Another parade picture, and I really like E's strut...she looks ready for the "catwalk!"
Ah, Halloween in kindergarten. Does it get any better than that?!Monday, November 3, 2008
Halloween in Kindergarten
I spent all day on Thursday in E's kindergarten class (they don't go to school on Fridays) celebrating Halloween. I was pleasantly surprised that they let the kids wear their costumes to school all day! We set up stations for them in the classroom, and then they got to do a little parade through classrooms in the school. It was cute to watch the girls be excited to see each other when the class went through Maren's room!
Another parade picture, and I really like E's strut...she looks ready for the "catwalk!"
Ah, Halloween in kindergarten. Does it get any better than that?!
Another parade picture, and I really like E's strut...she looks ready for the "catwalk!" Ah, Halloween in kindergarten. Does it get any better than that?!
Trick or Treat
I don't know why the pictures loaded in reverse order, but I'm going to just go with it! Here are our happy treaters with their loot!
We went to a nearby neighborhood for the most amazing trick or treating we've ever seen. If I ever needed to make a movie with a trick or treating scene, this is what it would look like. Most homes were all lit and decorated a la Christmas, except it was Halloween themed stuff, of course. I didn't take many pictures 'cause I wasn't sure how they'd turn out. But, here's one of our "Pink and Black Ballerina Princess Cat" warming up near a fire pit (there were several out in people's driveways) with a cup of hot cider they were also passing out...along with the candy!
M isn't in this pic b/c she and daddy were a few houses down at a "haunted" house. They were kind not to scare her, but we sure saw some freaked out pre-teens come roaring out of there! She is very proud of how brave she was to go there (but daddy says she went just to the edge of the garage and wouldn't step in...they brought the candy out to her)!
There were several inflatable Halloween decorations out, and we got a kick out of this one (reminded P & I of Death Eaters from Harry Potter)
M decided to be an Indian princess this year and I totally lucked out and found a friend who already had the velvet dress. We added some layers and accessories (thank you, Goodwill, for the cool fringe leather belt and Target for the moccasins). Viola! E's costume was also easy...she was a black cat last year, and wanted me to make the same costume again, but in pink. We tried on her black one, and it still fit in the bodice, but the legs were about 4 inches too short. Thank goodness leg warmers are making a comeback (?), 'cause we just added those and I cut apart an old pink boa for trim, and she had already acquired the pink cat mask somewhere along the line this past year (thank you, Claire's). I was so relieved to get out of full-blown costume sewing this year!
Both girls insisted that they each bring along a webkinz...M brought "Joshua" to be her "hunting dog" and E brought "Shado" b/c she is a cat, too. We tried to convince them that they were taking up valuable room in their buckets with their pals, but they could not be persuaded, and we figured it would just get us home sooner, so it was all good.
There were several inflatable Halloween decorations out, and we got a kick out of this one (reminded P & I of Death Eaters from Harry Potter)
M decided to be an Indian princess this year and I totally lucked out and found a friend who already had the velvet dress. We added some layers and accessories (thank you, Goodwill, for the cool fringe leather belt and Target for the moccasins). Viola! E's costume was also easy...she was a black cat last year, and wanted me to make the same costume again, but in pink. We tried on her black one, and it still fit in the bodice, but the legs were about 4 inches too short. Thank goodness leg warmers are making a comeback (?), 'cause we just added those and I cut apart an old pink boa for trim, and she had already acquired the pink cat mask somewhere along the line this past year (thank you, Claire's). I was so relieved to get out of full-blown costume sewing this year!
Both girls insisted that they each bring along a webkinz...M brought "Joshua" to be her "hunting dog" and E brought "Shado" b/c she is a cat, too. We tried to convince them that they were taking up valuable room in their buckets with their pals, but they could not be persuaded, and we figured it would just get us home sooner, so it was all good.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Happy Birthday, Daddy!
"Dad! You're the best of the bunch
You're our DAD
Whenever you're around, we never are sad
Dad! It is you birthday, so this is what we say...
Happy birthday to you, etc"
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Not the Answer He Expected
M and I were visiting with one of her MD's yesterday and he asked her, "Is it ever hard for you to concentrate and pay attention in class?" She replied,
"Only if we're talking about something boring like the electoral college. I mean, who cares about the electoral college?! But, if it's something interesting like a really smart person who invented something, then I can pay attention just fine."
Yeah, not exactly what you anticipate from a 9 yr old...
"Only if we're talking about something boring like the electoral college. I mean, who cares about the electoral college?! But, if it's something interesting like a really smart person who invented something, then I can pay attention just fine."
Yeah, not exactly what you anticipate from a 9 yr old...
Monday, October 20, 2008
"It's Halloween!"
This one's for you, Gramma!
"Oooooooo
It's Halloween!
Ghosts and goblins can be seen
It's Halloween!
It's scary, it's frightful, it's oh so delightful
It's Halloween!
Time for costumes and trick or treat
Witches and fairies roam the street
Ooooooooooo
Halloween!"
Just for the record, they make these up all by themselves, and usually in about 5 minutes. ;)
"Oooooooo
It's Halloween!
Ghosts and goblins can be seen
It's Halloween!
It's scary, it's frightful, it's oh so delightful
It's Halloween!
Time for costumes and trick or treat
Witches and fairies roam the street
Ooooooooooo
Halloween!"
Just for the record, they make these up all by themselves, and usually in about 5 minutes. ;)
"Prettiest" Award!
E came bursting off the school bus (in the POURING rain) this afternoon with a black cauldron-like bucket, "I won! I won! I'm the prettiest cake!"
Yep, her dreams came true and she won "Prettiest Cake" at the school's cake decorating contest held last Friday. All the winners' names were even read aloud over the intercom for the whole entire school to hear! WooHoo!
As if that weren't excitement enough, she was awarded the aforementioned plastic bucket filled with apples and carmels. Apparently, she started out with 5 apples, but made it home with 2 because "everybody in my class wanted my prize so I just gave some people some apples."
Doncha love kindergarten?!
Yep, her dreams came true and she won "Prettiest Cake" at the school's cake decorating contest held last Friday. All the winners' names were even read aloud over the intercom for the whole entire school to hear! WooHoo!
As if that weren't excitement enough, she was awarded the aforementioned plastic bucket filled with apples and carmels. Apparently, she started out with 5 apples, but made it home with 2 because "everybody in my class wanted my prize so I just gave some people some apples."
Doncha love kindergarten?!
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