Big Boy's Turning 3

It's Party Time

Can't believe Big Man is almost 3 Years OLD!!!  Feels like just yesterday I was like this

 

 

 

It is so true what they all say..."don't blink because in a second it will be gone".  My baby went from this   to this in the blink of an eye!  So how shall we celebrate the 3rd year of this amazing boy's life?   Not quite sure yet!  Since Jordan loves to be outside we would love to have his party at the new Zhara Baker playground but just afraid it will be too cold.  Other options are the usual-Chucke Cheese or Hickory Dickory Dock...but they are just so overpriced and don't really cater to younger children!  Ugh, decisions, decisions.....but I think we have decided on going with a Mickey Mouse theme (since he is currently obssessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse).  So here are some of my ideas so far

 

 

Cakes

 

 

Decor

                                 Invitation-only without the bow!

 









Falling into Fall

That moment when you walk outside, you catch that scent, a little whif...you know that FALL is in the air.  There is nothing more I love than the changes of seasons!  Fall with its-Football, chilly days, scarves, boots, leaves falling, pumpkin patches, apple festivals and that oh so glorious smell!!  It's the time of year where I long for my home-the mountains or Asheville, NC.  Nothing can come close to comparing to the sight of the mountains as the leaves are changing to those unexplainable oranges, browns, reds and yellows.  The drive there through Marion, up Old Fort and past Black Mountain I feel them calling me, calling me home.  Since my wonderful husband is from the mountains as well, we can both share in the nostalgia (forgive my spelling?) of what this beautiful place means to us!  And we are now passing that love to our next generation-our son Jordan absolutely loves being outside and LOVES going to Asheville.  This time of year I have to double check his pockets before I throw them into the wash-pulling out acorns and leaves that he has decided he needs to keep for later. 

Happy Happy Holidays!

Soooo in love with the Holiday season...it just makes me so happy!  Super excited to find so many fun crafts and ideas for this season (Halloween, Thanksgiving and my favorite CHRISTMAS!)  And now my little boy is big enough to start doing all of these fun things too!  What is it about the Holidays that make people so happy?  Is it the smell of pumpkin spice, the crafts, the decorations, the gift giving, making people you love smile or just spending time with our family?  For me, I think it is a combination of them all. 

                                                                          

 

 

 

  

Dr. Seuss Continued

WE LOVE DR. SEUSS

 



Caliou dressed wacky tacky

Zuleika's wacky outfit



Wacky Wednesday!  

We dressed wacky tacky on Wed. and read the book "Wacky Wednesday"~By Dr. Seuss!!!  We also created wacky puppets using brown and white paper bags and ALL KINDS of crafts~feathers, googly eyes, foam, glitter, markers, buttons, sequins, confetti, squiggly hair!  They loved making these crazy puppets!






Wear Your Crazy Hair or Hat Day! We read "The Cat in the Hat"~by Dr. Seuss and the children had to wear a hat to school!

Wesley's Daniel Boone Hat

 

Melani's pink and blue hair

Destiny's half braid and half pony tail

It's A......

                             

BOY!!!  Mrs. Danielle is having a boy!!!  We are so excited for her! 

I want to be the teacher

Our children have really started expressing an interest in playing "teacher" so we have set up several of the centers with access to "teacher things".  We also let them draw/write on the group time easel and use our group time pointers during their free play.  It is so neat to see them acting out things that we have done at circle time!  You can tell they are really learning and paying attention to what you are saying!

Reading the big "Brown Bear Brown Bear" book to her friends and using the pointer to point to the words and the pictures!

What will Mrs. Danielle's baby be?

Today is the day Mrs. Danielle finds out what she is going to be having-girl or boy?  We are all Sooo excited!  Our class made a graph of what we thought she was going to have!  The children were very excited to show it to her and it was an awesome way to work on our graphing!

What do you think?

This is what our class thought:

We think GIRL!!!  We will find out tomorrow!