preschool valentine parties

the littles' valentine parties were on the same day at the same time and i signed up for games/activities in both classes. once the parties got started, i tried to figure out which room needed me the most - manning's. 

the kids were super excited and so well behaved.

the kids played games around the room while a few at a time delivered their valentines. we brought one game that consisted of dropping 10 heart beads onto a felt target and counting how many landed on the target. we also brought a bunch of heart beads and pipe cleaners to make bracelets which was a big hit with the 3-year-olds.

as the party wound down in manning's class and they moved on to show and tell, i made my way over to maddux' class.

hot potato with a heart pillow.

the boys loved going through every single item in their bags.

maddux' favorite was this one from his teacher - "smartie pants."

so thankful to be able to help with their parties. love.

snow angels

madelyn's valentine box

madelyn originally asked for a plain brown paper bag for her valentine box. this did not sound like madelyn at all! she is our "more is more" girl. it didn't take her long to be persuaded to make a box she actually wanted. i showed her a few examples from a google search and she had all the inspiration she needed. we were pretty impressed with her final product - a candy bar shopkin. she did a great job all on her own! love.

100th day of school

today is the 100th day of school for kindergarteners. the students were asked to dress how they would look if they lived to be 100 years old. mason would have nothing to do with it. nothing. i don't think mason has ever had such a strong opinion about anything. i couldn't even get him to wear the suspenders he wore in the wedding over the summer. nothing.

he did enjoy the 100th day activities though. (his teacher shared this picture of him.)

his teacher had an app on her phone that made the students who did not dress up that day at least look old. mason wouldn't even look at it according to his teacher. we thought it was pretty funny though when he brought it home. love.

preschool valentine prep

the boys have a lot of valentines to make, thankfully, they don't have to add the friends' names. they were more than happy to do it though! we were pretty pleased with the finished products. love.

super bowl highlights

mason loves sports - playing, watching, reading, discussing. so when we told him that he had to go to bed at the half-time of the super bowl, he was very upset - "i want to watch the whole complete super bowl!" i assured him that he could watch the highlight summary in the morning on youtube. he was doubtful. i showed him last year's highlight summary and he was satisfied - sort of.

he reminded me the second he woke up. he was also very pleased with the outcome! love.

marti gras birthday party

one of mason's classmates had a marti gras birthday party and he was totally intrigued about what that might mean. the kids were all asked to wear green, purple and/or yellow. mason wore his green shirt with yellow writing and even wore his purple ninja turtle socks!

the mother had arranged for the girl's dance instructors to come teach the kids some line dances. it turned out to be a great idea. even the boys were pretty excited to try it.

instead of a traditional birthday cake, her mom had made a pair of king cakes - complete with babies inside! the kids were blown away! such a fun party. one of mason's classmates even got me to get up and dance with him.

the kids were so excited to be together that they didn't want to go home. we had to drag them each away. it is great that they have such a close class (his teacher commented during the parent/teacher conference that they were a really great group of kids - one of her best). love.