{Math Day}

Last week at the Elementary School they had Math Day.  It always happens right around Halloween, and is fall themed.  It is always focused on math concepts.  I helped during both the 1st grade math day and the Kindergarten Math day.  Because their was a high probability of rain (which it didn't) they held it indoors.  First Grade had theirs first, and in the cafeteria.  Kindergarten had theirs afterwards and in the kindergarten classrooms. 

Jaedyn had hers first.  They went around to different stations and did fun activities, like 100's puzzle chart, estimation, and other math concepts geared towards 1st grade.  They made paper bags that they carried with them to collect all their prizes into. 

 [showing off the bracelet she made!]

Landon's activities were geared towards Kindergarten math concepts.  They were not as structured as the 1st graders and did not give out prizes and treats.  They were free to roam the classrooms and do whatever they wanted.  The kids had a lot of fun!

 

{Dance Class - Halloween Style}

One of our favorite weeks at Dance is when they all get to dress in their costumes.  They all look so cute!

 

{Halloween Fun is starting}

A local grocery store puts on a free event for the kids every year.  Since it is also the day we dress up to go to Dance Class, I figure, why not.  The kids loved going to each station and definitely they loved getting candy!

[Jaedyn is Rapunzel, Landon is the Incredible Hulk, and Tanner just woke up!]

{More Birthday Celebrations}

On the day of Adam's Birthday he had to work.  He met us at a restaurant and we ate dinner with his Mom & Step Dad.  After a yummy dinner we came back to our house and opened presents and ate some cake.  Adam asked for either Carrot Cake, or Vanilla.  So, I made him a Carrot Cake.  It definitely was not pretty, but it did taste good.  I replaced the oil with some unsweetened apple sauce, and made it healthier!

[see what I mean, not pretty - but yummy]

[Adam opening his presents, Tanner was thoroughly entertained with the balloon!] 

[The kids each made him a handmade card, with an outline of their hands.  We love to do that, and save them.  When we look back we always are amazed how small their hands used to be!]

[Cheese!]

[time to sing]

[and blow out the candles, thank goodness I found some!]

{Adam is another year older!}

We have been celebrating Adams Birthday for a few days now.  On Saturday we had some friends over for some yummy apple/caramel bundt cake.   It was really yummy, too bad I forgot candles!

{Halloween Party}

My family was invited to a Halloween Birthday Party for one of Tanner's little friends.  (I know, Tanner has friends too!)  We all had to dress up, it was lot's of fun.  Tanner enjoyed himself, as did everyone else.  We played games, ate yummy food, and yummy desserts.

[Some of the cute kids in their costumes]

[the Husbands]

[the toss the candy corns in your bucket game]

[Tanner loved it when they missed the bucket!]

[and the winner was.....  Jaedyn and Nina!]

[Me and my cute "Hulk"]

[How cute are we?]

[The girls]

For being my first costume party that I had to dress up for, it was fun!  I might even do it again!!

{Cagle Dairy Farm - A Field Trip}

Landon and his class had a field trip to Cagle Dairy Farm.  I wanted to chaperone, but so did 1/2 the parents in his class.  His teacher pulled names out of a hat and did not draw mine.  Oh well.....  so I thought.  The morning of the field trip I get an email really, really early (she knows I am never far from my phone) saying a parent can't come, can I be at school by 8:30.  I text my mother-in-law to watch Tanner and to my surprise, she calls me back.  She should be sleeping, because unless you are getting kids off to school, why are you awake sooo early???  Anyways....  So Landon is so excited that I can go on the field trip with him.  We load onto the bus, and go to Cagle Dairy Farm. 

We separate into groups, this makes it much easier to keep track of the kids.  I had 4 kids in my group, including Landon.  The kids all pile onto a Hay Ride, where we go see a man named Isaac and his dog.  He shows us how his dog "herds" the sheep and the cows.  The kids love it, the cows come right up to the Wagon we are riding.

After the hay ride was over, we went over and got to see some animals.  They gave the kids some food for the animals so they could feed them.  They had cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and ducks.  You weren't allowed to feed the chickens or the turkeys because they would peck at your fingers.   By the time we got to them, they weren't very hungry still.  But the kids had fun anyways.

Then they went to see a demonstration on how they milk the cows at the Farm.  The kids even got to stick their thumbs into the machine that hooks on the utters of the cow.  Landon was too scared to put his thumbs into the machine, so he let it suction on his hands.

Then the field trip was pretty much done.  The kids got go pick out their pumpkins, eat some lunch and take some pictures.  They played duck, duck, goose while waiting for the buses to take us back. 

On the bus, I asked Landon if he had a good time.  You be the judge!