2nd Grade Holiday Party....

Luke was lucky enough to get to attend his class party, Emma didn't get the chance because we were headed to Utah the day of hers. (Sorry Emma...but we had enough parties in Utah and Idaho :) I always love to go in and help with the kid's parties, they are all just so excited and I love to see them interact with their friends and teacher. Mrs. Lipsit has to be the greatest teacher ever! Luke's class had a wonderful party!

Emma's first Principal's Award!!!!!!!!!

When I went to parent teacher conferences this week I was sooooo proud of both Luke and Emma for the great report I got both on their behavior and on their hard work on all their assignments. Emma got the principals award for her wonderful behavior!!!!!! Congrats Emma! I love you and am so proud to be your mom!

Emma's Kindergarten Fall Party

Today was Emma's Fall party and it brought back memories of when Luke was in Kindergarten. They decorated little frames (which is what I got to help with), decorated cookies, make little necklaces, played Bingo, and pumpkins. I LOVE being in the classroom to see how the teacher and the kids interact. Emma is learning so much and LOVES her teacher. Then I got to eat lunch with her. What a nice day!

Emma's first field trip to Green Meadows...

Charlotte's Web

Luke's school class went to the play "Charlotte's Web" and I got to go along as a chaperon. It was a little bit eye opening to me....Luke is growing up and he is too cool...he wouldn't sit next to me on the bus or at the play!!!!!!! Talk about a dagger to the heart. There was a little girl in his class that clung to me the WHOLE time and helped to lessen the blow. She held my hand everywhere we went and told me over and over that she wished I was her mom. I didn't find out until after that Luke really did want to sit with me, not on the bus, but at the play. He was SO bugged that little Lauren kept hanging on me and told me he really did want to sit with me but Lauren was stealing me. :) I think he just felt bad that he dogged me.

It was such a cute play and the kids got a kick out of it. Next time I will make sure Lauren and I don't make Luke jealous :)

Here's Luke NOT sitting with me

Luke AGAIN NOT sitting with me :(

Here's my little buddy Lauren

First day of school 2009!

Well here we go! The first day of school was great. Emma loved it and was so excited to just get started. Luke wasn't that nervous because it was his same teacher and pretty much the same class. The only worry was Gavin. He saw the kids with their backpacks and immediately got his out and wore it the WHOLE day! After we dropped off the kids he wanted to know where his class was. I took him to the gym and told him that was his "class". He bought it and went in with his backpack :)

Emma came home from school a little put out that she didn't LEARN anything and had no homework :) I hope she is always this eager to learn!

Emma's Christmas Party!

Today was the last of the school parties...this time it was Emma's turn. I got to help out and it was fun to see the kids so excited. They wrote letters to Santa, decorated paper stockings, made the cutest Christmas trees made of LARGE pine cones and they brushed a mixture of glue and shaving cream so it looked like snow and then they put on glitter, sequins, and beads. VERY CUTE! Then they got to make gingerbread houses from crackers and ate them as their treat. At the end of the day they put on a little program for the parents and sang Christmas songs while wearing hats, mittens, and scarves (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS over 80 DEGREES TODAY!!!) And then they had a gift exchange where they gave books under $5...Fun day!

What a field trip!

Remember when you were young and you would hear the people you thought were old saying things like "When I was young we had to walk to school bare foot, up a hill both ways..." Well I find myself saying those kinds of things...for starters when I was little we didn't have field trips like this!!!!! Today Luke's first grade class (actually all the first grade classes) went to Epcot for a field trip. Matt went with him and they had a great time! Thank goodness my friend had her camera there because I had the camera with me!