Land of the Letter People.

So, last night, the kindergarten classes put on an event to celebrate the end of learning about the "letter people".  each week, they would have a new letter to learn about, and that letter would be represented by "Mr. M" or "Mrs. A", etc.   They set up last night's event to have stations for each letter, and the kids would have fun things to do, make, or explore.  i volunteered for the first hour to be at the Dilly Dally Dinosaur museum, where the kids could make a volcano erupt, and they could dig for dinosaur bones.  Adam, during that time, went around to the stations with the kids (or kid, if the other one ran off to do something else), and he sweetly took pictures for me along the way.   ashlyn and ben had such a fun time getting their hair painted, their faces painted, going in a fire truck, eating cookies, making a bird feeder, a pinwheel, planting a tomato, trying out different musical instruments, bowling, golfing... you name it!  Ashlyn even won a jar of jelly beans b/c she was the closest guesser!  it was a fun night, and today, the kids and i are fighting a cold, so it will be a quiet, relaxed day around here. 

some photos of the night:

making a bird feeder.... seriously, will a bird be ok if it ingests shortening?? :{

visiting my station :)

ashlyn's little boyfriend, joseph.  i adore him, and he makes her giddy. he really does call her his girlfriend.  he once gave her a dandelion at recess, and she still had it with her when i picked her up from school.  she said, "does a flower mean love, mama?" :)

ben getting sprayed.  i love that i am in the background watching!  i really wished i could have stayed with the kids through the whole thing.   They came up to me often, telling me what they had just done, but i still felt like i missed out a little bit.

face painting

 

Comments

[aunt debby]

Erin, you are such a good mom. (And Adam is a good dad, too.) Your kids are lucky indeed.

[sabrina]

sounds like you guys had a great time! :)
ya know what's hilarious? when i read that ashlyn won jelly beans because she guessed the closest amount in the jar that reminded me sooooo much of james! he's really good a that stuff and usually wins those! awww, just like her uncle james! hehe :) great fun! :)

[shannon]

WOW!! That looks like a really cool night!! I love that idea! Very cool!!

You had the coolest station there!! How fun was that! Those volcanos are fun! You are such a cute little mom!!

Looks like a lot of fun for the kids! Parents too!!

[shannon]

oh...how many jelly beans were in the jar?

[Patrick Jinks]

Looks like fun! Ben and Ashlyn always look so happy and free-spirited. Sure wish we could see them in person. -- Uncle Pat

[Uncle Gene]

Very, very, very CUTE!

[Dawn Stiller]

Wow - what an awesome celebration!