More School Things

While E's class is always busy, busy, busy with field trips, project, and parties...she had a random Monday off.  It was the first time since Christmas break we literally had a day with nothing to do, so I let her plan the day.  And plan she did!  Making a list, and checking it twice.  You better believe we stuck to this list; there was no flexibilty changing it at all.

1. Gym (aka, playing in the nursery), 2. Coffee (vanilla steamer), 3. Walk (see  picture, actually a skooter ride, but she did not know how to spell scooter), 4.Birds (she found a feather in our backyard and wanted to take pictures of birds to see what kind the feather might belong to), 5/6 , Lunch at K&N, 7. Puzzle, 8. Movie, 9.  Dinner at Baker Bros., 10. Our small group from church meets on Mon nights.

 

And as you can tell from the picture below, E's holiday turned into a pretty fun day.

Of course, before I turned around, we were back a school and back to field trips...like out to classmates house on the rim of the canyon.

 Hiking around, seeing all sorts of animals, and even feeding a horse.

 So I don't leave T out, his school had a mother's day program that was just precious.  He loves to sing and did such a great job!

And then back to E's school...we ended the week with a Tennis Shoe Tying Pizza Party.  And yes, notice who is front and center holding the "I Can Tie My Shoes" sign NOT wearing the yellow school shirt like everyone else???  Considering the girl has recieved TWO "love" letters from boys in her class this week and one marriage proposal, I think we are in trouble!

Parent's Night

 E's class hosted a parent's party a few weeks ago.  It started off with a full ice cream sundae bar, and after some socializing and artwork viewing; we got to watch the cutest program full of singing and dancing.

 

Notice T laying on the ground front and center.  He is most surely E's biggest fan.

 Afterwards, all the parents got to dance too (oh yes, we all hit the dance floor!)  Then we received the special gifts they worked so hard to make.  Here is Sloan in his new daddy hat painted by E.

 And my new lovely mommy shirt (which will be worn as soon as baby #3 debuts).

 All the gifts were so precious and made with such care.  It was such a special night, and I am SO THANKFUL (have I mentioned this before?)  E is so blessed by such a wonderful school and the most amazing teacher EVER.

It just so happened that parent's night fell in the middle of testing week at many of the other schools in town.  As E and her class were joyfully singing "Hallelu-Hallelu, Hallelu-Hallelujah...Praise ye the Lord", I was overwhelmed by how thankful I am she is to have such a fun kindergarten year singing  and dancing to praise songs rather than worrying about a test.  (And yes, don't worry, she is still learning everything you are supposed to learn in kindergarten...and more!)  Hallelujah:)



And Then There Was Track...

I have learned as a parent to never say, "I will never__________."  Because you will ALWAYS eat those words.  Like, "I will never put my kids in time consuming sports until an appropriate age."  Enter track.

 

E is naturally a fast runner, and so we decided it would be a good idea to give track a try.  T made the 4 year old cut off age by 5 days, so I signed him up too.  The grand idea was for them to be on the same team; I figured if one kid was out there running, why not have them both?

 

Well that was UNTIL they ended up on different teams, at different parks, at different times.  Who knew Pre-K track meets would last up to 3 1/2 hours?!?!?

 

Team meeting



My "little" runner.  Week #1, he was the SLOWEST runner by far at the track meet (but probably also the cutest:)).  That is because he spent most of his time galloping and pretending the baton was a telescope.

With Uncle John watching the meet.

Each time he would "run" a little bit more.

E on the other hand, was all in.  Like I said, she is a fast runner and seemed to enjoy the competition.

Bebe and Boom-Paw watching.

My big runner (who would only run in a skirt!).

Week #2, other than twirling the baton while he ran and periodically using it as a telescope, T was much more into it.

All lined up.

E continued to run her little heart out.

Week #3, Mimi came to help us out with the crazy schedule and watch the track stars.

 And Week #4?  T totally got the hang of running in a race, and ran SO fast!  In fact, he got three 1st place ribbons.  The last race, he finished ahead of the other kids....he was so confused because no one else was around.  When he realized he had "won", he was grinning ear to ear! 

While E's team didn't get quite the collection of blue ribbons, she did do a great job and I am really proud of her!



After the last meet, I asked the kids, "Who wants to do track again next year?"  I heard no response, and with a sigh of relief thinking of the hours of track meets that had been consuming our weekends, I turned around only to see two excited kids raising their hands in the air! 

Big Sister Shower

E's sweet little class had a Big Sister Shower for her at school.  Her teachers sent out cute invitations and all her classmates showered her with gifts she can use to take care of baby sister-to-be.  First she got to  answer questions and tell her class about her future little sister.

Then, she moved on to opening all the precious gifts.

 Of course, T was right there in the middle of it helping her.

 

 Excited about all their new gear.

 So blessed by all her friends and teachers.

 Next, time for pink cookies.

 Bebe joined us for the party too.

 E with the best kindergarten teacher ever!!!  We are daily so blessed by her love, creativity, and passion.

Right when we got home, E found a special place for all her new big sister gear.  We (I mean, she) got it all organized.  When baby sister gets here, she will be prepared!



"The Stone Was Rolled Away...

The stone was rolled away.  When they came on Easter day, the stone was rolled away."

-Lyrics to the Easter song T continues to sing on a daily basis.

 

Our Easter weekend was full of fun activities.  Starting on Saturday with an Easter egg hunt with friends at the acc.



Singing songs...

An hunting eggs.

Visiting with the Easter bunny.

Eating lunch with Bebe.

Afterwards, we came home to dye eggs.

Sloan only bought a dozen, and I thought we would whiz right thru them.  Boy was I wrong!  We have two meticulous little artist on our hands.  Each egg was decorated with care, and by the end...six each was more than plenty!

The next morning we enjoyed T's choir performance (he is on the far left).  He knew all the motions, had memorized his lines, and sang so loud.  We were so proud of him, and I am pretty sure he was a little proud of himself too:)

Next we headed off to our church, and then to eat lunch with my family.  Here are T and Uncle John in their matching sear-sucker suits.

And last but not least, we hunted the eggs the Easter bunny had hid in our back yard.

The rest of the afternoon was mainly filled with E & T re-hiding the eggs and inviting family to come over to hunt them.

 

With such beautiful weather, we were so blessed to enjoy most the weekend outside.  And in between the (many) Easter "festivities" I hope we were able to keep the E & T's focus on the Reason we celebrate this special day.  My heart was full of joy as I reminded them (and myself), He has overcome:)