Jefferson Garden Work Day

I helped paint the outdoor classroom seats in the kindergarten yard. My favorite colors are blue and green!

Cats on the Run!

Today was the big 5K run for my Girls on the Run team. Our theme costume was cats. It was so much fun! Mom was my running buddy, and she did a good job keeping up with me, but now she's really tired. I'm going to let her sleep in late tomorrow!

Thanksgiving in Julian

We had Thanksgiving dinner at cousin Tom's new house (and bird farm) in Julian. The best part was getting to feed the chickens! Seeing lots of Nickel family members and eating extra desserts were good, too.

Farm Fresh Fieldtrip

I was in the green group. We made kale chips, with a shallot vinaigrette and some lettuce wraps. We had a limit of $7 to shop at the Ferry Building farmer's market. Chef Roger helped us. The first picture is of all of us working together. We worked for almost an hour.

The next photo is of our dish, which we all got to try! It was my favorite because (1) I made it, (2) The dressing was really good, (3) The flavors blended together really well. One tip (if you make lettuce wrap salad) is to drench it in your dressing. 

No School = Take Your Daughter to Work Day

On Veteran's Day, I got all dressed up and tagged along to help with site scouting for a corporate puzzle hunt!

Corny Art

Gramalicia came to my class to teach an art lesson. We all made paintings of flint corn (also known as  calico or indian corn). We are pointing to my corn. I'm so glad Gramalicia was here all week!

Two Immortal Beings!

For Halloween, I was a Goddess at school on Friday. I'm Athena, see my owl?

Then at Stephanie and Christian's house, I was a vampire. See my hip beverage from Bloods R Us?

Pedal Boat Selfie!

I spent the weekend having fun in SF while Mom and Dad were in Seattle. On Sunday, Dee and Martin took me, Max and Emma J. to Stow Lake for a boat ride. I sat in the back for 10 minutes and then Emma and Max wanted to sit in the back instead, so we traded places. 

San Diego Squirrel

Before the Punkin' Pickin' Party, Emma and I found a new home for Mommy's old squirrel friend. So cute!

Jabba the Hutt

Last weekend, I participated in the LEAP Sandcastle Contest at Ocean Beach. My class was matched up with an engineering design company and a construction company. Together, we designed and built this awesome Jabba the Hutt (the contest theme was Sand Cinema). It was really fun, and I got totally wet and dirty!

Camping Adventure

I've been so busy, I forgot to mention the trip we went on a couple weekends ago. A bunch of 4th grade families from Jefferson went to Sugarloaf (near Sonoma) and camped together. Grace and I explored the almost-dry creek bed!

The First Tee

I'm taking golf lessons once a week with my class. Daddy volunteers on our golf field trip days, which is fun. Coach Scott is teaching me putting.

Homework Project

Now that I'm in Ms. Peterson's class, I'm working on some really big projects on my own. This Presidio Brochure includes a nice cover picture and a Presidio history timeline on the front, and information about local plants and a native bird species inside. I did all the research myself, used both typing and cursive, and the cover and bird illustrations are my own original drawings!

Room 205 Camping

Ms. Peterson's class went on a really fun overnight camping trip to Rob Hill in the Presidio. We did several hikes and went birding, too! My favorite part of the trip was the campfire. Ms. Jessamin (our old music teacher) was there, and we all sang campfire songs. 

Escape the Classroom

As a grand finale to my month-long birthday festivities, Mom created an awesome escape room for kids! We played Escape the Classroom at the Palace of Fine Arts, and solved all the puzzles in 40 minutes. I give it an A+!