School Art

This is DJ's painting from 2nd grade.

Jr did 2 paintings at the 'painting station' in kindergarten. the little girl in both of the paintings is her bestest friend in the whole wide world: Leah.

This is an artistic picture Jr's class did. 

I've decided that I'll take pictures of all of the art projects that come home so that we don't have to keep all of the extra papers and paintings to clutter up the corners of the house everywhere.

Now that they're all in school...

Ok...I may not have many  more 'rules' or 'lessons' right now...but, I do have a new observation! Once you are used to being alone in a quiet house all day long, and there is a 3-day weekend followed by the youngest staying home from school sick...things just aren't the same any more! Poor Jr is not feeling well (she's got whatever I've got, only not as severe...knock on wood). By 11:00am, I don't think that she stopped talking for more than 45 seconds at a time! Wow...what a difference in MY world it makes to have my 'shadow' back! 

I'm doing everything possible to keep her entertained (without me reading books, helping her spell words, or playing a game with her...not that I mind those things, but just not all day long when we don't feel well), and she's just bored out of her mind. We've gone from Jr not really wanting to go to school for a while, and being in tears at bedtime for this reason, to 'I sure hope I go to school tomorrow' after being at home for only a couple of hours after her brother got on the bus! We're doing all we can to get her better (and me, but I think I'm going to need an antibiotic for the ear infection now). 

DJ & Jr School Pics Fall '08

Ok, the pictures aren't great...yet. I'm posting what I managed to scan from the proofs that were sent home with the kids today (it was picture day today) for us to order from. 

How CUTE are these two!? Tori had her picture taken today as well, but her picture won't be here 'til we get the package that we ordered (I'm ordering DJ & Jr's pictures, once we get an 8X10 to scan, I'll put them up so that you can get a better look at them).

Don has some fun with the kids too!

Don has long had fun playing balance games with the kids, and this 'trick' is one he and Jr did quite frequently in the past, but she has gotten kind of out of practice and got a little bit scared tonight with it. She was fine and everyone got a chance to try 'her' trick...poor Don will feel this in the morning! 

Here's Jr, her first attempt kind of fell down, and she wasn't feeling very stable once she got standing up and her sisters let go!

DJ wasn't going to let go of ANYONE!

Tori got herself standing up, but wasn't balanced enough to stay up for long!

Ariel did very well, considering she's the tallest of the kids and Don was kind of tired out by the time he got to her!

Saturday Night

We have just spent a very enjoyable 'before bed' impromptu activity with the kids, and I happened to have the camera with me, so I got to catch the kids and Don having some fun. I'll share the pictures here. DJ & Jr are freshly showered, thus the wet hair look. So much giggling and laughing and fun!!

Don't they look like they are having a great time!! 

Wilsons through the lens of our 5 year old

Seems it was a pretty popular thing to have DJ's random pictures posted on our blog, so I've decided to let each child have a shot at taking pictures (which I then edit somewhat, it's not like I'm going to show off a messy house if I can help it!).

So, I gave Jr the camera and sent her on her merry way. Boy, did she have FUN! I'm posting as many of her pictures as I can...you'll notice she was very interested in getting a good picture of herself! She learned that pictures taken in a mirror with a flash just don't work out very well! LOL She had a few willing subjects (Tori and DJ), and enjoyed her time very much.

Kindergarten

Jordyn's been bringing home many papers from kindergarten so far this year, and I thought it would be fun to show a few of them off. Today her class read the book 'Chick-a-Chick-a-Boom-Boom'. It's about the alphabet and a coconut tree. The teacher said they were going to 'Alphabet Island', and they each got a plastic lai (hers is pink, I'm sure you're surprised!). 

I went to school today to have lunch with both Jr and DJ. I think that it was a bit more exciting for Jr than for DJ, 'cuz a mom IS a girl, after all! But, they both seemed pleased that I was there with them. 

Here's Jr after school today with her pink lai.