Turning 9

Caitlyn turned 9 this year and we had a great party. We had a science theme party (thanks Heidi). At first I was nervous that it wasnt girly enough but they really had a fun time with all of the experiments. Here is the group mid party. I'm glad I got a photo of all of them.


Their first experiment was to see who could build the highest tower out of marshmallows and toothpicks. We had some great towers!

After the towers we went straight into lunch. The girls were happy with the pizza but the mom in me required oranges and grapes on the table. I'm happy to report that they devoured the fruit as well.

We next went into our egg experiement. Chad did a great job explaining to the girls why our experiements were working. You should have seen their faces when the eggs were sucked into the bottles. They couldnt believe it

Now for the explosion. We had to go outside for this one. This picture is Chad explaining why mentos create a gyser effect when dropped into Diet Coke.We gave them each a small Diet Coke and Mentos so they could see it on a small scale.

Right before the first drop:Heres the mom in me again. I didnt want anyone going home covered in Diet Coke so I made them stand back before the big drop.

Chad wanted to really impress them so in went about 24 Mentos:

Next were presents. It was really nice of all of her friends to bring her a present. Especially so close to Christmas! She was happy with everything! A couple of friends gave her Target gift cards so she was able to get a Madame Alexander doll that she's had her eye on.For the final experiment we made Gak that they could take home. It was definitely the grossest and gooey-est experiment of the day but they had a great time watching it form.

We had so much fun that we lost track of time. By the time we got to cake and ice cream parents were starting to arrive! They ate their cake and they were sent out the door with Gak and a party bag of candy. It was a great party and I think all the girls went home with some great stories!