Preschool Graduation

Hard to believe it, but my oldest daughter is done with preschool! I was sad the first day I dropped her off at preschool when she was just 3, and so was she. I was sad when she graduated, even though I thought the whole idea of a preschool graduation rather unnecessary. They sang sad songs about goodbye and growing up, so sad my daughter didn't want to sing them, they made her sad too. The girls wore red, the boys blue, cap, gown, hat, tassel and all.  My daughter acted so grown up, graciously taking the flowers and gifts she received from family and making sure to say goodbye to kids she would most likely not see again.  As far as we know only one kid from her preschool will be going to her new elementary school. Which is a point that my five year old points out often, when I remind her of all the new friends she will know by this time next year. I really thought it was crazy to have a preschool graduation, but it really changed my little girl. I think she and I both realized she was growing up and moving on to Kindergarten.  Saying goodbye to things can be steps towards growing up, first her Binky, then diapers, then preschool and naps.  Now she is proud, to be moving on to Elementary School, and maybe her next graduation wont be so scary since she will know a little of what to expect. Now, we have a great possible Halloween costume, and next I just have to survive the first day of kindergarten!

Bugging Out With Summer Time Blues

I have heard, 'I am bored', and 'I don't want to do that, that's boring', one too many times already this summer. So I went shopping at Michael's Craft Stores and bought some fun art projects for us to work with this summer to keep Mama happy and my two little girls.

First off we made foam bugs. My mother in law was over the day we did these, they are self adhesive and come with many pieces.  Eyes, bodies, wings, pipe cleaners for antennae and you can even make them into finger puppets.  Although they are self adhesive, it is not a strong glue, so we tried others and quickly realized we needed one stronger then Elmer's.  I ended up digging out my hot glue gun which worked great! It took quite a bit of time, and we had fun. The house was pretty quite while we were concentrating, except for Charlotte who was busy pulling the eyes and dots off the the finished bugs. End result, see the picture below, not bad for a bunch of kids and amateurs.

Our foam bugs!

The Writing On The Wall...

My adorable, not yet two toddler, has done the unthinkable! Yes, little Charlotte drew on the wall with blue crayon!  Now, how did she get the crayon in the first place?  Her older sister, left a few crayons and kid scissors reachable after she finished a 'project' she was working on.  Now, I am glad Charlotte didn't get the scissors, but for the first time in my motherhood, I was so shocked I was not mad.  I scolded both of them out of habit.  Then made both of them try to remove it, just to show how hard it is to remove crayon from the wall!  I don't know why, but I thought only kids that were as wild as my sisters and I were as young children did things like that.  Yes, dad I remember the time I put the crayons in the floor heaters to see if they would melt.  I also remember piercing my dolls ears with real earrings, and even cutting my barbies hair.  This is why I am so particular about keeping objects out of reach that can cause some serious damage to the home, the kids toys and even the kids themselves.  Yet, I too have failed to prevent things once again from turning my house upside down.  Over the years I am beginning to try to accept that failure is going to happen, but its not just the end result that matters, its the way you handle the bumps on the way there.

Yes, I finally got the crayon off, well most of it, and yes the paint is mostly gone from that spot on the wall, but you know, worse things can and could have happened. Que Sera. This photo is now a cute memory for me and one I can surely tease my little one with later some day down the road, just for laughs.