Colin dances and Day 100!!!

We have had a busy week....and it is just getting busier!

Yesterday, after school, Ava asked me if I could "blast some music through the house to dance". BLAST IT?!?!?! We settled on just turning on a CD! :) All of a sudden, I heard Ellie yell "MOM! Come quick!" (Of course, I was sure Colin had somehow eaten something bad or the basement door was left open and he had fallen down the steps!) But no, Colin was moving to the beat of the music! We captured a little on video...but the great movement was before I located the camera! Then, TODAY was the "100th day of school" for the kindergarteners. Of course, Jayna was on cloud nine! We woke her up by singing "Happy 100th Day to you" and she was so excited to have both morning and afternoon kindergarten classes together. They spent the day doing fun crafts and activities and decorating 100 cupcakes....oh, the fun that a kindergarten aged child has!

So, since Jayna went to school in the morning today (usually she attends the pm kindergarten!), I planned a special surprise for Ava. I let her wear a dress and did not tell her where we were going. As we drove down College Ave, she said "I think we're going to the Children's Museum!!!" Yep...we were! I wish I would have captured her realization of that on camera--she was so excited. Colin went with us (trapped in the stroller of course), and here are some fun pictures from our time at the museum. We let Colin out for a few minutes in the baby garden area...and he was hilarious--exploring the big huge fruit statues. He wasn't really sure WHAT to think of all the stimulation of the museum! For the first 15 minutes we were there, the museum was empty and Ava was just floating around on a happy cloud--it was absolutely precious. It was a good reminder of how important individual attention to each child is!

And tomorrow--not only do we have school Valentine parties....but it is Jayna's 1/2 Birthday! New Hope celebrates the 1/2 birthdays of the kiddos who have summer birthdays and Jayna absolutely LOVES that her 1/2 birthday falls right next to Valentine's Day. So...back to baking I go....to make the 1/2 birthday treat!!!!