Sleeping

Sleeping at the feet of the Bear

This is what I found the other night as I checked on the kids before turning in myself. I'm not sure why the bear got such a royal treatment but I think he needs to find a new guard that doesn't fall asleep on the job. I'm wondering how Brooke's pink blanket got out of her crib and into Elias's bed. I'm assuming the same culprit also brought the toy gun because I'm pretty sure Elias knows better than to bring toys to bed.

And side note: the kids have learned that if they sleep on top of thier covers then they don't have to make thier beds in the morning. This works because we live in southern California. It does have it's advantages.

School Days

C is for Cap

Today Elias and his classmates learned the letter C. To help them remember they all got to wear caps to school.

They are also learning about the states and each chid has a state that they (mom) has to research. It's really hard to find facts that are interesting to Kindergarteners and yet still drawable. Elias got to present what he learned about Pennylvania and to help the kids remember he passed out hershy kisses to everyone. His hand is covering it up, but Elias did a really good job drawing a ground hog and his shadow.

Fun facts about Pennsylvania:

1. Hershey kisses are made in Hershey, Pennsylvania

2. Lots of Christmas trees are grown in PA

3. The ground hog appears on Punxsutawney, PA

4. The Liberty Bell - this realy meant nothing to a bunch of kindergarteners but I couldn't find anything better.

So our next state is Tennessee. Do you know any interesting facts about that state? You'll save me some homework.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG GUY

Look who's 6 !?!

My little guy isn't so little anymore.

I got the great idea of making a pizza cake. It was easy, quick and quite yummy. I used a deep dish 14 in pizza pan, red frosing, shaved white chocolate, and fruit leather for the pepperoni. I had to go to two different pizza places to get a box to put the cake in. We tried convincing Elias to have pizza for lunch for his birthday, but he had his heart set on Haystacks .












After we were done eating lunch we pulled out the cake. Elias on the other hand wasn't quite that impressed. It took a little coaxing to get him excited about the cake.

I think part of his lack of excitement over the cake was the delay in opening presents. Who wants cake when there is a world of unknown surprises under all that wrapping paper?

This is my Mom's way of making sure the grandkids know who the gift is from.

What kind of gift could bring this excitement? A squirtgun.

And look who's playing with the toys after the kids all went to bed.

Fireman Elias

When I grow up...

I want to be a firetruck. I can't tell you how many times I've corrected Elias and told him no a fireman. His response, "yeah I want to be a fireman." Somehow though, firetruck is stuck in there and tomorrow if I asked him he would revert back to firetruck.

One of the elders at our church is a captain at the local fire department and on occasion gives tours to the youngsters. These pictures are from two different occasions, a Calvary Kids field trip, and a father and son outing.