Valentines Day 2017

Maxwell's special Valentines Lunch

Emmalyn got a stick horse (you know...the kind you pretend gallop around on) as her Valentine's Present and Maxwell got some protective card sheets for his Pokemon cards.

Handsomely styled

Hah - kissy face

Emmalyn's Valentines style

Because I'm a co-room parent for Maxwell's class, I helped put on the Valentine's Party.

Maxwell's decorated bag with all the valentines in it

Treats and drinks

Pin the lips on the frog - they also played musical hearts (Like musical chairs but with hearts on the ground)

Working on their valentines craft

Fun to spend time with him at school!

Maxwell and his teacher, Mrs. Garza

Emmalyn doing a valentines craft at home with Emmalyn

Maxwell's girlfriend Brooklyn was sick and so she missed the party.  (Her mom is the other room parent.  So she came to help set up the party but didn't stay to run the party.  So, again, I was left to run a party pretty much by myself.  I was much more comfortable with it this time.)  Maxwell felt really bad that she missed the party so we went to target to buy her a few special things and dropped them off at her house for her.  Her mom sent me this picture of her loving the present.

Going through the valentines

Family bedtime picture

Maxwell's tooth is barely hanging on.  It needs to come out so we tried to get it out again.  

The floss didn't work and poor Maxwell threw a fit again.  This is torture for all of us!!  At one point Emmalyn was watching but from  way over by the doorway.  She wanted to watch but was clearly nervous because Maxwell was freaking out.  

Second week of February 2017

Sleeping all covered up

Look, I curled my hair (rarely happens).  Feel good about how I'm looking with the weight loss.

Looking all handsome and ready for school

Her hair is getting long

Maxwell is signed up for t-ball for the first time so we had to get him outfitted

Happy birthday Hayden!

Love this curly haired little girl!

We played outside at the park after Kindermuisk

Then later we hit up another park because the weather was so nice!

Maxwell's sweet note to his friend Preston.  We mailed it to him in an envelope.  It says (I'm correcting the spelling) "Hey Preston Can we have a play date on March 4th?  You are the best friend I could have.  From Maxwell to Preston.

Maxwell was invited to a birthday party for his friends from Castle - Joshua and Lucas.  It was at the Heard Museum.  The kids got to do crafts, walk outside and see the dinosaurs, and they brought in some animals to show the kids.

Maxwell was bold enough to get up and go touch a few of them.

Emmalyn was interested but hesitant

The Utah Raptor

Playing around at the party

Because the day wasn't full enough - Peter and I also had tickets to go see Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical

Maxwell just lost his first tooth a week ago but he's got another that is right ready to come out.  This time, Maxwell knew what to expect and so he was super nervous and upset and just did not handle it well.  The tooth clearly needed to come out but getting it out was a whole other story.

We tried to do the floss technique like the first tooth but it just wouldn't stay on.

terror...tears...screaming...  ugh

Momma tried using a starburst to stick to the tooth.  That didn't work.

Trying to grab it with a tissue didn't work, Maxwell was freaking out too much.

Trying to hold him down so dad could get it.  Didn't work.  We stopped the torture eventually because it was just getting ridiculous.  He wanted it out but at the same time he didn't.

Maxwell calls me Momma-bunana so I call him Maxwell bubaxwell. Emmalyn calls Maxwell cutieous maxus (he came home and taught us about glutious Maximus and that's what she thought he was saying). 

We were talking with Maxwell this week and he said his friend Brooklyn in class wasn't very nice to him today because she said she wouldn't be his girl friend and he was sad about that because she was other boys in the class's girlfriend. He said he wouldn't be her boyfriend and he wasn't going to marry her anymore. I told him not to worry about it and it's more important to be friends plus he doesn't have to pick who he is going to marry for 20 years.  (Can't believe I need to have these conversations with my Kindergartner!)

Emmalyn loving her squeaky shoes.  She doesn't wake up in the middle of the night asking us to cover her up with her blanket anymore, she just snuggles into her soft peppa pig blanket but likes it around her face which makes me nervous.  She is a cuddler and on the couch or in the bed she wants to be right next to you. Max has been wanting us to fall asleep with him at night when we are tucking him in.

Maxwell's First Elementary School Party - Winter Party 2016

The room mom's at Maxwell's school are responsible for putting on the 3 class parties each year (winter, valentine's day, and end of year).  The entire grade does the exact same thing in each classroom so you end up having a bunch of room moms to help put the party together.  The other co-room mom in Maxwell's class also has another daughter at the school so she asked if I would be okay if after about 20 minutes she left and went to the other classroom.  I figured that the teacher would also be in there so it would be fine.  EXCEPT something happened (I never heard what) and Maxwell's teacher wasn't in the classroom at all the whole party until the very end.  So it was just me.  There were other parents in there but they just stood around and watched (so annoying).  

So, I did my best to pretty much run this party on my own and wrangle these 20 kindergartners.  It was a little hectic at times but at the end of the day, I think all the kids had fun and that's all that matters.

The party had to be winter themed.  NOTHING could be tied to Christmas due to school rules.

Snowball relay

Fishing for candy canes

For the craft they decorated a paper hat and then put snowballs on it

Class picture with Mrs. Garza

Maxwell and his girlfriend, Brooklyn.  These two LOVE each other.  They crack me up (she's so tall!)  He calls her Brookie and she calls him Maxie.  He tells me that at recess they just run around giving each other hugs.  This relationship has definitely been spurred on by Brooklyn.  GIRLS!!!!

Oh look - Christmas presents are arriving.  I love being able to shop online from your couch!

A picture from our neighborhood ladies' ornament exchange party

Maxwell's Kindermusik class

Playing his Glockenspiel