Here are a few things that have happened in the past few days:
Lucy's 1st-grade class did a little "Reader's theater" presentation. Lucy was "Natasha" from Russia. We even had this real Russian hat from my Grandpa Ford (or something like that . . . ). Lucy did great. :) She wanted me to record it so Ben could see, so here it is:
After the presentation there was an awards assembly for the second-quarter. Lucy received the "Acts Responsible" award. That falls under a "SAILS" award (since the school's mascot is navigators). None of my kids have ever gotten a SAILS award (as opposed to a reading, writing, etc. award - which they have all gotten) so it was kind of awesome. Go Lucy.
This past Friday, Ben and I went to a doctor's Christmas singing program at the Methodist church right down the street from us. It was Dr. Rhonda Parker, one of the orthopedic doctors that Ben works with. It was a nice performance and lasted 1 1/2 hours long! We let the children stay home (we had thought about bringing them. . . if we would have, they would have been practically the only kids there!). So while we were gone, they watched some Christmas movie classics - like Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.
Then they got to sleep under the tree. Apparently they usually do it on Christmas Eve-eve, but this year we did it on Christmas-Eve-eve-eve as Jonas was going to be babysitting on Christmas Eve-eve (although that got postponed until next week . . . oh well!).
Haha, Brigham is always where we are! :)
Minus Brigham and a brushing-his-teeth Miles.
Ben and I had to do a late-night run to Target (if you wait long enough to get Christmas PJs, they become 50% off!). We got back at 10pm and found this:
All sleeping tight!
The kids have gotten gifts for each other and wrapped them and put them under a fake tree upstairs:
Some are bought gifts (like the Pokemans from Miles or the candy from Emmy), but most are not - as far as I know! I don't know what most of those gifts are. Although I do know there is at least one rock in there from Lucy because that's what her allowance of $0 affords her to give. There are some hand-me-down clothes from Emmy to Lucy, and who knows what else! The kids will open these gifts on Christmas Eve.
Which is fast approaching!
1 comment:
haha. awesome. my kids are sleeping under the tree as i type! i love it. and that kids' tree?! i want to be there when those gifts are opened. that's got to be amazing. oh, and how awesome that you and ben can just run out somewhere...together...without the kids. you're living my dream!
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