Happy Birthday Daddy - spring break starts

March 5th

We were lucky to get our nieces for a visit on Doughnuts birthday. We surprised Ice Cream at school and watched the sundaes. Then we went outside as it was warm and there was just enough snow left to get in a few runs. (There was a HUGE pile of water at the bottom so we all were wet and dirty when we got in. Sorry, Auntie for sending all the snow stuff home WET and DIRTY!)

Happy Birthday Doughnut!! We had a wonderful celebration on Thursday, March 5th. Daddy wanted homemade pizza, and brownie triffle for supper. We then were able to surprise him with a few new gifts one being Mario Cart for the WII. Everyone got into it. It did not take Milk Dud long to know how to turn the wheel.

Pop Corn and a Principal Sundae

We finished "I love to Read Month" at school with a bang!! The school of 150 students was challenged to read 108,000 minutes in the month of February. Last year, they read 107,999 minutes so they were going to beat it by ONE minute this year. I heard from Ice Cream many times this month, "if I had only read one more minute last year." Well, Ice Cream loves to read, listen to us read, and listen to books on tape. His goal was to have 100 minutes a day because he knew many days he would be over and might get about 1000 a week. If the school met the large goal, they would get a popcorn party and the Principal would be made into an ice cream sundae. The school ended up reading over 140,000 minutes in those 28 days in February. Ice Cream had the most minutes read in his class, so he was able to help make the Principal into a sundae. It was fun to go watch. The kids were very proud of themselves.





The first picture is the second/third grade teachers. (They have combined classrooms with both grades in each room.) Then Ice Cream's classmates.

Ice Cream getting his popcorn.

Principal becoming a sundae.

Reading

Today we went to the library. Candy can hardly wait to look at the books when we get home and Milk Dud joined right in today. Milk Dud is looking at books and finding things in pictures for us now. His favorite is I SPY books and an alphabet book.

I guess he likes things that start with a "B"

In case you missed the last "B" thing check here. He also loves broccoli. We steam our broccoli and he always wants it right away. As you can see below he cannot get enough.

Fire Truck Birthday Party

Candy was invited to a birthday party at a fire station.

It was tons of fun.

Here are a few pictures from that day of the birthday boy and Candy.

Favorite Book Characters

February 27th


I love to read month at Ice Cream's school included a dress-up as your favorite character day. The families were welcome to join at the end of the day to see a magician. In case you need a little help - Candy is Fancy Nancy, Milk Dud is Winnie the Pooh, and Ice Cream is Harry Potter.


At our school carnival I was able to bid on a few teacher sponsored events. We won a night with the school media center person for a pizza party and movie night. I actually one 3 passes so Ice Cream was able to invite a few friends. It turned out to be quite a few of his friends that won so they had a great time.

Face Paint - Winter is getting LONG!