MARCH MADNESS!!

Hazel and Audrey got the month started off right with a fun trip to the Indianapolis Children's Museum! They had such a good time and there were so many things to do!

Hazel loved playing in the water, but Audrey was never really sure that was her thing!

Audrey is very proud to be learning her letters! She can always spot the "A"!

BIG HUG!

The carousel was Audrey's favorite! We rode it twice! She is old enough to ride the jumpers now!

We were so proud of Katherine and her science fair partner, Grace Purtlebaugh, for taking First place for Second Grade in the school science fair and making it to the Regional Science Fair in Indianapolis. Although there were no prizes for them at Regionals, it was a great experience for both. They had lots of fun and learned a bit too. You should ask her about what kinds of bacteria grow on water fountains! Yuck - O!

Speed Demon! (In pink, of course)



Spring is finally here, and the weather is finally warming up! The girls are having so much fun being out in the sunshine, even if it is still a little chilly! And as you can see, Audrey LOVES to ride her bike! She is HOT STUFF!

Laura's Wax Museum

Laura's class did a unit on the Revolutionary War, and at the end of the unit they put on a Wax Museum of famous (and not so famous) figures from the era. The Wax Museum included such favorites as Betsy Ross, the Swamp Fox, Benjamin Franklin, Molly Pitcher, Capt. David Bushnell, Abigail Adams, King George III, Nathan Hale, Ethan Allan, and many others. See if you can spot some of them!




Laura was Abigail Adams! Aunt Megan and Mom went to the show, and it was great! The class got to pick their characters, and Laura got to pick first because she was the first to memorize all of the Biographies.




Laura's class divided into four groups called "taverns." Laura's group was the Golden Lion Tavern. The tavern included Laura -- Abigail Adams; Benji -- The Swamp Fox; Laura H. -- Sybil Luddington; and Christian -- Nathan Hale.



Laura H was Sybil Luddington, the female Paul Revere, who warned of the British burning Danbury.




Lizzie was Lydia Darrow, a revolutionary spy, who also ran a tavern.



Leah (in white) was Patience Wright, a revolutionary era artist, who doubled as a spy.

There were so many others, too many to list, but Laura will be happy to tell you about them all! Everyone learned a lot, and they did a great job!

Keeping Up With the Marsdens and McCains...

So here we are, the wild & crazy Patterson Family. We have now fully entered the technological age with this fancy new weblog! We did this mostly because Hazel & Sarah Kate have one, and we don't want to be outdone! We are....

Tony -- The benevolent patriarch who loves all things manly, Anne -- The mom who calls the shots, Laura (11) --who loves school, softball and reading, Katherine (8) -- who loves Wii bowling, animals and life in general, and Audrey (3) -- who is the real ringleader.