CHCS Christmas Party

Ridley had a sweet little Christmas breakfast party with her friends at school.  She is getting so big, and I enjoy seeing her personality come out.  She is a stinker!

CHCS Thanksgiving Feast

Ridley's class had a Thanksgiving celebration with pasta necklaces and feather decorated headbands.  This sweet age is precious.

Fall Festival

I had so much fun at Ridley's fall festival!  She loved every moment of the fun and games, and she was a huge hit with her adorable green feather witch costume.  The petting zoo was her favorite, and the animals loved her, too.  Maybe it was the feathers.

Graduating Chapel Hill

It is hard to believe that Reed has graduated Chapel Hill Children's School.  He has flourished in this warm and caring environment, and I have always been amazed at the teachers' love. 

He learned so many things, but the most important is his love for God. I am so proud of you, Reed! 

 

Garden Party at CHCS

Today was one of the best days ever.  Reed's class hosted a Garden Party for their Moms.  We enjoyed tasty muffins and juice while we looked at the class's beautiful art projects. My sweet Reed was so loving and proud to show off his art.  He made me a gorgeous watercolor hat, a portrait, and a hand printed towel.  

My favorite thing was the card.  I love the fun questions and hilarious answers.  I asked Reed about the Ramen noodles, and he informed me that it is his favorite dish.  He wants me to make them everyday for dinner. Reed is too funny!

Chapel Hill's Spring Program

Our life is full of blessings.  

Today, we celebrated Reed.  He is a smart boy with a kind heart.  He always loves going to school and has an amazing memory of Bible verses.  Chapel Hill has been a perfect fit for him.  

Reed sang with his class in Grace Chapel and then showed off his artwork.  I could tell he was proud of himself, and he was beaming.  We are so proud of him!

A couple of family shots by the fountain.

Eggs for Friends

I love our precious pre-school.  There is a tradition of sweet little gifts around the holidays.  I have always enjoyed preparing something with the kiddos to share with their friends.  As we were tying up the chalk eggs and attaching the tags, it hits me that this is the last go around for Reed.  I can't believe that his time at Chapel Hill is almost over.  So bittersweet!

Celebrating Reed

Today was all about Reed at school.  He was the line leader and the center of attention at story time and enjoyed a special snack.  He has thrived at Chapel Hill and today was another day of love from his teachers and friends.

Brown Bear Comes Home

Reed was thrilled to bring Brown Bear home from Chapel Hill.  He is supposed to go on our family adventures over the weekend, and we document the fun in his adventure book.  First bit of fun was our "homework" time while Reed works on his numbers. 

Family Tree

Reed made this sweet family tree at pre-school, and I love how he added Cooper.  

Reed's First Day

Today was Reed's first day back at Chapel Hill Preschool.  He was really excited about playing with his friends and carrying his own backpack to his class.  He has Ms. Debbie and Ms. Pam, and we all are thrilled. There are several kiddos in his class that he knows, but there is a great mix of new ones, too.  He walked right into class after a sweet hug for me, and his teacher had to pull him away from toys and friends for a quick picture.

Chapel Hill Graduation

Ryland is moving on to Kindergarten in the Fall.  He had his Chapel Hill Pre-K graduation this morning and a few nice surprises for the audience. Each student was called out on the stage individually.  The teacher introduced the student and told the audience a few things about each kid.  Ryland loves to play Legos and with his brother, Reed.  His favorite food is mac'n cheese and he wants to be a policeman when he grows up. 

The Pre-K classes did a little singing too.

My baby is growing up so fast, and he is really excited about going to a big boy school.  I am a little sad for him to say good-bye to Chapel Hill.  He has come so far socially and academically in the past two years.  He has felt loved, secure, and challenged to learn more.  We could not have asked for better teachers and will miss them dearly. 

Valentine Parties

Today was all about Valentine parties with the boys.  Reed's class held a cookie decorating party.  There is nothing quite as funny as a bunch of two and three year olds with icing and sprinkles.  Reed smeared icing all over one cookie until he covered every bit of it.  He then added a bunch of sprinkles.  He refused to decorate his other cookie.  He said he didn't want to decorate that one, because that was the one he was going to eat.  Smart boy!

Ryland's class had ice cream sundaes, and he couldn't get enough chocolate syrup and M&Ms.  He ate every bit of it, and he soon had a massive sugar high.  The class attempted to play a game of Valentine bingo, but the attention spans were lacking. He loves anything sweet and would eat sugar by the spoonfuls.  

Jesus is born

Reed and Ryland had these precious pictures taken at Chapel Hill as part of the celebration of Jesus.  They both dressed up and held baby Jesus before laying him in a manger.  

CHCS Christmas Parties

Reed's class party was first thing this morning, so we had to arrive early for set up and a little decorating.  Reed loves stickers, so he was very happy with the tree craft.  In fact, he refused to do the class craft that we had prepared, because he was having so much fun peeling stickers.  His teacher told me he was one of only two kiddos in the class that can peel the stickers on their own.  She is quite impressed with his hand coordination.

Smiling while waiting for his breakfast, Reed is a happy boy.

Later in the day, it was time to party with Ryland's class.  He had fun making the Christmas crafts, but he was a little more interested in eating the craft goodies.

Busted!  Licking the tree icing is yummy!  Ryland's grin gives him away.  

It was a full day of fun, and the boys came home with tons of goodies.  Reed made a hand print ball ornament, and Ryland had a silhouette cut.

The Rudolph Hersery bars were a hit once again, and they turned out really cute.  We are definitely in full on Christmas spirit.  It was a wonderful day!

Fall Festival

I woke up a bit early this morning with a wake up request from Ryland and Reed.  They were ready to go to school in their costumes, and it was time for everyone to wake up.  It was 6:30.  They quickly ate breakfast and had their SWAT uniforms on without assistance. 

 

 

The treats were complete, and we were ready for our first invasion.  Chapel Hill, here we come.

CHCS First Day

The first day of preschool went very well.  Ryland and Reed were excited to play and learn with new friends.  Ryland was all grins, and Reed was all about seeing his classroom.  They both went in without tears and with smiles on their faces.

Sleep confetti

Ryland's teachers sent an envelope with instructions to open the night before school started.  Ryland opened the envelope to find this cute rhyme and lots of confetti.

 

 

 

He was very excited to try out the sleep confetti and excited about his first day. 

I just love Chapel Hill Children's School.  They make everything so stinking special.

CHCS Spring Program

Chapel Hill Children's School had their annual Spring Program.  Ryland and his classmates practiced two songs for several weeks and even had informal rehearsals in the original chapel. 

I was so happy to have a great view of my boy right up front.  He came in the building chewing on his shirt collar, so I got his attention with a wave, a thumbs up, and a big smile.  Another kid started bawling, and I think it pushed Ryland right over the edge.  He stood completely still for the first song.  No singing or cute hand motions.  The second song started, and Ryland started crying. 

It was a painfully long - but really short - song that he cried all the way through.  I immediately teared up as well, and I just wanted to give my "Bubby" a big hug. I had a hunch this might happen, since he is a little sensitive every now and then.  We had talked about it a dozen times, and we even practiced how much fun it would be. 

The stage got the best of him this time, but we will work on it.  I did go ahead and purchase the DVD.  I just  know we will watch it one day and laugh.

 

One of a kind

I pulled in to the parking lot at Ryland's school, and I giggled.  I guess I should find my place two spots over.  Too funny.