Each year the school puts on an Advent show retelling the birth of Jesus. Each class sings songs and the older kids have parts in the play. This year, you will see that Tim was dressed up as the head shepherd. He had very little to do until the last song when he had to help one of the other shepherds (Our close friend, Charlie, who is in kindergarten.)
I did not include the video, but Charlie began to have trouble keeping his rope belt around his waist, holding, his sheep, and clapping all at the same time. Tim tried to help, but alas, poor Charlie ended up handing his sheep to "Joseph" so he could fix his belt and then proceeded to "spank" the sheep so that he could clap once his belt was up :)
Here are some other videos and images from the show:
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Max's abc Christmas show
Each year the pre-k and kindergarten classes put on the ABC Christmas show. A telling of the birth of Jesus where they go through the alphabet. The children wear costumes and each have a letter to recite. This year, Max was the drummer boy and had letter 'V'.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Our tree is up...
This week has been sort of crazy.
We got our tree on Sunday, but didn't really do much more than get it in the stand because it was still wet and needed to open up some.
Then Monday I started some intro classes to a new gym called CrossFit. It seems intense, and it is, and everyone looks buff, but I absolutely loved it when I tried it the first time. You bust your butt while you are there and you do so many different things, it creates great results. Plus everyone does the same workout, so it adds a little competition to it, which I like :) Watch out, I'm gonna get stacked.
But those classes were Mon, Tues, and Thurs night this week.
We had s snow day on Wednesday which actually worked out great because the boys and I were able to decorate the tree. It looks pretty good if you ask me :) I then encouraged them to go outside and play, but they said it would be no fun if I didn't come out. (In my old age, I'm not enjoying the cold weather one bit). So they didn't go out. Do you know that once Rich got home and started shoveling, they all went outside and built a fort and played.
I took Thursday off and went in to be the 3rd grade mystery reader. It was very cute. The kids don't know who is coming in until they get there. You read them a book and then they get to interview a little bit. Tim thanked me about 4 times for coming in!
Now it is Friday and I have no motivation to do real work :) I'm leaving in a bit to get my haircut and then play soccer tonight :)
Have a great weekend all!
We got our tree on Sunday, but didn't really do much more than get it in the stand because it was still wet and needed to open up some.
Then Monday I started some intro classes to a new gym called CrossFit. It seems intense, and it is, and everyone looks buff, but I absolutely loved it when I tried it the first time. You bust your butt while you are there and you do so many different things, it creates great results. Plus everyone does the same workout, so it adds a little competition to it, which I like :) Watch out, I'm gonna get stacked.
But those classes were Mon, Tues, and Thurs night this week.
We had s snow day on Wednesday which actually worked out great because the boys and I were able to decorate the tree. It looks pretty good if you ask me :) I then encouraged them to go outside and play, but they said it would be no fun if I didn't come out. (In my old age, I'm not enjoying the cold weather one bit). So they didn't go out. Do you know that once Rich got home and started shoveling, they all went outside and built a fort and played.
I took Thursday off and went in to be the 3rd grade mystery reader. It was very cute. The kids don't know who is coming in until they get there. You read them a book and then they get to interview a little bit. Tim thanked me about 4 times for coming in!
Now it is Friday and I have no motivation to do real work :) I'm leaving in a bit to get my haircut and then play soccer tonight :)
Have a great weekend all!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Costumes... in December...
Have I mentioned how bad I am at crafty things? SO why is it that I said that I could create costumes for 2 children for their Christmas shows?
Before I get into that I need to relay a Sammy story. His class each created a thanksgiving card to their families. We opened Sammy's a few days late, but it basically said, "Dear Family, Can we not eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Day? I don't like turkey so we can we not have it this year? Love, Sammy" That kid is hysterical!
