Today is Daddy's 45th birthday. Happy birthday!! The girls have been working on some projects for him, which they will give him tonight, and we have some cards and other surprises for him. I am going to make salmon for dinner and there is gazpacho already made. Yum.

Here are the gifts in progress:

M's box:

A's mobile:

It is very hot here. Too hot for the baby to be outside, so it's another day of him being in the house.

M has concocted a science experiment involving some strips of peppers. She has them in a small container and wants to see how long it takes for them to get moldy. Here is her protocol:

And here are the slightly moldy peppers: