All About Reed

It was Reed's turn to be the Star Student for the week.  We made an all about me poster that was in the shape of a robot.  While we colored and taped, we talked about what makes him special.  He is such a fun loving, funny, active young boy.  I love his spunk and his outlook on life.  His perfect day would be a day at Chuck E Cheese or the hunting ranch.  His favorite show is Paw Patrol, and he still loves puzzles.

No Fear

Ridley's teacher from Mother's Day Out texted me a picture of our brave girl.  They had a very life like alligator that Ridley loved.  She was the only kiddo in the class that wanted to "pet" the reptile.

Stars Academy

Ridley enjoyed her first day at Stars Academy with Ms. Gretchen.  Since they had so many little ones a few months older than Ridley, they divided the class.  Ridley was the youngest,  so she stayed behind until some more babies join.  She is going to be spoiled rotten while she is the only baby in her class.

Reed was thrilled to be in the classroom upstairs, and he was happy to see all his old friends.  He was all smiles and silly faces.

Meet the teachers

Ryland has new teachers at school this year. It was a surprise to us, because we were expecting Ms. Nan to move with them to the next class like we were told. I am not sure what happened, but we have 2 new teachers this year. We met Ms. Debbie and Ms. Kerry and look forward to a fun year full of learning and playing.

Artfest

Ryland's MDO has an annual fundraiser called Artfest. All the kids work on special art projects that are put on display for the parents to come admire. It is like a kiddos art exhibit. Ryland was telling us all about the art, and what the art was "saying".

He couldn't quite figure out why we wouldn't let him touch the pictures. Well, let us think about this. He tried repeatedly to pull off the butterfly body and antennas.

What an artist! Isn't this piece amazing?

Another one of Ryland's priceless pieces of art.

Typical boy. He thought is was so funny to play in the decorative ferns. So very silly!

Yummy! A few Chick-fil-A nuggets, Cheetos, and a bottle of milk. The perfect dinner.

We had a great night. Of course we purchased our child's priceless artwork, and we also won 2 of the silent auction prizes. We will soon be going the Dallas Museum of Art and the Ft. Worth Zoo.

Fall festival

Mother's Day Out had their annual fall festival. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, so all the festivities were moved inside. They had a cute fall backdrop and tons of little pumpkins everywhere.

I really love how his "school" goes all out for little occasions. They make it so much fun!

Cookies for Ryland's festival

We thought it would be fun to bake some cookies for Ryland's upcoming festival at Mother's Day Out. After the cookie dough was all mixed, Ryland decided he was over it. He started screaming and yelling. I couldn't help but laugh, because at this point it was too late to quit. I calmed him down and we finished up the pumpkin shaped cookies.
Yum, the cookies were delicious! Especially right out of the oven.
They were a hit.

Dress up fun - Fall Flower

Ryland's teachers love to have photo shoots with the kiddos. This is the latest photo which is appropriate for the fall season. His face just cracks us up!

First day of school (Mother's Day Out)

Today was Ryland's first day at Stars Academy, which is a Mother's Day Out program at a local church. I had to wake him from a nap so we could get on the road. He woke up in a cheerful mood and was so happy. Ryland is in the Monkey classroom. It is really cute. The walls have hand painted murals, and all of the tags on baskets, folders, etc. are little monkeys. I snapped a pic of Ryland and Ms. Jana before he went to class. (His other teacher is Ms. Nan. I will try to get a pic of her as well.)

Ryland was having fun when I came back to pick him up. He was hanging out with another little boy playing with toys. He was super giggly and smiley.

I get a little slip of his activities in his folder everyday. It said he was playful, and he only ate 3 ounces. I could not believe my little monkey was having so much fun, and he forgot to eat.