STEM

In October, all the fifth grade teachers sent out a packet for "stress free" STEM project planning (not due until January 22) . It seemed like plenty of time. Mc picked a project, we started working and then I realized, this was no joke. She decided she wanted to do a drawing robot. We started researching and prototyping and STEM 2020 began. Mc worked really hard and Mark helped her with most of the disassembling and assembling. Her little robot worked! We did 3 prototypes, did the 20 page journal and she did the poster all by herself (which also took plenty of time). We finished two days early!

Our first prototype

Robot drawing

 They let all the parents come walk through and look at the projects and Mc did really well. They had high school kids come and judge them and decide who was going to district. Well, Mc made that too. We had to show up, set up and then come back for judging. She did such a great job, she is moving on to STATE! The coronavirus (more on that later) postponed the March day for state BUT we are so proud of you! What an amazing accomplishment. I am sure her strength was her interview. All her hard work paid off for sure.

Just feeling a little bit like we set the bar too high for Kingston and Enzo. Oops.

Mc at district. 

Mc moving on to state

Mimi and Papa came to your award ceremony and brought you a candy poster. Lucky girl!

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam.

First day of primary. Last day of primary. 

Mckinley is no longer in primary! How is it possible she is now in young womens?!? It seems like once the prophet changed the age from 12 to 11, the kids instantly became ready to leave. I am so so grateful I got to spend her last year with her in Primary. She was assigned the last talk of the year and shared what she had learned in Come Follow Me (her favorite story of Jesus raising Jarius's daughter from the dead) and sharing her testimony about how the Savior loves us and died for us. She was SO ready to leave primary but when asked about her first Sunday in sunday school she said, "It was kind of boring". She got her temple recommend on Sunday and I CANNOT wait to take her to the temple. Just crazy she is already there. Where did that tiny Sunbeam disappear to?