We are now into our 2nd week of summer. After doing a ton of research, I think I have come up with some great ideas/plans for us to keep us busy most of the summer!! We kicked off the summer with a weekend BBQ and had friends and family join us for some fun in the sun. Coming up in June - this weekend we are finally using the "Stay-Cation" trip I won last August!! We leave tomorrow for the Hilton in Tucson and stay until Sunday. This is a 1st trip of this kind for the three of us and I am soooo looking forward to it! The trip includes 2 nights at a AAA 4 star resort, 2 spa treatments & dinner at the restaurant. They have 4 pools, one of which is a kid pool with water features and a water slide. I am hoping we can just relax and unwind and have some much needed fun!
June - August we have movie tickets for a kids showing every Wed. morning. Also in June, for one full week she will be attending Vacation Bible School for half the day. We also have some gift certificates for a fun indoor bouncy house that we will be utilizing this month along with some free circus tickets!!
July - We are thrilled to be going to Minnesota!! The day after we return from Minnesota, Sydney starts another Vacation Bible School at her preschool for 1.5 weeks!!
August - Birthday parties for Sydney and Daddy and then back to preschool!!
So, I think I've done a pretty good job filling up our calender and keeping us busy!! I am sure we will be spending a ton of time in the pool also as Sydney loves to be in the water:)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Sydney's Last Week of 3's Preschool!!
I know, I fell behind again on the blog! The connection at work is terrible some days which makes it very difficult to post on the blog! Today, it seems to be working well so let's see if I can get caught up!!
We are now into our 2nd week of summer...which means no preschool. WE miss preschool!! The pictures below are from Sydney's last week at preschool. I volunteered both days...I love to watch Sydney interact with her classmates!! During the last week of school they had an Olympic Day where the kids all participated in numerous physical activities. I was in charge of all of the girls in her classroom - boy was that exhausting!! I don't know how these teachers do it everyday!! Also during the last week, any kids with summer birthdays got the chance to have a birthday celebration with their peers. Sydney was very excited to be 4 years old for the day!!
Sydney's class
We were the "Pink Ladies"!! Sydney started school mid season and they ran out of red shirts, therefore, she didn't have one to wear. She didn't seem to mind so much because she got to wear a pink shirt - her favorite color!! Don't let these cute little girls fool you...they were a handful!!!
Funny faces!! I don't think the teachers were to thrilled that we were doing this!!
Sydney's birthday celebration at school.
Here she is sharing information about her favorite toy with the class (share bag)!
Here is she letting her friends touch her toy as she talks about it.
We miss preschool so much and look forward to going back in August. She will then be attending Mon-Thurs from 1-3:30pm. It's such a great school and we feel so blessed to have found it. Yesterday, when I was doing some work - I observed Sydney role playing activities from her preschool classroom with her toys. I just love that she is learning so much both intellectually and socially!
We are now into our 2nd week of summer...which means no preschool. WE miss preschool!! The pictures below are from Sydney's last week at preschool. I volunteered both days...I love to watch Sydney interact with her classmates!! During the last week of school they had an Olympic Day where the kids all participated in numerous physical activities. I was in charge of all of the girls in her classroom - boy was that exhausting!! I don't know how these teachers do it everyday!! Also during the last week, any kids with summer birthdays got the chance to have a birthday celebration with their peers. Sydney was very excited to be 4 years old for the day!!
Sydney's class
We were the "Pink Ladies"!! Sydney started school mid season and they ran out of red shirts, therefore, she didn't have one to wear. She didn't seem to mind so much because she got to wear a pink shirt - her favorite color!! Don't let these cute little girls fool you...they were a handful!!!
Funny faces!! I don't think the teachers were to thrilled that we were doing this!!
Sydney's birthday celebration at school.
Here she is sharing information about her favorite toy with the class (share bag)!
Here is she letting her friends touch her toy as she talks about it.
