A fun school party

To celebrate the Week of the Young Child, my daughter's class planned a luau party for their families . They have been learning about different cultures for the past few weeks so this was a great way to close the theme. The kids have been working all week on decorations, invitations, & activities and have become quite the party planners. We had a great time dancing, singing, reading stories, playing games, and of course eating! We had so much fun partying, that I forgot take pictures until the very end. Oh well, I am sure that there will be many more school parties to come.

Here are the few picture highlights I captured:


Trying to pin the coconut on the tree...


Notice the "grass" skirt...she was so proud of it.


Thrilled to be there...

Our fruit kabobs we made...yummy!

The eating of the Kabobs...
The best teacher...thank you Teacher Ashley for being such an involved teacher & truly caring for our kids. We will miss her so much when she moves in a few weeks (her husband is graduating law school...hurray for them!).

Week of the Young Child

[Note: I have no idea what is going on with my post! It was composed & posted this morning (Friday), yet it says it was posted on Thursday & didn't show up on the blog until tonight. What the heck?! Blogger makes me so CRAZY sometimes!!!]

It's NAEYC's (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Week of the Young Child! It is a great reminder of how important the early years (Birth - 8yrs) build the foundation for children's success in school & in life. As you go about your weekend get involved with the children that surround you and help them to know how truly special they are. Remember that we are shaping children to be productive, responsible adults and that we are their BEST advocates !

I have had yet another busy week! Can I really get away with saying that any more? It seems that every week is crazy busy around here. In honor of the special week I have been trying to focus more on my children & making it a special week for us as a family. I am not sure how successful I have really been, so we plan to do a few fun things this weekend together. Let's hope for some nice weather!Now I am off to a preschool party... I hope you all have a great Friday!!

P.S. We may be moving...more to come in the next few days (can you say...stressful?!)