicolor ii." I like the way the song starts. And I like that this video is a puppet show.




The song is by The Who (one of my dad's favorite bands). It's called "I'm a Boy." I like that it's about a boy and that it says, "My name is Bill and I'm a head case."




And finally, another one from Foo Fighters. It's a live version of "The Best of You." I like that he's letting other people sing.




These are just a few of the cool music videos you can find on YouTube.

Quick Changes

On April 24,2009, our largest caterpillar Buddy was in his container eating as usual. I predicted that he would be the first one to fly away. He was eating a lot of milkweed and was getting bigger and fatter.

This morning on April 25,2009, I walked up to the kitchen, and Buddy was in a J! I waited for my mom to get up. When she came up to the kitchen, she was so amazed!

An hour and a half later, Buddy was in a chrysalis! I was awestruck! It happened so quickly I didn't see it happen. I was watching cartoons in the family room, and my mom was in the office. We didn't realize it would happen so fast. Next time, we will watch!

Now I know for sure that he will be the first one to fly away! Winslow will probably be next.

Photos taken by Flower Power.

Our Trip to the Science Museum

The first thing we did when we got to the Science Museum was to explore a garden. There were dead vines on the columns and roof. I loved the flowers. My brother loved the cactus. We ran through the garden to see everything that was there.

Inside the museum, I looked at the fish in the tanks. There were so many of the same fish! Some fish were hanging out on the floor and near the corner.

On the deck near the lake, I found a writing journal. Many people had written in it. It was fun to read what other people had written. I wrote about how it had rained a lot and the lake had flooded. I also recorded the temperature.

The photos above were taken by my mom.

A Day at the Zoo

First, we went to the giraffes because they are first. He was sticking out his long, purple tongue and looking at us.

Then, we went to visit the penguins while they swam. They are new to Jackson, and they will stay for six months.

Then, I got my picture taken with the Star Wars people, and it was fun. I got it with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hans Solo, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and Anakin Skywalker.

We also went to see Inky the Clown. He was really funny, but my sticker accidentally got washed in the laundry.