We miss preschool so much and look forward to going back in August. She will then be attending Mon-Thurs from 1-3:30pm. It's such a great school and we feel so blessed to have found it. Yesterday, when I was doing some work - I observed Sydney role playing activities from her preschool classroom with her toys. I just love that she is learning so much both intellectually and socially!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
KC Pink Ladies Part 2
Here are additional pictures from the Relay for Life Fundraiser I participated in. We were the KC Pink Ladies (KC stands for Kate's Cup which is the name of our women's ministry).
I had such an amazing time with some amazing, compassionate women - I feel very blessed that God placed me with this group!!
Walking the track - this was before it got to crazy cold!
Taking a break - I think I had been walking about 5 hours at this point!
This was taken about 10:30pm. The wind was crazy and it was freeeezzzzing! Hard to tell but I have a big ole fro on!! At least it kept my head warm!!
These last two pictures were the end of the night - when we finally decided that we were completely windblown and frozen! We are all still smiling!!
I had such an amazing time with some amazing, compassionate women - I feel very blessed that God placed me with this group!!
Walking the track - this was before it got to crazy cold!
Taking a break - I think I had been walking about 5 hours at this point!
This was taken about 10:30pm. The wind was crazy and it was freeeezzzzing! Hard to tell but I have a big ole fro on!! At least it kept my head warm!!
These last two pictures were the end of the night - when we finally decided that we were completely windblown and frozen! We are all still smiling!!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Mother's Day Tea at Preschool
Saturday was a special day for Mommy and Sydney - Sydney's preschool put on a Mother's Day Tea Party for all of the Mommy's!! It was sooooo cute!! They started by surprising us with a recital - they sang 4 songs to us!! I had no idea they were doing this. Then they put together a video presentation of pictures set to music of the kids. We all cried!! Then it was off to their classrooms where they surprised us again with hats they made for us and a special fish bowl with our pictures in it! We then got to walk around outside where they decorated everything so beautifully with the kids artwork and flowers. The teachers and staff did an amazing job!! Enjoy the pictures!!
They are releasing a butterfly they had in the classroom.
My beautiful hat!! I was so proud to wear it:)
The kids were to fill in the blanks: I am 11 years old with blue eyes and brown hair. My favorite colors are red and white and I like to cook toast and waffles!! I also like to go outside and play!! What a hoot!!
"I love my Mom because she makes dinner for me" I always wondered what I would look like as a red head!!
Sydney made this picture:)
Robyn, my neighbor! Her son is also in Sydney's room. They are best buddies:)
They are releasing a butterfly they had in the classroom.
My beautiful hat!! I was so proud to wear it:)
The kids were to fill in the blanks: I am 11 years old with blue eyes and brown hair. My favorite colors are red and white and I like to cook toast and waffles!! I also like to go outside and play!! What a hoot!!
"I love my Mom because she makes dinner for me" I always wondered what I would look like as a red head!!
Sydney made this picture:)
Robyn, my neighbor! Her son is also in Sydney's room. They are best buddies:)
Relay for Life 2011
As most of you know, I try to do some kind of event each year to honor my Mother. This year I joined the KC Pink Ladies and completed the Relay for Life event. The KC Pink Ladies are a bunch of ladies from my women's ministry, Kate's Cup. We all decorated pink shirts and had a bake sale at our tent. The idea is that someone from your team is to be walking the track from 6pm - 6am. The weather was terrible, the wind broke records, tents were flying everywhere, dust/dirt everywhere - but we still had fun! We ended up closing down at midnight due to the weather conditions - so I ended up walking for about 5.5 hours. I was definitely feeling it the next day but no time to rest because I had to set up for the annual block party!
There were some very emotional moments throughout the night - I shed many tears as I listened to survivors tell their stories and to walkers tell their stories of loved ones' lost. I told my story a few times - I had my Mom with me the entire evening on the front of my shirt!
Every half hour they had a different themed lap. Some of the different themes were: the survivors lap; limbo lap; funny bunny lap; remembrance lap; lighting of the luminaries lap; dress a guy up as a lady lap; purple lap, etc. Some teams really got into it!! All in all, it was a great night of getting to know people, sharing stories, meeting survivors, remembering lost loved ones, and fighting for a cure.
The 1st lap around the track was for the survivors - very emotional!
This was the beginning of setup for our tent - we were not able to decorate everything due to the wind!!
