Connor's Class Christmas Party

Connor had been looking forward to this day for weeks. Not only because it was the last day of school before winter break, but because of all the candy and cookies he knew he would be eating. I was able to attend with another set of parents and watch the kids fill up on Pigs in a Blanket, chips, and lots of sweets. The Grinch who stole Christmas played in the backround while the boys and girls shared what they wanted for Christmas. I haven't had the chance to spend much time in his classroom and know very little about his new friends. It was quite an experience!

Here's the ornament he made for the family!

Paige and Bree's Christmas Party

This past week has been filled with Christmas activities at school for the kids. Thursday was Paige and Bree's Christmas party...filled with singing and crafts and lots of cookies. The girls class joined the blended class to sing carols and other fun holiday songs for all the parents and family members. While the girls didn't actually sing, they had a great time listening to all the other children. The teachers set up several craft stations were the children made ornaments, Rudolph puppets, playdough cookies, and (the girls favorite) a pool filled with ribbon and tinsel to play in. It was a wonderful day spent with the girls in their class.

Paige, Bree, and Ms. Pio

Paige loved making this ornament

Paige pasting Rudolph's nose on

Bree and Pete gluing Rudolph antlers on

The ribbon and tinsel pit

Playing with their friend Noah

Daddy helping Bree down the slide

Having some cookies and juice

Turned out to be a beautiful day

Paige and Mrs. Casey

Storybook Parade

Today I was invited to Edgewater Elementary for the annual Storybook Parade. Children throughout the school dressed up as their favorite storybook character and walked the parade route along the front of their school for all their parents, friends, and family. Paige and Bree were part of the story "The Very Busy Spider". Mrs. Casey and Ms. Pio decorated their wagon to look like a spider and the girls dressed in all black. It was such a cute sight. One class dressed in their pajamas and had chicken pox drawn on their skin. Each class seemed to have a theme and it was a great way to get all the kids excited about ready. I'm so grateful that our daughters were able to be a part of it.

Here are a few photos from today:

Happy Halloween

The girls and I had a fun day dressing up as our favorite little bugs. As you can see Paige was a Lady Bug, Bree was a Bumble Bee, and I was a butterfly. We stopped by to see Pete before heading to Canal Street to do some Trick or Treating and people watching. After that, we came home and the girls and I gave out candy...the kids were in awe, since we gave out full sized candy bars and M&Ms. It had been a long day and the girls went to bed with little fuss. We missed Connor very much and I'm sure he had a great time! Below is a slideshow of the pictures taken yesterday.

Halloween 2009

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