Day 131: Someone just woke up

Me and my son after he just woke up from his nap. I've just realized that a few of the pictures I've posted this month weren't actually taken by me. But there were taken with my camera, and I'm in them, so I think they still count! I'll try to avoid that in future though.

Day 126: Mommy & Me Tea

In honor of Mother's Day on Sunday, my daughter's class had a Mommy & Me Tea at school today (yes I know, lots of school posts this week). We gathered in the chapel, then the kids came in with a rose for each of us, and when she gave it to me Elizabeth said "Happy Mother's Day, I love you Mommy". Then we all watched a slide show of pictures of the kids taken throughout the past school year. I had a tear in my eye at the end! After that we went back to the classroom and had tea. We all had a framed picture of our child waiting for us, and a questionnaire they completed about us (what is your mom's name, how old is she (7!), what is her favorite food, etc etc). It was very amusing and cute! Then they served us our tea, and it was a lovely event.

Day 125: Rocking Chair Reader

This is my daughter reading a story to her class. It's called Rocking Chair Reader (they usually sit in a rocking chair to read the story), and each child gets the chance to do it a couple of times during the school year. She read Nemo, and she did really well. She was very animated, doing different voices, and put a lot of effort into it! She seemed to really enjoy it too, she wasn't shy or nervous about it.

Day 105: Umbrella Day

It was Umbrella Day at Elizabeth's school today. They are doing the letter 'U' this week. They all brought their umbrellas, and were rained on with a hosepipe. Elizabeth always loves any chance to use her umbrella, so today went down very well.

Day 89: Flour Girl

Today I co-oped at Elizabeth's preschool again. In this picture she is supposed to be drawing the letter E in the flour. Today they also made Easter egg pictures with stickers, the letter E out of popsicle sticks, and tape paintings. I'm co-oping again on Thursday and I'm really looking forward to it as they're having their Easter celebration that day.

Day 84: Checkup

Elizabeth had her dental checkup today. She did great. She was a little bit nervous before, but she was very brave. However, every time the hygienist took her tools out of her mouth she popped her head up! Her teeth are in good condition though, no cavities. We just need to floss thoroughly as her teeth are a little crowded. Back again in 6 months. Edward will get his first checkup then too!

Day 83: Crazy Hair Day!

It's letter 'C' at Elizabeth's school this week, so they are having a crazy hair day today. I decided to get in on the act too :) I wish she would let me style her hair every day. Maybe I can persuade her it's crazy hair day every day!

Day 79: Elizabeth Playing with her New Toy

Elizabeth has had trouble learning to spell her name, and this might hold her back from kindergarten this year, so I decided to get her some 'toys' that I hope will help her learn her alphabet. The one she is using in this picture is pretty cool. You press the letter you want to learn, and it lights up a series of dots on the screen showing you how to write it. Then you trace over it with the special pen. When you're done you swipe the slider at the bottom to erase what you've written and start again. It has shapes, upper and lower case letters, and a few games. So far she really likes it, but it remains to be seen whether it will actually help her learn her alphabet and her name.

The other toy I got her was magnetic letters that you can pop into a holder to form 3-letter words. When you press the letter it says the name of it aloud, as well as the word you have formed. So far that hasn't been as popular, but it might be better once she's got a handle on all the letters and is ready to start making words.

I took this picture with my new flash. So far that's working well too :)

Day 77: Preschool Palm Sunday Parade

Today Elizabeth had chapel at school, and they had a Palm Sunday parade. I don't usually go to chapel, as Edward usually naps while Elizabeth is at school, and I don't like to wake him up any earlier than I have to, but I wanted to see their little parade. They all made a palm branch, and carried them around the church singing a song. It was very cute! I took my camera and took several shots. Fortunately Edward was very well behaved :)