Kindergarten Fall Festival

Today was the Kindergarten Fall Festival. I went to help this afternoon and had a good time with the kids. It was fun to see Kale playing and having a good time, and not needing me right there next to him.

Last night was so funny because he had to ask me what a Fall Festival was. I told him it meant like an Autumn Festival, to celebrate autumn time. He felt better about that. Mrs. Mueller told the class there would be all kinds of Fall games and he thought that meant fall over on the floor. He couldn't figure out why that was going to be so much fun.

New YouTube video

I watch looking at the church's web site this morning and found this new YouTube clip. I'm afraid I'm guilty of feeling overwhelmed and trying to accomplish more in a day and then neglecting the important things. Well, I'm going to change that today.

Build-A-Bear

Build-A-Bear was Kale's birthday wish and that's what he got. He had so much fun this morning at Build-A-Bear. He made a dog named "Zoom Dog" that wears a karate outfit, rides a skateboard, and fishes. He loves his new dog and had to pull it by the leash on the skateboard through the mall while we finished shopping. He enjoyed hearing people comment to each other about how cute the boy was with his skateboarding dog. His new friend rode home on his lap and when there was a scary part in "Monsters Inc.", I heard Kale apologize to Zoom Dog and ask if it was too scary for him.

Mary was the official photographer because I forgot my camera so I'll post pics when I get them from her.

WAVA outing

We just got back from a WAVA outing where we learned about the library and the resources that they have available. Honestly, it sounded quite boring and we were looking forward to the picnic in the park with other WAVA families. We were so wrong to think that we already knew about the library. I am so excited now about the library web site that I had to come home and blog and tell everyone all about what we learned. However, it took 1 1/2 hours for the demonstration so I don't think that I can cover it here. I'll tell you a few of the highlights and things that we were excited about.

1. You can chat with a librarian and tell him/her what you are looking for and they'll send you to the right web sites or books or whatever.

2. You can get a tutor for help with homework.

3. You can find books that are related to books that you already know of. For example, if you like the Magic Tree House series, you can look for other books with adventure and fantasy for children.

4. You can learn a foreign language through a link on the library's web site! She showed us an example and now we are all excited!

Okay, there you are, a few highlights.

Kale's birthday

I can't believe my baby is 6! How did that happen?

Kale's birthday was not exactly what he was hoping for. He had a fever last night so I kept him home from school today. Bummer for him. He was really looking forward to sharing his cheese and crackers with his class for his birthday treat. We'll have to take the treat another day. He was supposed to have cavities filled this morning, which he was actually excited about. I cancelled that appointment though because I just didn't want to risk him being sick in the dentist's chair. He has been feeling fine all day and we haven't had a fever yet. We'll see how this evening goes. This morning he unwrapped a new comforter for his bed and a race track. Last week he received a new truck and trailer with a 4-wheeler and motorcycle and people from my Mom. Of course, all the bday cards with money in the mail is always something each of the kids looks forward to. We didn't plan a special dinner for tonight because we are planning on taking him to Spokane this weekend to make a Build-A-Bear. That is something that he asked for and I think he will love. His "bear-man" needs a new outfit and I think that is what prompted his asking for a new one. If he's sick, we're going to have to postpone. Grandma Jenks is planning on going with us. That will be fun.