We bought this blow up baby pool for $2.99 at the grocery store and it proved to be a couple bucks well spent during the hot, muggy days we had last week. Unfortunately, the pool did not survive Lucy's mischief one day, but we got some great pictures! Leah was hysterical slipping and sliding all over the place. She's officially crawling and was moving all over trying to grab Lucy - who would have nothing to do with the water. (You should see that dog when the hose comes out - she goes into hiding!) Leah finally settled for the rubber ducky in lieu of her puppy.
My sixth grade class has been working on persuasive essays this quarter, and one of their first assignments was to write a persuasive piece on what Mr. and Mrs. Dainty should name their baby! They worked in partners, and they got to choose either a girl's name or a boy's name. Their responses were quite interesting and they have certainly given us some chuckles. Here are some of the highlights. (Spelling and grammar errors have been left in for comedic purposes.) Most Unique Supporting Details "Isabella is a perfect name because Queen Isabella helped supply Colombus for his trip across the sea. When we were younger we wished that there were famous people with our names. Many people may think Isabella is a weird name, but we think it is very beautiful." "I picked the name Tera because it is easy to spll , and Tera sownds like she will be smart like her mother. Her mother is so smarte . And she will want to be a techer like her." (This child obviously ...
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