Lifting the roof, she beamed as she pointed out the popsicle stick interior decor. Students could select whichever of the 21 missions they wanted to research and build, with the exception of nearby Santa Barbara Mission, since the class will visit it. I wanted to learn about it. This was the first mission to be named after a girl. She re-created a large mission garden, complete with a butterfly and tiny ladybugs.
Swallows come every year.
That makes it special. She painted tiny birds to look like sparrows, which her mother glued on. Along with her lasagna roof, D'Onna used chocolate chip detail for her San Buenaventura creation, along with white beans for rocks and sugar cube steps as she tried to incorporate food. It was the last one founded by Father Junipero Serra. She chose Santa Ines because it was close to her home in Lompoc.