Anyway, on to costumes, Max is a drummer boy in his ABC christmas show. His letter is V. SO the teacher will read, "V is for Venite, the summons oh, come" and Max will respond, "Come praise him with harp and trumpet and drums." But I need to create the costume. So looking up information, it looks like I can get away with a white button down shirt, lederhosen (shorts and suspenders), a triangular hat (which I'll create out of felt) and a drum. I think I'm ok, but finding suspenders for a 4 year old proved impossible, so I bought adult ones that shorten quite a bit :)
Then Tim is a shepherd(possibly head shepherd) in the advent show. Luckily this just means a robe, a cloth for the top of his head and a rope around that cloth. THe sheep (stuffed) will be provided by the school. Now this wouldn't have been so hard since Tim needs a new robe anyway, BUT most boys robes have prints, they aren't really just plain color. SO eventually I found one and at a reasonable price, so now I just need to put everything together!
I really do love this season, but I feel like there is a ton going on this year and I don't have quite a good handle on it all yet :) I'll get there though!
Before I get into that I need to relay a Sammy story. His class each created a thanksgiving card to their families. We opened Sammy's a few days late, but it basically said, "Dear Family, Can we not eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Day? I don't like turkey so we can we not have it this year? Love, Sammy" That kid is hysterical!
Anyway, on to costumes, Max is a drummer boy in his ABC christmas show. His letter is V. SO the teacher will read, "V is for Venite, the summons oh, come" and Max will respond, "Come praise him with harp and trumpet and drums." But I need to create the costume. So looking up information, it looks like I can get away with a white button down shirt, lederhosen (shorts and suspenders), a triangular hat (which I'll create out of felt) and a drum. I think I'm ok, but finding suspenders for a 4 year old proved impossible, so I bought adult ones that shorten quite a bit :)
Then Tim is a shepherd(possibly head shepherd) in the advent show. Luckily this just means a robe, a cloth for the top of his head and a rope around that cloth. THe sheep (stuffed) will be provided by the school. Now this wouldn't have been so hard since Tim needs a new robe anyway, BUT most boys robes have prints, they aren't really just plain color. SO eventually I found one and at a reasonable price, so now I just need to put everything together!
I really do love this season, but I feel like there is a ton going on this year and I don't have quite a good handle on it all yet :) I'll get there though!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We have had a pretty good thanksgiving weekend! Tim has recovered fairly well from the pneumonia. We went out to my mother's house for the afternoon. The family ended up playing catch phrase for a pretty long time and Tim actually held his own :)
Then yesterday we went out to see Old Dogs. It was ok, not quite as funny as I thought it would be. The older boys seemed to enjoy it, but Max didn't really get into it.
I did go out and do black friday shopping. Since toysrus opened at 12 and there wasn't really anything I needed to get when they opened. I got there at 2:30. Which was great because the end of the long lines were over and I got pretty much everything on my list. Then I went over to jcpenny and got what I needed there, drove through the walmart parking lot and said noway. I ended up at Kohl's for a little while and that was the longest line I stood in. All that and grabbed some yummy food at honeydew for everyone's breakfast and was back home in bed by 5:45. And Rich let me sleep until 10 :) love that guy!!
We ended the week by watching Rich's bike race today.
All in all a really good long weekend.
Then yesterday we went out to see Old Dogs. It was ok, not quite as funny as I thought it would be. The older boys seemed to enjoy it, but Max didn't really get into it.
I did go out and do black friday shopping. Since toysrus opened at 12 and there wasn't really anything I needed to get when they opened. I got there at 2:30. Which was great because the end of the long lines were over and I got pretty much everything on my list. Then I went over to jcpenny and got what I needed there, drove through the walmart parking lot and said noway. I ended up at Kohl's for a little while and that was the longest line I stood in. All that and grabbed some yummy food at honeydew for everyone's breakfast and was back home in bed by 5:45. And Rich let me sleep until 10 :) love that guy!!
We ended the week by watching Rich's bike race today.
All in all a really good long weekend.
