Friday fun!

We had a good Friday.  Princess's 5th grade class headed to the fire station for a field trip.  This is their very last time - they will all move on to middle school next year.  Princess was pretty as a picture - but I am not partial or anything.  :)

She has a nice class this year and I love, love, love her teachers!  She didn't get her best friend in her class but she has done a good job of making new friends.

Even Duke got to come along for the ride!  He was really good - at three years old he CAN be good if he chooses to be and thank goodness he chose to be good!

Prince went to the Fire Station last fall and my little Knight will go in the spring.  Here are some pictures from when the Prince went:

Photo Story Friday - Leprechaun Trap Completed!

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek ***If you are looking for my 365 entry, head on over to my other blog here!*** Last week, my Photo Story Friday was all about Princess's Leprechaun Trap!  She took it to school today along with her Leprechaun story.  It really turned out nicely!
If you missed out on how Princess and DadOf 4 made the Leprechaun Trap, click here.
If you want to read a funny Leprechaun-related story, click here.
Princess had a great time painting her Leprechaun trap.  She was trying to decide what to do with the roof and finally just decided to leave it wood-colored.  Then she found some really cute and shiny four leaf clover stickers.Princess is showing how the Lephrechauns will be retrieved once they have been snared!  The roof lifts off!! Happy almost St. Patrick's Day!

Airplane

An airplane crashed in our city yesterday.  It was piloted by an idiot who believed his needs were not being met by the government.  He got into his airplane and crashed it into an IRS building killing himself and one other person.  He wanted to kill more people. 

I was not anywhere close to the crash, but just that it occurred in my city where my children live enrages me.  And scares me. And makes me sad.

I have control issues when it comes to my children.  I like to pretend that I can keep them safe at all times.  I lock my doors at night.  I make sure they are safely tucked into their beds.  I kiss them after saying prayers and then I am able to sleep believing that they are safe.

Then this happens.

It was hard to sleep last night.
It was hard to send the kids to school today. 

Saying prayers for their safety helps me. 

But it was still hard to send the kids to school today.

Last Day of School pics from Yesterday!

The last 6:00AM morning for a while! Happy last day of school for Princess and Prince!

Prince will be a First Grader next year!
Happy last day of Kindergarten, little man!

Happy last day of 2nd Grade, Sweetheart!

Time to ride the bus for the last time until Fall!

Princess's Silly Class

I went to Princess's school yesterday to take their class picture. This is a requrement for all room parents. We have to take the class pictures and then submit them to the yearbook committee. I actually really enjoy doing this. The kids were very excited and they did a good job of being still....

...because I promised them that I would take a silly picture when I got a good serious picture!

Aren't they cute?

Spear Painting!

Here is Princess just starting to paint her African Spear! That her first color was pink does not surprise me at all! :)

Princess painted AB's spear too. He and his parents are in China this week! Isn't that exciting?? Notice how she is staying away from pink? She told me that Auden does NOT like pink. Pretty cute!
Here are the finished products! They will get spear tips and feathers once they dry.

This school does a great job of studying other countries. The Prince will be studying about China in December. The coolest part about that is that AB will be coming to speak to his Kindergarten class once his family gets back home in about a week. The Prince is SO excited!

International Study

Princess's class is studying about Africa this year. Today I am headed to the school to help the kids paint their African Spears! It should be a very fun and creative adventure! Princess is excited that I am going to help out. I just need to be back in time to get DadOf3 to work by 9:00.

Paint like the wind, 2nd Graders! :)

Festival Fun!

The school Festival was a lot of fun on Saturday! First, we ate at the school!
Here is the Prince telling the Knight how to play at the Fishing Hole!

Fishing was popular!

Time for Princess to fish!

Here goes the Knight!

The kids got their hair painted!

Princess trying to win a stuffed animal!

The Knight's hair painted and trying to win a stuffed animal. He didn't win the animal but he won a cake at the Cakewalk!

The boys and Grandma went home for naps but I still had to work a shift so Princess stayed with me. She ended up playing with her friend AB.

Princess tried her luck a the Nose Picker Booth!

Princess and AB

Wordless Wednesday - 3rd Day of School!

2nd Day of School!

2nd Day of school and so far so goo!

The Prince had a great first day of Kindergarten! He came home and demanded that we do his reading homework! We even have friends over! I read with him right then and there. I want him to keep that fire for learning!

Princess declared 2nd grade the best grade yet! She and AB are not sitting next to each other but I think that may be a good thing. They get kind of chatty.

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It has been a good start to the new year!!

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P.S. The next few days the kids will be modeling clothes that we found on their special days! Princess did not get her Daddy Special Day yet but it is coming. Instead I had a special day with her last Saturday and we bought some fun new outfits for school!

First Day of School!

First Day of School!!!

Princess is all ready for school with her Princess backpack!
My little Kindergartener was SO very proud to be starting school this morning!

I have two school-age kiddos!

My trio! 3 1/2, 5 and 7 years old!

Heading to the bus stop!

Time for Princess to get on the bus!

Prince was SO excited to ride the bus for the first time!

I met the bus at the school so I could get them to the right class.

Princess asked to sit by the Prince to keep him company!

Here is the Prince's first school desk!

Time for Prince to practice writing his name!

Prince and his Kindergarten Teacher!

Princess's new desk!

AB and Princess! They are in the same class for the 3rd year in a row.

Princess's new classroom!