1st Day of Kindergarten

I can't believe that Victoria is old enough to start school! She is so smart and way ready. She'll do awesome but we will miss her at home tons! She's been my big helper forever! What am I gonna do with out you kiddo? LOL!

She got up and got all ready with the kids this morning. Then after we let the older kids off at the corner, we headed over to the Kindergarten Center. Victoria was very brave walking into the school and into her classroom, hanging up her bag and getting to her seat. She looked so grown up sitting there. Have a great day, Sis!

Victoria had a great day! She only got a little nervous one time on the playground! After school she rode the bus to the Elementary where she met Liberty & Justice and her friends to walk home. They had a little glitch with the bus driver today but she really liked riding it so hopefully tomorrow will go smoother. Way to go, Victoria! Good Luck at school, little lady! XOXO!

1st Day of School 2011-12

Wake up sleepyheads, Summers over! LOL After a good breakfast, we decided to walk to school this morning. It was a bit chilly but the kids loved walking! They got their stuff in their lockers and off they went to class.

Looks like they had a fantastic 1st day of school! Good Luck this year! Love ya!

[PS Kindergarten doesn't start until Monday]

Ready, Set, Learn!

Supplies are bought, new outfits are picked out, back packs are filled, teachers are assigned. We are READY! We can't believe Summer is at an end. Now we just need to SET a better bedtime & wake up schedule because unfortunately school does NOT start at 10 am. LOL! Then we'll be ready to have a fabulous year of LEARNing!

Here's kids at Registration:

Here's the kids meeting their teachers:

Good Luck guys. You'll do great!

Go Wildcats!

Last Day of School

I can't even believe another School year is over! Absolutely crazy! The kids have grown a lot this year but glad it's over. We sent them off today for their last day with a sack lunch and treats for their teachers. Yeah- no more early mornings and no more school work. Wahoo!

Remember Hurricane Fargo? Well... the winds blew this THING into our yard during the storm. Hopefully we will be able to find the owner. But for now, the little girls spent their last day without the older kids playing in it. They are way excited to have Liberty & Justice home for the Summer!

Liberty's Talent Show

Liberty was bummed last year when she didn't get into the Westside Talent Show. But she is a great persevere-er! She has been taking Piano lessons for a year now and is so good at it. She found a song called "The Dragon Hunt" and practiced it diligently. Because of her hard work, she made it into the Talent Show this year! Our whole family went to support her. They had dancing, Magic shows, Comedy skits, Tae Kwan Do, Hula Hooping (she was amazing!) and several musical talents. I have to say--Liberty was the BEST Piano Player in the show! Awesome job, Sis!

Here's what we recorded. Hope you can hear what a great job she did!

{I'll see if I can cut it a bit so I can load it!}

We are very Proud of You, Liberty!

Bonanzaville Fieldtrip

One disadvantage to volunteering on a regular basis in your kids class is that in a bind- they think they can count on you! You just might find yourself on a fieldtrip or two that you never even signed up for. LOL. Mrs. Spanier had told me (not asked- mind you) that I was coming to the bread-making day. Not a problem- I made it work. I did my duty, right? You'd think I did. But then Liberty came home Friday and informed me that I was a chaperon for the all day fieldtrip to Bonanzaville today. I already was assigned a group and had a packet to study! Lucky me! ;) It worked out fine though. I found a babysitter and had a fabulous time!
We paired up with one of Liberty's best friends and her Mom's group for the tour. My group was a lot of fun. It consisted of 2 good-hearted boys and Liberty's little Ethnic-diversity posse. LOL. Such cute girls! They always flock to Liberty when I am there. Seba's family is from India, Gianella is from the Dominican Rebublic, Aluel is from Africa and Kaitlin is from the US. So fun! I was so glad I got to spend one last day with them before the end of the year. It was chilly and a chance of showers but we walked the mile or so from the school. We tried to not get blown away. Quite appropriate, I thought since we were going to study Pioneers. ;)

This was my 1st time at Bonanzaville. We saw and learned lots of cool things. Some of the kids favorites were the Air Museum, the naked manikins (in the Iron lung and the Barber shop--totally funny), the free candy, ringing the LOUD train bell a million times and running as fast as they could between buildings. What a fun day!

Bread Making

I got to volunteer at the School today for a "Bread in a Bag" Project for the 4th grade. A lady comes and talks about Farming in ND and teaches the kids to make Bread in a Bag. It was fun to spend time with Liberty & her friends one last time before the year ends. 10 more days! Can you believe it?
Liberty's bread turned out amazing! We had it with some of our home-made strawberry jam for dinner! Delicious!

Funny little the Mormon saves the Day story-
I got there early to help set up things. There were 2 ladies in charge telling the parent helpers what to do. The 2nd lady asked the Main lady where she wanted to set up the wheat grinding stuff. [That way the kids get to see first hand how the wheat they were going to talk about gets from the field to their bread- a once in a lifetime experience for some of the kids] The Main lady said she had run out of wheat so they were NOT going to do it this time. Well... "I have wheat," I said. She was a bit surprised but said she hadn't brought the grinder. Well.... "I have a grinder," I said. I actually have a hand grinder and an electric grinder- which one do you prefer? She asked where I live and one of the other moms who knows me said "like one minute away". Well... OK then. So, I quickly ran home to raid my food storage. I grabbed both grinders and one of my 5 gallon buckets of wheat. Back at the school, people were amazed at how much wheat I had. I didn't dare tell them I have like 20 to 30 times that much at home- (Mormon food storage to the rescue). LOL! So by some random turn of events, I got put in charge of showing the Westside 4th graders how to grind wheat. Too funny! Oh the joys of unexpected opportunities to share my food storage with others! I love it!

Justice's Music Program

Justice had his 2nd Grade Music Program today. He did a fantastic job! He really likes to learn all the songs. I'm so glad we can support the kids in their programs. Thanks for inviting us Buddy!

Mrs. Dyrdahl has decided to retire this year so this is her final class of her career. Good luck to her in her new adventures!

Kindergarten Round-Up

Turning FIVE means that my little girl will soon be joining the school-bound crew! No more sleeping in, hanging out all day in pjs, helping Mom with everything, watching Glory, going to playgroup & preschool, mid-day runs to the bank, TV days, and being Mommy's little girl! BUT- there will be lots of learning, making new friends, bus rides, Penny & Pal concerts, field trips, actual lunches, backpacks, and growing up! It will be a fun Adventure!

This week was Kindergarten Round-Up. With Brett gone, I decided not to go to the 7:00 Parent Meeting. Instead I took the girls over this morning before preschool. It was PERFECT timing because they were having a Penny & Pals Concert. The girls sat in the hallway and enjoyed the music while I filled out the paperwork. They think Kindergarten is amazing!!! ;) Now just a few more months, a couple shots, a copy of her birth certificate, a little pep talking and we will have a Kindergartner on our hands!

Back in Time

They had a Rock-n-Roll 50's day at the kids' school today. Justice is home sick (again!) but Liberty looked Neat-o! (A real bonafide Sock Hop Beauty!)

Peachy-keen Princess! ;)