Moms and Muffins

May 18 - Rylee's class did a fun little brunch for all the Mom's for Mother's Day called Moms and Muffins.  She was so excited when she brought the invitation home.  It was supposed to be the Friday before Mother's Day, but they had to postpone it for a week because her preschool teacher's little boy got whooping cough and she had to cancel school the week before Mother's Day.  (Something else to panic me with a new little baby in the house!!!)  Here is Rylee all dressed up for her brunch and ready to leave for school.

 She was pretty excited it was a rainy day because it meant she could use her Arial umbrella. 

The brunch was adorable!  They wore cute hats and aprons with their handprints and served us muffins and juice and sang us a song.  I loved how excited Rylee was to see me when I got there.  Rylee was so funny about serving me.  She loved it and kept bringing me more muffins.

Singing their songs.  I remember they sang the Muffin Man song, but changed some of the words to be about their class.

 She also made me this grass and they filled out a little paper with questions about their moms.  I thought it was funny that Rylee knew my exact age (most other kids said their mom was six or something like that), and that my favorite book was Hunger Games (she told her teacher "that one with the bird on it") and that I was good at walking.  I asked her about that and she said that was because I used to not be able to (after my c section)  It was a great day and fun to see Rylee at school with her friends and how she interacted with everyone.  I love my little Princess!

Rylee's Christmas Program

Dec 19th - Rylee's preschool did a cute little Christmas program right before the Christmas break. She was so excited about us coming to see her and talked about it for weeks! I LOVE her preschool! Her teacher is amazing and she loves going. Her teacher is also in our ward and almost all the kids are, too, so that makes it fun to go and see everyone. Rylee all dressed and ready to go for her big performance! Isn't she cute? PosingAvery wanted to be in a picture, too.
Rylee at the programThe kids all had Santa painted on their thumbs and they were pretty impressed by them!
Ready to start
Rylee crossing her legs - I love it! She did a great job singing all the songs and knowing the parts!
Rylee's cute little class - well... some of them. They all didn't quite fit in one shot and Darren had the camera so he didn't take a lot of pictures. Whitney, Gabe, Dessi, Krew, Rylee and Tate - The other kids in her class are 2 of her best little friends, Savanna and Kylie, and also Easton and Matthew.

The kids sang a couple of songs and also said a cute little rhyme about Santa. Part of it was something about him popping out of the chimney and then they put their thumb up and each had a little Santa painted on it. Rylee LOVED that part! She was so disappointed when the Santa rubbed off.
Rylee and her cute buddy Gabe. She used to always say she was going to marry Gabe, which was fine by me. I was great with that marriage - We love their family! But, now she says she can't because he is love with Dessi and Dessi loves him and they are boyfriend and girlfriend! Isn't this just preschool? I asked her if she had a boyfriend and she said, "Well, I sit by Matthew, so I guess he's my boyfriend." I'm going to have to talk to her about being a little bit selective....
Afterwards, we treated the girls to a special lunch at Noodles and Co. They loved it - Especially their special milks!
Avery enjoying the special day out, too!

Logan's Kindergarten Program

May 26 - I thought I had posted this, but I didn't... Logan had a really cute little graduation program to celebrate the end of his Kindergarten year. He was so excited about it for weeks and couldn't wait to show us everything he had learned this year! Sorry for these awful pictures. It was SO hard to get good ones with the awful lighting and how far away we were. Luckily, my friend took some good ones, but most of them are pretty crappy. Logan waving to us as soon as he saw us. That is one of my favorite parts is watching how excited he is to see us! I hope he always likes us that much!
Love this grin he gave us every time we made eye contact - So excited and proud!
Ready to start the show! Doesn't he look like a 1st grader now? I can't believe that kindergarten is over for him!
Logan is one the end, back row in the green shirt. I love how bored he looks while he is waiting for the program to start. Rylee and a couple of her cute little friend had front row seats!
They started off with the Pledge - Logan takes this pretty serious! After the pledge, they say something about being a Knight and being respectful and a few other things. The problem is that Logan thinks that is part of the pledge!
They performed the program with the other afternoon Kindergarten class and sang a bunch of songs. It seemed like they had one from each season or holiday. This song was Logan's favorite! It was a Christmas song about the animals down in Texas and says something about underwear! Nothing like the word UNDERWEAR to make Kindergartners giggle! So cute!Logan also really liked the Dig-a-Dinosaur song they sang and he knew all the words to all the songs so well. He is so funny to watch and always so animated when he does the actions. I wish I would have gotten better pictures, but it is all on video.
After they sang, they played a slide show with pictures of all the kids in both classes. It was cute to hear them all say each other names and see their picture up on the screen. This was Logan's picture.
Next, the other class left and Logan's class was left to perform for us! First, the girls in Logan's class did a hula and then the boys did a dance with poi balls. It was seriously one of the funniest things I have ever seen! The pictures do not even do it justice! Those boys were SO crazy and Logan was SO intense! It was my favorite!
This picture is SO blurry, but I love how much fun you can tell they are having!
Logan working those poi balls
After the fabulous Poi ball dance, the kids partnered up and did the Virginia Reel square dance. It was pretty impressive! They did it all with very little help and knew they parts really well. Their teacher said it was probably more of a 4th grade dance, but they did awesome! It was so cute to watch them bow to their partners and do-si-do and grab hands.
Our cute little cowboy
Logan and his partner, Hallie

After the Virginia Reel, they got to come sit by their parents and wait to be called up on stage.

At the end they got to go up and get a special book Miss Renee made them of all their work. Logan said he would only give Miss Renee a handshake because that is what the other kids were doing. But, then he gave her a HUGE hug! He loved her this year. It was so sweet!
Logan checking out his book. I LOVE that she put this together for him. As a parent, this is the BEST gift ever! Logan and his book after the program
Logan and his teacher - We love her!
Logan and Mommy
Logan and daddyThis was one of Logan's biggest fans! She loves to cheer on her brother. She was a bit of a stinker though and made it hard for mom and dad to watch or take pictures. She is just SO busy these days!!! Luckily, she fell asleep shortly after getting into the car.
And, to celebrate another successful program and getting out of school early, a trip to Aggie Ice Cream! Logan chose Maple Nut. He liked it, but not as much as vanilla which he frequently reminds us is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world and his favorite. Sometimes, he seems like a 50 year old man! Rylee always has to have PINK ice cream!

Poor Avery missed the ice cream because she fell asleep!

Can't believe that Kindergarten is finished! We are so proud of Logan and all he is learning and how much he loves school. We loved watching him perform his program with his school friends - Way to go buddy!