Olympics 2010

 So it's all about the Olympics here in Canada.  And for good reason, this country is very proud to be hosting the winter games right now!!

I must admit, I am kinda proud too!

{You know I did get a perfect score on my Canadian Citizenship test last month!}

 In honor of my Canadian pride I bought my kidlers some patriotic gear...

 

 Aren't they cute? 

And the girls bought some red mitts with their own money...

 

Mailee made a point to display both the front and the back;)

 

Mikayla is showing off the official Olympic patch on her arm...

This year the girls' school is putting on their own Olympics.  

I went to the opening ceremonies.

Here is what I saw...

A class full of cute kindys showing their Canadian pride!

(the whole school was split up into countries.  They made all the kindergartners Canadian)

Notice the torches?

Nice touch!

 

These are two of Mikayla's friends representing Brazil.  

Each country did a lap around the gym.

{notice the bows...on Grade 4 girls = AWESOME!}

 

The Kindys came in last with all their Canadian pride and their cute torches.

 

Happy Olympics to you!

Who will you cheer for?

Valentine's Treats

The girls and I made some fun treats for their school valentines this year.  

I posted a little "how to" over on the sweets blog.

I love special days!

I love that my kids love them too!

Noah's Arc Day

The school my kids go to skips Halloween. They wait a week and then celebrate "Noah's Arc Day". I helped out in Maddie's class.

She is in the same classroom with the same teacher that both her sisters had (same crafts, same schedule, dame treats...) which makes me a 3 time Noah's Arc Day parent helper veteran! (Oh ya people, I AM proud of that fact, let me have my moment!!)

Here are some photos!

Maddie and Madi in their leopard outfits...they went into the arc "two by two"!

All the animals...and Noah.

Oh MY! Who is that cute little teensy bear?

Rainbow jello.

Yes I made it.

No it wasn't my idea, the teacher gave me the supplies and instructions.

Yes the yellow is missing, it annoyed me too but again, I didn't supply the ingredients.

Yes I have made this before for a few other girls.

Yes, I will likely make it two more times.

No I did not try it, Bleck!

Here's my little leopard! She sat so still at 7 AM to get her face painted. Minutes after I finished Maddie's face, she rubbed her face and smeared it all up. GRRR! She started crying...and crying.(if you know Maddie, you know she is a bit dramatic) The floods of tears made a huge mess of my pretty leopard girl's face! It took a while to get her to stop weeping and realise that her face could only be fixed once the tears stopped flowing. I fixed her up and we were on our way.

side note: Mikayla graciously agreed to forfeit her flamingo face painting fabulousness so that her sister could have her touch ups. What a nice girl, I love it when she is on my team!

First Full Day

The outside shoes are in the cubby...

The inside shoes are on the feet...


The class stuffie has been chosen (it's "the giraffe class") ...

friends are here...

The teacher is nice, the kids are fun and the classroom is super cool...

"It's finally MY TURN!!!"

Kindy Ready

Look at Maddie! She is so thrilled with Kindergarten.
She has so much to tell me about her days! She is loving it.

Maddie's Big Day

Today Maddie started Kindergarten! She has been waiting for this day for a long time.

There she is. What a big girl. She wanted me to take a sideways photo so her backpack would show. We went to Mike's office after school and she wore her backpack in. She was super proud of her big girl backpack!

Aw! There's my tiny girl looking so grown up! Seems like not too long ago that she was accompanying my to Mikayla's first day of Kindergarten as a little toddler.

The money shot. The kids hate doing this photo in front of the flagpole, they are always worried what their friends might think. HA! I'm not worried:)




Maddie, Madison and Doreen.



Sweet girl on the carpet square. I just know what this means.

Once they start school the years fly by and they get so big so fast!

Back To School

Grade 4!!!

Grade 3!!

Mikayla and Mailee are officially back at school...YAY! They were so excited to go! Later today Maddie's kindergarten teacher will be coming to our house for a visit and then next week Mads starts kindergarten!

The girls picked out their own outfits, they didn't need any help packing their backpacks and they chit chatted with their friends as soon as we arrived at school. It's amazing how independent they have become!

Cousins

Caleb was done with the photos but I needed one with Caitlyn!!

Pioneer Day

Today was Pioneer Day for Mikayla's grade at school. They dressed like pioneers, brought food that had been prepared from scratch and in containers that were not plastic...Mikayla was even going to have to write with her right hand today like they used to make the lefties!

All of the third graders dressed up for their fun day.

Can you tell which one is my girl?

Rolling out the dough for the Cinnamon buns.

Back to School and my Lil Guy

Tonight was "back to school night" .... the kids have great teachers and I am so thankful for the school and the staff and all the awesome friends they (and we) have through KCS. This year one of the goals of the school is to take the Christian values they are learning in the classroom (through memory verses, chapel and their Bible curriculum) and help them apply those to their "free time" on the playground...I love that my kids are learning the academic stuff and being filled with God's truths everyday! I love that SCHOOL is helping to equip them for making awesome choices in life, not just making "moral" choices but building Christ-like character. So awesome! I am so thankful!

Anyways, it's been all about the big girls lately, so here is some small guy cuteness....

Aw, isn't he so sweet?

kisses in the park

Wow- he is learning to kick- what a guy!

Now if only we could perfect the potty training....

Great Friends

Mikayla and Mailee agreed to wear these outfits together today. I thought the matching days were behind us so this was so fun for me! I am so thankful that my girls love each other. Their personalities could not be more different yet they get along really well (most of the time:) and they are always there for each other. When Mailee was born I remember feeling so thrilled that Mikayla had a sister...the one thing I did not have as a child! These two special girls are a pure joy for me as I watch their relationship grow!

SISTERS

This looks quite dangerous but it is not, I assure you! See the crossing guard to the right?

Aren't the girls so cute walking to school together? Mikayla used to run ahead and leave Mailee in the dust but now they walk together.

Back to School!!

Today was the first day of school. The girls were easy to wake up and thrilled to get ready and out the door. They looked so cute, all dressed up in their new duds. I love the first day of school!! The girls were happy with their teachers and glad to see old friends. The moms were all thrilled to see each other again after a few months. I feel like a big part of my social life goes on vacation when school is out!!

Here is the morning in pictures...

The traditional flagpole picture. When I was growing up, the tradition was to get a picture in front of the school sign on the first day. The only "school sign" KCS has is the one above the office door...can you see it? It's to the right of Mailee. So our tradition is to take this shot, in front of the flagpole with the sign in the background!

Mailee is in Miss. Hufnagel's class. Mikayla had this teacher last year. Aunty Shelley had this teacher 13 years ago. We love Miss Hufnagel. Mailee was happy to be in her class. When she got in the classroom, she noticed that the desks were not assigned. Mailee went right for the desk in the front row, right next to the teacher's desk. This is the exact same desk Mikayla chose last year!

Here's Mikayla's flagpole shot. She was not happy cause I made her take her sweater off for the picture. Mikayla has Mr. Sader whom she had in grade one. Mr. Sader is the teacher that turned Mikayla on to reading because of his "rocket reading club". She excelled then and she has big plans for a repeat performance!

Most of the girls Mikayla has known from kindergarten are not in her class but she was really excited to have Olivia in her class, a girl she knows from dance (sitting to Mik's left). Today was Olivia's first day at this school so I was glad to see Mikayla buddy up with her. I am not sure who the girl that Mikayla is talking to in this picture is, perhaps she is new, too??

My favorite picture of the day! Look how excited the little ones are for the big girls!