Back in my day...

The boys both had projects due at school this week. We (please note that this was not a solo effort on the boys' part) worked on them over the weekend. Once again, Russ and I found ourselves saying, "We didn't do this when were in first grade...or fifth grade!" I think it's a sign that we are getting old. We actually did reports with real encyclopedias and cut pictures out of magazines. Foreign concepts to our kids! While I definitely give the boys props for their original ideas, I'd like to give a big shout out to "Team Galbraith" for the end result.

Alex had to do a model of an animal cell using any medium. We initially had high aspirations of making a gelatinous creation encased in some type of saran wrap, but reality soon set in. Alex realized that it was going to require a bit more time and effort and the neighborhood kids were having a nerf gun fight...the outdoors were calling. Model magic to the rescue! The makers of this stuff were genius. Seriously, I love to swirl the colors!

Carter was supposed to make a poster of a famous American. The person was left up to him...can you guess who it was? He initially wanted to do Anakin Skywalker or Darth Vader. We had a lengthy discussion about the fact that THEY AREN'T REAL! I also don't believe they were American, but that is beside the point. After we got our facts straight, he opted to go with George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. It's the closest he's ever come to actually being excited about a school project. We'll take our breaks where we can get them!

The stars on this poster were actually battery powered and would flash when you flipped the switch. I'm pretty sure they didn't have those "back in my day"...I'm pretty sure our flashing stars were made of glitter!