First Band Concert

Brenna decided that she wanted to take band this year. I was thrilled when she said this and thought for sure she would want to play my clarinet. Nope, she decided she wanted to play the flute. We borrowed a flute over the summer, got her a fingering chart, and set her free. She was really picking up on it fast so we went ahead and researched on Amazon and found a great deal on a flute for her. She was so committed to learning this instrument that she volunteered to take after school tutoring with her band teacher. It has been so fun to listen to her play. Every once in awhile she will play along with Jason while he is playing the piano. He pulls the hymn book out and away they go.

When we met with her band teacher for conferences he said that nobody would ever be able to guess that she was a first year flute player. She has caught up to those who started last year in 6th grade!

December 8th was her first band concert. It was fun to hear the difference in each of the bands. The kids advance so much each year and you can really hear it in the music that they each played.

4th Grade Christmas Party

Friday was the last day of school before Christmas. I love that our school lets the kids wear their pajamas to school and then the secretaries make hot chocolate for all of the kids and, with a little bit of learning, they all have a fun day together.

Both of the 4th grade classes started their morning out together in the cafeteria for a brunch put on by all of the room moms. Getting both classrooms together is rare so the kids were pretty excited about the idea. Between all of us room moms, we had quite the spread of food.

Later in the afternoon, Alyssa's class had a gift exchange. It was a very fun way to end the day.

Ice Cream fun in the COLD

On Sunday, our Children's Pastor announced a spur of the moment ice cream night at Edaleen Dairy in Sumas...his treat! Our kids reminded us every day that Thursday night was ice cream night. They were not going to miss out no matter how cold it was outside. It ended up being a fun night even in the cold!

Halloween 2011

Halloween this year was a little different for us. Brenna and the Jr. High Youth Group were working at Noah Nite and they had to be there early. So, that meant that we took Alyssa and Ethan trick-or-treating without her. It was weird only have the two younger ones. They had fun visiting the grandparents and then going to Noah Nite and playing all the games there. Things are really changing for our family...WOW!

Pumpkin fun and last Volleyball game

Friday, the 28th, was Ethan's very first Halloween party at school. The kids didn't dress up but they made Pumpkin headbands to wear during their party. I wasn't able to go to the party because I had been asked to work in the Preschool but Jason had the day off so he went and spent time with Ethan and his class. I'm so glad he was able to get some pictures for me.

Saturday was Brenna's final volleyball game. We ended the season taking 2nd place. Brenna did a great job this season and her team was a lot of fun to watch. They really came together as a team and played hard. We were so proud of each of them.

 

Later that evening we went to the neighbors and carved pumpkins with them. It's always fun to get together with friends. The kids had a great time and had fun coming up with ideas for their pumpkins.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

This year was this mommy's last year for a Pumpkin Patch field trip. Ethan and his class went to Stoney Ridge...something that only the Kindergarten classes do. The kids all had so much fun riding the wagon out to the pumpkin patch, exploring the corn maze, going through the hay maze, seeing all the animals, learning about how apples grow and how the bees help pollinate the apple trees and pumpkins.

{September 2011}

Labor Day Weekend was spent with mom and Duane out at Birch Bay Leisure Park. The neighbors had just had a new baby so we took their oldest daughter, Emma, with us. The kids had tons of fun swimming and just hanging out.

September was also the start of the LYS Volleyball Season for Brenna. She has improved so much from last year. It's been fun to watch her play and we can't wait to see how she improves more through the season.