Holiday Fun

 

It's been a long time since I have shared any of Emily's art work. She brings drawings home every day and they are generally variations on the one above - lots of smiling, happy people. This one really concerned me, though. It clearly shows three happy girls under a rainbow and one girl, isolated, alone, under a rain cloud. I wondered whether Emily thought of herself as that isolated girl under the rain cloud. Of course, I asked her about it, and it was all very logical in her mind, "You need rain to make a rainbow." she said. And who is the girl under the cloud? "That's Rapunzel." Oh, ok. So all is well - she and her friends reside happily under the rainbow. :)

You can see a real picture of her with one of her friends in the photo below. This is from their Holiday concert this year, and the sweet, red haired girl is one of her best buds.

 

One of the great treats that Emily got this year was an invitation to attend a cookie party. Two of the moms from her school purchased a cookie party at the annual school auction. That is, two teachers volunteered to bake and decorate cookies with four kiddos. So, each mom had a daughter that participated, and then there was space for two additional girls. Emily was one of the two girls that was invited to join in. The girls had a great time, and the moms were all happy that the mess, etc. wasn't in one of our houses! The other moms were great to talk to and all eight of us went to lunch together after the party.

As for Christmas treats, Emily did pretty well this year. She had asked Santa for a dress with matching shoes (which she received), and then shortly before Christmas, she decided that she also wanted a pair of goggles, a baking set, and a bunny. Perhaps needless to say, she received the goggles (although she said that they are "boy goggles" because they are blue), and the baking set, but not the bunny! She was pretty happy with the baking set, and we used it to make some yummy vanilla cupcakes the day after Christmas.

For me, however, the big treat was the photo that we took while waiting to see Santa. It is pretty rare to get a photo of all four of us, and I think that this one turned out pretty well!