Lots of Activities from April

In my last post, I mentioned Emily's art that appeared at the school's art show, so I felt obligated to post a photo of it. Not surprisingly, she made monsters. The 2nd picture is the one that was in the art show (and I think that she must have had some help with it). The 1st picture is just one that came home from school with her. Its not a monster picture, but I do like all the colors that she used.

Emily had a great Easter weekend. Below she is strategizing before the neighborhood egg hunt. I love the determined, "how can I get as many eggs as possible?' look on her face. She actually did really well. They had separate areas for kids in different age groups, with the eggs being harder to find for the older kids than for the younger kids. Emily was one of the oldest kids in the youngest age group, so those poor one-year-olds didn't stand a chance. :)

She and her cousin Jacksen also had a great time together. They are very close in age and got along really well - swimming, and playing together.

We took the kids to a wildlife center a couple of weekends ago. It is a very large park, with 10 miles of road. Everyone drives through the park and feeds the animals from their cars. The slow moving wide open roads gave both Emily and Abbie an opportunity to test their driving skills. It was pretty cute to watch and both kids had a blast.

We had Emily's parent-teacher conference a few weeks ago. She is doing great with her language development, her creativity and confidence, her social skills and her motor skills. She is still working on her letter and number recognition skills, but she is writing her name now and is showing an interest in reading. They have classified her as a right-brained kid, and commented that, "Emily loves to tell scary stories and laugh with friends. She is quite the entertainer. She is a sweetheart."

Finally, we had a Mother-Daughter Tea Party at Emily's school on Friday to celebrate Mother's Day. It was really cute. Each kid asked, "Would you like some tea? Would you like lemon, cream, or sugar in your tea?" Then they carefully brought us our tea cups and a cookie. The kids spent lots of time practicing and preparing before the party and were so excited and proud of themselves. They finished by giving us each a card and a long-stemmed rose. :)