Christmas No. 2, 3, and 4 (Sorry, just a little late)

We made the trek to Southern Illinois the weekend after Christmas to see our families. It was a quick trip (headed down on Saturday morning and back up on Sunday afternoon), but was enjoyable. The kids went from house to house opening gifts. Needless to say, they had a great weekend. Click here to see more pictures from the Southern Illinois Christmas.

Ballerina Brittany

This week was parent observation at Brittany's ballet class. She got to demonstrate her ballet moves and tap dancing techniques. She really enjoys ballet and does a great job listening to her instructors. She says she wants to do ballet all day, every day. To see more photos from the ballet class, click here: View Album

Miss Diva Thang

Tonight before bed, Brittany disappeared to her bedroom and came out in this ensamble. She is a walking fashion statement. She must get her fashion sense from her daddy. The show ended abruptly as she asked for the paparazzis to leave her alone so she could get some beauty sleep. Good Night!

Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat! This year Brandon was Jimmy Neutron and Brittany was a cheerleader for Halloween. They had looked forward to the night for weeks (maybe months). They were ready to go as soon as I got home from work. Angie waited a little bit before they headed out to make sure more people would be home. The kids ran (yes, ran) from door to door for the first half. Thankfully, they slowed down towards the end. Last year it was cold and the princess was ready to come back early. This year they made through the whole subdivision and made it to some of the new subdivision too. They both made it back with full baskets of candy, which should last us until Christmas. You can see a few other pictures from Halloween night here: View Album

Pre-K Pumpkin Painting Project

Angie volunteered in Brittany's Pre-K class this week to take a pumpkin and help with the pumpkin painting project. What could be neater than 20 Pre-K children painting a large pumpkin? At least the paint wears off eventually. This was the first time Angie got to help out in Brittany's class and Brittany really enjoyed it. Here's the final product of the talented class!

Farmingdale Fall Fest

The kids had their Fall Fest parties (formally known as Halloween parties, but without costumes - welcome to the PC world). Mommy and Daddy both got to go, but Dad took Brittany home after she got out of school while Mom volunteered with Brandon's party. The picture above is the Pumpkin Bean Bag Toss game that I made for Brandon's party. I designed it myself and Angie made the bean bags for it. It was a big hit with the kids. If you want to see more pictures from the two parties, click here: View Album

Kindergarten is Kool! Pre-K is Pre-tty Kool 2!!

After 4 weeks of school, Brandon is giving Kindergarten rave reviews. According to Brandon, "Kindergarten is the coolest place in the world. If you are 5 or 6, you go there. It's the funnest place you're going to see!" I don't know if you can get a bigger endorsement than that. He really loves going to school and is learning a lot. His favorite things have been "learning about colors" (making little books that are songs to learn how to spell the colors) and "computer lab". He also says he enjoys homework (we'll see how long that lasts!).

Although not nearly as enthusiastic as Brandon is about school, Brittany likes Pre-K too! When asked about her thoughts on Pre-K, Brittany says "Good". Her favorite things at school are "playing on the playground and seeing my boyfriend". Since this is the first time I have heard of it, I asked her who it was. She says "I don't know his name". I think I might have to explore this one a little more! Maybe home schooling is not a bad option for her. Other than the infamous "bus incident", school as been going pretty smoothly for all involved!