This week in pictures.

Can you believe we didn't do anything to coax this picture. Isn't she adorable.

Jason and Alisabeth went on a trip to the remnants of the Teton dam. They had a blast. (So much so that we have an outing scheduled with several neighbors to go back and have a barbeque).


This was at the church softball/barbeque outing on Saturday. She had a blast playing on all the equipment, but her favorite by far was the swing.

Please note that while previewing this clip she was laughing her head off watching herself on the swing. . . that's enjoyment.

These are this weeks food items. On Saturday night we had 5 families over for dinner and I think I finally perfected my rolls. These ones rose about twice the normal size and they were incredibly fluffy and good. (I ate 4 of them for breakfast after church). . . I wonder why I'm still gaining weight. . .
The second picture is of a desert Jason learned to make this week. It is called pavlova. The inside is a meringue and then you add some corn starch so that when it bakes it firms up the outside while the inside stays meringuey. Then he covered it with whip cream and fruit. He said when he put it down on the buffet table it was gone before he could get a piece for himself. :)

And last but not least, this was what my partner and I did for Biology lab last week. . .
What? You can't tell what it is? I thought it was pretty obvious that it was a cell. We even made everything 3-D.
We didn't even win 3rd place though, it was quite depressing.

This weeks biology fact: The epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) is composed of 40 layers on average. It is no thicker than a piece of paper. If you cut yourself and bleed you have cut lower than the epidermis. Also when you are burned or cut, as long as it is not severe enough to damage the hair follicles the cut/burn will heal from both the outer edges and from each hair follicle. Turns out the lining of each hair follicle is the same cell type as the skin so the protective layers can be created from each follicle so that the area heals faster.