Manners Tea

When we booked a manners tea at the Centennial Museum we had no idea that we would be taking the girls to the same place many of them had just been for their school field trip. Not to worry, they were thrilled to go again and see some new and some of the same things. They made calling cards. They each got to pick a dress to wear to their tea party. We learned lots about what good manners are and got to practice them too.

Emily's Field Trip

Emily and her class visited the Kellogg House in Santa Ana to learn about Orange County 100 years ago. She really liked the dress up part especially when they learned about the fainting couches for the poor ladies who wore their corsettes too tight. They also got to scrub on a wash board, watch a blacksmith work and eat lunch on the grounds. They had a great day and "only 30 minutes at school today!"

Happy Birthday Emily!

Emily brought ice cream for her class as a treat on her birthday. They loved sitting on the grass outside their classroom on a Friday afternoon and relaxing together.

Emily chose to go to Medieval Times with her friends R and N this year instead of a traditional party. It was so much fun! The girls made their princess crowns, wands and tulle draping at home before we went. We were assigned to the red and yellow knight's cheering section. Try as we might, our cheering did not lead him to victory. But we ate with our hands, got to see leaping horses and several beautiful princesses so it was a "knight to remember."

Our New House

Claire and Sierra helped to keep things organized as they got put onto the big truck on their way to the new house. It was an incredibly smooth move because of all the help we had. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!
Day 1 at the new house.

Our swingset now lives in front yard, but here is what the house looked like just before we moved in. We weren't really looking per say but when the right house became available at the right time we couldn't resist! We love all the extra space upstairs and love walking to school each day. We'll post more pictures when the inside looks more settled.

Claire lost her first tooth!

It just got wiggly a few days ago and sure enough this afternoon, out it came! Where oh where did my baby go?

Unique of the Week

Claire was the "Unique of the Week" in her class this week. She got to take papers to the office any time they needed to go. She got to bring in her favorite books to share with the class. As a special treat, she got to bring the guinea pigs to class. Everyone got a turn petting them and feeding them a few bites of carrot while Mommy held them. Here she is sharing her poster of pictures about herself.

Yellow Belt

Emily got her uniform for Christmas and looked very official at her next few classes.
She has really enjoyed the class and learned a lot. She tested and passed her white belt exam and was promoted to yellow belt level!