Easter Bunny Visit

Somebody was a fan of the Easter Bunny visit at school...

 

 

Happy Easter!

Pre-K Graduation Preview

Here's your Pre-K Graduation pic -

Back: Spencer, Lily, Carmen, Maisie, Elias
Middle: Margot, Henry S, Maevy, Zoe, Mitchell, Henry P.
Front: Dean, Pippa, Monty, Millie, Crawford

Teachers: Ms. Marissa and Ms. Jacqueline

5 yr old Photo Session

Maevster-

You love a good photo session. Check out these poses-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashback Monday

Maevy-

You and your whole class are really starting to look like 5 year olds.

Zoe and Maevy (2012)

 Zoe and Maevy (2014)

  

Today you took your Pre-K graduation pictures. You were not at all looking forward to wearing a cap and gown. After some coaxing on the way to school, you said- "Fine, I'll wear the cap and gown this time, but never again!" I'll try to remind you of this when it comes time for high school and college graduation.

Love you Maev,

Mommy

After Dinner Dress Up

Maevy-girl-

You have put to good use the shoes that you wore with Aunt Robyn's flower girl dress. They are the first thing you go find when it's time for dress up, a performance, or just random singing/dancing around the house.

Here you are with wings, wand, Glenda crown, dress, and Snow White skirt...ready for anything! Still Frozen obsessed, it's your favorite thing to sing and talk about. Last night during bedtime, you opted to play a game, do a Frozen puzzle, and read (1) book. Our conversation while working on the Frozen puzzle:

You: Do you wanna talk about Frozen?
Mom: Not really, I'm working on the puzzle.
You:  Well, it's pretty fun. I think we should talk about it. (followed by rhetorical questions about parts of the movie and quotes from the movie. You love quoting the movie.)

Other favorite thing to do to Mom or Dad: (while in the car)

You: Do you want to talk about movies?
Us: Sure.
You: Ok, you start.
Dad: (fully engages and can always talk about movies)
Mom: (umm...silence, turns up radio)

Love you punk(in).

-Mom

  

5th Birthday Party

Hi Maevy-

Here's the photo reel from your 5th Birthday Party - Animal Themed. You picked out almost every detail from who you was invited to the exact design of the cake. I think party planning might be in your future. :)

Here's what we did-
1. Foil art

2. Animal Tattoos, then this pose of you, Margot, and Millie (acting like animals?)

3. Outdoor activities: Zebra, Zebra...Hyena, Musical Mats with our animals, and a Great Peanut Hunt to feed our animals

Cart got to hunt too

5. Group pics (Maisie, Margot, Maevy, Carmen (top), Lily, Millie (bottom)

6. Cake and ice cream-
- Chocolate cake with yellow icing, giraffe print border, giraffe cake topper, and animal print candles
-Neopolitan ice cream (your favorite)

  

7. Indoor post-cake activites- 

Animal dance party and Animal charades

Favorte moments from the party- 

1. When Margot asked "Why are there 2 Mommies?" after getting confused seeing both me and Aunt Robyn in the dining room. 

2. Grandma laughing hysterically at Daddy's impression of a bird. 

3. Lily's awesome burping skills during cake. 

Your favorite moment:

You said playing with Millie in the front yard after everyone left, looking for bugs with your new bug kit.

Although we didn't invite friends to bring gifts to the party, your family did give you a few wonderful gifts - 

(2) reader books, and (2) Frozen puzzles - Mom and Dad

a bunch of books, Melissa & Doug decorate yourself jewelry box - Grandma and Grandpa

Musical jewelry box - M & Pop

Melting beads & trip to the candy store - Uncle Jake and Aunt Robyn

The Night Before Kindergarten Activity Set - Uncle Lenny and Aunt Suzanne

Bug catcher and science kit - Carmen (He still wanted to get you something.)

College donations - Great-Grandpa, Aunt Lesley, and Uncle JR

Thanks for being such a sweet girl, and helping me plan the best animal party in town!

Love you, 

Mommy

Maevy "I am your father"

Maevy,
Well, your mom mentioned the Star Wars.  You have taken to it like a fish to water; and it makes me very happy.  As with most of the movies and theater shows you see, there are plenty of questions.  And since your questions seem to have no end, Mommy seems to be learning as much as you are.

So like every good father, you were started on the Stars Wars episodes in the order of their release.  Now, you've only seen the first two - A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back - but you are anxious to see number three - Return of the Jedi.

I like the structure of these films because we started talking about Act breakdowns and this movie is an easy way to show you them.  We get introduced and a problem is stated; the characters get into the worst of the predicament; and then the resolution.  You caught on quite well, and I do love when you ask me questions that reference the act that something happens in. And you carry it over to all the stuff you see.  Brava, Maevy.  Brava!

Love, 

Your buddy