I was upset that they spelled my Mom's name wrong - but thought my Mom might get a good laugh out of it! I must have walked by that luminary 100 times in the 5-6 hours I was there and EVERY time I was a little "bugged" by the misspelling of her name. Now that I look back at it, I probably should have just had them make another one right away - oh well:)
Once it got dark, they lit these luminaries on the bleachers that spelled Hope and we all followed a man playing "Amazing Grace" on the bag pipes. This was the most emotional part of the night for me and many others. This lap was called the "Remembrance" lap - most people walked in silence and cried...me included.
For you mom...I will keep fighting this battle for you and for our sweet Sydney...I love you
There were some very emotional moments throughout the night - I shed many tears as I listened to survivors tell their stories and to walkers tell their stories of loved ones' lost. I told my story a few times - I had my Mom with me the entire evening on the front of my shirt!
Every half hour they had a different themed lap. Some of the different themes were: the survivors lap; limbo lap; funny bunny lap; remembrance lap; lighting of the luminaries lap; dress a guy up as a lady lap; purple lap, etc. Some teams really got into it!! All in all, it was a great night of getting to know people, sharing stories, meeting survivors, remembering lost loved ones, and fighting for a cure.
The 1st lap around the track was for the survivors - very emotional!
This was the beginning of setup for our tent - we were not able to decorate everything due to the wind!!
I was upset that they spelled my Mom's name wrong - but thought my Mom might get a good laugh out of it! I must have walked by that luminary 100 times in the 5-6 hours I was there and EVERY time I was a little "bugged" by the misspelling of her name. Now that I look back at it, I probably should have just had them make another one right away - oh well:)
Once it got dark, they lit these luminaries on the bleachers that spelled Hope and we all followed a man playing "Amazing Grace" on the bag pipes. This was the most emotional part of the night for me and many others. This lap was called the "Remembrance" lap - most people walked in silence and cried...me included.
For you mom...I will keep fighting this battle for you and for our sweet Sydney...I love you
Easter 2011
We had a very nice Easter again this year! It started with Sydney waking up around 6am and seeing huge bunny paw prints from her bedroom door and down the stairs!! She came running into our room to tell us she saw "paw prints" and wanted us to come see them. So we all followed the paw prints down the stairs and saw that the Easter Bunny had come!! Sydney quickly started looking for hidden eggs!! She then found her Easter basket on top of the toilet seat in the downstairs bathroom. She thought this was sooo funny!
We later went to church. Sydney announced to EVERYONE she saw that the Easter Bunny came and left paw prints and an Easter basket in the toilet!! Later that day, we had our last big dinner with Nana & Paps and Aunt Peggy!! Nana & Paps left a few days later:( We had a wonderful dinner and now have many more beautiful memories!!
We later went to church. Sydney announced to EVERYONE she saw that the Easter Bunny came and left paw prints and an Easter basket in the toilet!! Later that day, we had our last big dinner with Nana & Paps and Aunt Peggy!! Nana & Paps left a few days later:( We had a wonderful dinner and now have many more beautiful memories!!
Preschool Easter Party
Sydney had a party at Preschool to celebrate Easter! I was volunteered in the classroom that day and helped the teachers:) I love to be in her classroom and to watch her interact with her peers. Her teachers are great and the classroom just feels so calm! We all had a great time!
Eating ice cream and strawberries!!
A picture of the front of the classroom!
Here are their Easter baskets they made! Then went out to the park to play after ice cream. A few Mommies stayed in the classroom and helped the Easter Bunny hide eggs! Sydney thinks the Easter Bunny lays Easter Eggs:)
Sydney found an egg!!
Back to circle time!! It was so much fun being a part of her special day at school!!
Eating ice cream and strawberries!!
A picture of the front of the classroom!
Here are their Easter baskets they made! Then went out to the park to play after ice cream. A few Mommies stayed in the classroom and helped the Easter Bunny hide eggs! Sydney thinks the Easter Bunny lays Easter Eggs:)
Sydney found an egg!!
Back to circle time!! It was so much fun being a part of her special day at school!!
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