Earth Day & Easter

Friday, Earth Day, was our last day before we got for Spring Break. It seemed like SB would never get here this year! Finally! :) Students & teachers both had a two-hour release and and we were thankful to have two teachers at our school to plan some fun Earth Day activities for the short school day! 

Everyone was also encouraged to wear blue or green... our class had no problem doing that since our new class t-shirts are light blue :) Our theme this year is Baker's Ball Players, which has become coined as TEAM BAKER. 

Earth Day 2011 at VHES

7:30-8:00am - students arrive at school and follow "Earth Day instructions!" 

8:15am- school met up on the blacktop & heard the meaning of Earth Day read by our principal

8:20am - School read the Earth Day Pledge & sang "Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse" song

8:30am - CAN STOMP - the obvious favorite by all the students

8:40-9:30am Earth Day activities in the classroom

9:30-10:00am Reed-Lallier Chevrolet in Fayetteville sent two employees to the school to give the students a presentation of the new Chevy Volt and how it is made from reused items and how it reduces the amount of gasoline it would need

Happy Earth Day!

Class t-shirt, "We're a Good Catch" :) 

cans ready to be stomped on!

can stomping = success

chevy's new volt - electric car + can get 93 mpg if filed with gas

 The week's leading up to spring break Earth Day wore me out! Friday night was a much needed R&R nigh for JB and myself. He hadn't had to work on Friday, so he was nice enough to give me the day off from cooking and grill the steaks and make the salad for dinner, then we rented The King's Speech, which we had been waiting to see together. I have to say... I truly did not expect it to be as good or better than Inception. I remembered it winning more awards than Inception and thought that it just could not be  as good! Well... the Academy did a fantastic job judging the movies, because The King's Speech was in fact better than Inception! I was blown away! It was one of the best movies I have ever seen and one that I will definitely be buying. I think the underlying theme of the movie is that we are all human and have our weaknesses. Something that everyone can connect with. If you haven't seen it, rent it or go ahead and buy it. You will not be disappointed either way!

Today has been another low-key day for the Bakers... slept in for once, ran a few errands together, napped, grilled out, and made some Easter Sunday goodies for lunch. I am responsible for brining my homemade three-cheese macaroni, and I also found another little treat from one of the amazing DIY blogs that I follow, she does/makes/creates the cutest things!! These were so easy and since my niece's nursery is done in a bird theme, they were perfect to go over there with :)

Rice Krispy Bird Nests

Recipe

1. follow the directions on the box to make rice krispys

2. spray muffin pans with pam

3. while still warm, use a spoon or ice cream scoop to fill each muffin insert

4. put a few jelly beans in the middle of each nest for the eggs! 

5. let them cool for an hour or overnight

6. ENJOY your Easter treats!

May you & your's be blessed during this Easter season. 

Celebrate Christ's life and remember His sacrifice for all of our sins. 

He IS risen and we will have eternal life because of our faith in Him!

Happy Easter!