Friday, November 13, 2009
wow, i'm sorry I haven't updated recently
What has been going on, let me see...
Football season is over, We didn't have a great end to the season... we lost our game in the mighty mite bowl, but Tim did have the only touchdown for our team. I did wave to my aunt and uncle in Hudson as we played our game at Tyngsboro high school (which I didn't realize was literally right down the street from their house).
Basketball season starts at the beginning of Dec., but there are evaluations this weekend and next to try and set up fair teams amongst the 2nd and 3rd graders. Luckily Tim and Sam will be on the same team. Although, funny story from yesterday... I was picking the boys up from the after school program and they were helping to clean up the gym to prepare for a girls basketball clinic.
The organizer introduced himself and I pointed out which kids were mine. He looked at Tim and asked what grade he was in because he was a big kid. I said that we was 8 and in the third grade. He said, wow tall kid. I said ya, his dad is 6'8". And he told me that although the clinic is for 5th-8th grade, that he would certainly include Tim since he was so big if he wanted to come.
Now this is just a clinic, doing skills and drills, no games. And first thinking about it, I was like, sure if he wants to... then thought wait a minute, he would be playing with 8th graders!!! He's used to playing with 5th and 6th graders in baseball, but 8th graders? I don't think that he would be intimidated, but the mentality of a 9 year old is very different than that of a 13 year old! We'll see what he says.
Max is Max. He has a one little girl that is his girlfriend at the after school program and they hug before they go home for the night. :) He told me last night that I couldn't give him kisses anymore unless I came to be the lunch helper :) Guess I'll have to surprise him soon!
Ok, I gotta get back to work!
Football season is over, We didn't have a great end to the season... we lost our game in the mighty mite bowl, but Tim did have the only touchdown for our team. I did wave to my aunt and uncle in Hudson as we played our game at Tyngsboro high school (which I didn't realize was literally right down the street from their house).
Basketball season starts at the beginning of Dec., but there are evaluations this weekend and next to try and set up fair teams amongst the 2nd and 3rd graders. Luckily Tim and Sam will be on the same team. Although, funny story from yesterday... I was picking the boys up from the after school program and they were helping to clean up the gym to prepare for a girls basketball clinic.
The organizer introduced himself and I pointed out which kids were mine. He looked at Tim and asked what grade he was in because he was a big kid. I said that we was 8 and in the third grade. He said, wow tall kid. I said ya, his dad is 6'8". And he told me that although the clinic is for 5th-8th grade, that he would certainly include Tim since he was so big if he wanted to come.
Now this is just a clinic, doing skills and drills, no games. And first thinking about it, I was like, sure if he wants to... then thought wait a minute, he would be playing with 8th graders!!! He's used to playing with 5th and 6th graders in baseball, but 8th graders? I don't think that he would be intimidated, but the mentality of a 9 year old is very different than that of a 13 year old! We'll see what he says.
Max is Max. He has a one little girl that is his girlfriend at the after school program and they hug before they go home for the night. :) He told me last night that I couldn't give him kisses anymore unless I came to be the lunch helper :) Guess I'll have to surprise him soon!
Ok, I gotta get back to work!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Happy Halloween!!
These are my three trick or treaters... and the crew that they went out with on Thursday for the downtown trick or treat.
Downtown trick or treat shuts down about .5 a mile of the main street and all the businesses give out candy to the kids. We got together with my two best friends from the kids school and all went out together. Kelly brought a wagon which was huge since her son Buzz Lightyear and my power ranger spent most of the time getting pulled around in that.
Most of the time I just kept counting heads, 2, 4, 6, ok all the boys are here. Every once in a while, Max would say, "here, mom" and hand me some trash. It took me a while, that Max just kept choosing piece of candy and eating them the whole time he was riding!!
Saturday was a beautiful night and Rich took the boys around the neighborhood. It was so nice and quiet in my house. I answered the door here and there and enjoyed the evening!
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