Our Life: January 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Parklawn Elementary Memories

(written by Brianna Bender)

I miss my old school a lot. And I miss my friends. It was so fun for my mom to be at my school and I hope they miss me too. All my friends may be a little sad, but wherever they are, I will still remember them. And my teachers too!

Brianna brought cupcakes for her birthday...is was also a time so say goodbye to her class

cupcake face!

best friend Amy

Myra was a good friend!

Frances was really smart

Leonel was a great buddy!

Maya was my best best friend!

Ms Kure was the best teacher...EVER!

my class all signed my Parklawn Panther shirt so I could remember them!

Maya and I drew this best friends picture together

Christmas 2008

I know that it is now January, but I wanted to make sure I get these memories down!

We had a wonderfully quiet Christmas Eve and Day! With our impending move, we were thankful to have a rest and really enjoy our children.

On Christmas Eve, it is our tradition to exchange new tree ornaments with each other. We try to have it represent something significant that year if possible, especially with the kids. Brianna received a school chalkboard to show her first year of Kindergarten, Riley's was a big "digger" bulldozer - he has been especially into the construction stuff this year, Brian's was a "movie buff" clapboard, and mine was a handpainted mini-martini glass (Brian started me on this collectible line last year).

I think the kids didn't really wake up realizing what morning it was! Riley climbed into bed with us like he does each morning when he wakes up, and Brianna soon followed. Neither said anything of presents! Brian asked them to go on out to the living room and we would be right there. We could hear the surprise in their voices when they say the presents and Brianna ran back into our room and said, "We must have been really good! There are a lot of presents out there!" Here are a few of the pictures we took opening presents!