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Friday, September 14, 2012

Monkey Sushi...

Yesterday was Aubrey's snack day at preschool. It's the highlight of preschool! She jumped out of bed excited knowing it was her day. Her list of items she wanted to bring for snack was HUGE! We ended up pairing it down and going with theme of the week. MONKEY'S! So we baked some banana bread muffins, Monkey Munch (forgot a picture of this, but it was a combination of dried fruits) and Monkey Sushi! I found the sushi from this site, http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/2009/02/rolled-banana-snacks.html. Instead of peanut butter, we used soy butter then gave them the name Monkey Sushi. Aubrey loved them. To top it off we brought milk. Two of Aubrey's favorite foods, bananas and milk.

When it's your snack day you have to set the table.

Monkey Sushi before it was cut into slices.

Then you get to explain snack to your friends and everyone cleans their hands.

Then you get to dig in!

After snack is playtime out side.

Then you come home and start to cry saying your head hurts, start running a fever and crash on the couch!
Poor thing. She then slept the afternoon away.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Last Day of School...

As the school year ended we wanted to do something special for the teachers. I had each of the boys make a thank you card for their teacher. Lukas's card really touched me. He has done such a great job learning to write and try and sound words out for himself.

A Box of Sunshine! I found the idea here happymoneysaver.com

We just changed it up a bit and put in some fun items. Each teacher got some sparkling Lemonade, Wheat Thins, Gum, Pineapple Jell-o, chap stick, Crystal light singles, Crystal light candies, Yellow licorice, butterscotch candies, Banana bar and a scentsy bar.

Hopefully this will brighten up their day!

Some extra time outside. Everyone was trying to avoid the "lake" We have had a ton of rain!

Bubble time!

A little sister loved getting to join in with class activities this year!

Another one of Lukas's best friends. He made some great friends this year!

One last Kindergarten story.

Jaren and his teacher. She has really been great with helping him overcome some fears this school year. I will always be grateful for that!

We survived another year!

We went to Limeberry on the first day of school so no better way to end it but by returning to Limeberry! Here's to a GREAT start to summer.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Graduation...

It's hard to believe that Lukas has wrapped up his first year in school. Kindergarten is such a wonderful place to be. He was so lucky to have an amazing teacher. The whole class came so far this year and all have blossomed into wonderful little people.

We had a hard time sending Lukas off to school because of the fears we had with his nut allergy. Lunchrooms filled with peanut butter sandwiches is a scary place to be. The staff at his school went out of their way to make sure he was safe. I'm proud to say we made it through the whole school year without any problems. I even had some parent's call me at home to double check label warnings with me before they brought something to school. I worked with staff before school started and a peanut free table was set up. Being a mom, I was afraid he would be the only child sitting at it. Nobody wants their kid to eat alone. We were so lucky that the two peanut free tables were full all year. My little boy was never alone. That made this mommy very happy!

Lukas and his friend pushing an imaginary friend. They thought this was hilarious!

Class of 2025!

Two of his best friends.

His friend Eryn who went through two years of preschool with him and are now in the same class.

Now if only I could keep him in Kindergarten forever.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Lukas goes to school...

It was so so hard for me to let Lukas go to school this year. I was NOT ready for him to leave me. He has been my company and entertainment since Jaren started going to school. I had already learned how fast time went by once Jaren had started school and I was not ready for things to change again. After many, many hours of crying I figured it was time to let go. Thankfully he only had to start off going half day for the first month. Now he just started going full day and I feel like I'm adjusting all over again. He LOVES school and everything he does there. Lukas has already started to advance to much and I love hearing all about his day when he returns home.

Group shot of Lukas's first day

His scratch and sniff shirt :)

A gift for the teacher (cookies)

Lukas, Grandma and Aubrey

Love his bag. It fits his personality!

Lunch stick

The best teacher a boy could ask for. Mrs. Seibert

He quickly made a new best friend.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Back to routine!

I'm not sure why this never posted so we are going to try again. (Even if it's a little late) I'm always sad to see him go back to school, but I sure love having all of us on a daily routine. He was more than ready to head back and start the new school year. Here are some pictures from the first day of school for Jaren.

My Big 3rd grader...sniff sniff

I always take a group picture on the first day.

It seems like we were just dropping him off at preschool for the first day. NOW he is in 3rd grade. My husband and I both went to the same school as Jaren and I swear when I walked into his classroom it felt as though I had stepped back into time. The classroom still looks the same for the most part AND smells the same. We had a good laugh about it on our way home. I can't wait to see what Jaren learns this year. Luckily he still has a great passion to learn and read. I hope it always stays that way.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Back To School Celebration Dinner...

We are so excited for the new school year to begin. (OK not ALL of us, meaning me) I put together a little celebration for the kids and they LOVED it. The boys were so surprised. It was a great way to start the year. Enjoy some pictures of our party.