Look Ma! No wheels!
Rebecca got a new big girl bike for Christmas, but it had no training wheels. She has been really anxious to ride it, so Art has been working with her after school teaching her how to ride her old, smaller bike with no training wheels. She is doing GREAT! After 3 days of practice, she can ride about 15 feet on her own. Check out the video below.
Boosterthon Fun Run
Rebecca's school had a big fund-raising event last month. She collected pledges from all her grandparents and my sister too for a dollar amount per lap that she ran on the event day. Each lap was 1/16 of a mile. This event raises big big money for the school. I haven't heard the final dollar count yet, but Rebecca's class alone raised over $55/lap- and all the kids ran over 20 laps. So her class alone, raised over $1000. There are 7 Kindergarten classes in her school, and they all ran together on the morning of the event.
The Boosterthon organization is a well organized fun machine. The event started with all the classes running through a tunnel while being cheered on by the parents and others who came to support the kids. It was a little chaotic, and a lot loud, and Rebecca wasn't with her class when they ran out on the field. As soon as Art and I realized this, I ran to find her, and she was back by the tunnel sobbing that she had gotten scared by the noise and the crowds, and had lost her class. We escorted her up to her class, and she was calmed down and excited to race soon enough. Here is her class (without her) running on the field.
Next, one of the guys from the Boosterthon group got on a high perch and got the kids all pumped by teaching them cheers, singing silly songs, and generally getting them really revved up and excited to do the fun run. All the kids got a tshirt with a picture of the course on their backs, with numbered spaces 1-35. Each time they completed a lap, a teacher or volunteer would mark it off on their shirt. At the end of the race, all the laps were counted up and the total was written in the middle.
They're off! Rebecca is on the far right side. The fun run portion lasted about 45 minutes. The had great fun music playing the whole time, and every five minutes or so, the announcer would create a silly way to run - like "pretend you're an airplane" or " Skip this lap" or "Play the drums" etc.
Go Becca go!
This is AWESOME! she said as ran by.
The Boosterthon organization is a well organized fun machine. The event started with all the classes running through a tunnel while being cheered on by the parents and others who came to support the kids. It was a little chaotic, and a lot loud, and Rebecca wasn't with her class when they ran out on the field. As soon as Art and I realized this, I ran to find her, and she was back by the tunnel sobbing that she had gotten scared by the noise and the crowds, and had lost her class. We escorted her up to her class, and she was calmed down and excited to race soon enough. Here is her class (without her) running on the field.
Next, one of the guys from the Boosterthon group got on a high perch and got the kids all pumped by teaching them cheers, singing silly songs, and generally getting them really revved up and excited to do the fun run. All the kids got a tshirt with a picture of the course on their backs, with numbered spaces 1-35. Each time they completed a lap, a teacher or volunteer would mark it off on their shirt. At the end of the race, all the laps were counted up and the total was written in the middle.
They're off! Rebecca is on the far right side. The fun run portion lasted about 45 minutes. The had great fun music playing the whole time, and every five minutes or so, the announcer would create a silly way to run - like "pretend you're an airplane" or " Skip this lap" or "Play the drums" etc.
Go Becca go!
This is AWESOME! she said as ran by.
It was a GREAT event. Every single kid enjoyed it and had a smile on their face the whole time. Rebecca completed 27 laps in all. We were very proud of her, and she had a great time. ( Although she was a puddle and a couch potato after school because she was so wiped out. )
Jacksonville Zoo
One of our favorite day trips is to the Jacksonville Zoo. Here are some cute pics from some recent trips there.
Christmas Carol
Our church put on a childrens production of A Christmas Carol this year. Rebecca played the part of a school mate of Scrooge's past. She had one line "See you after vacation!" and she nailed it! Grandmommy sent this beautiful dress a week earlier, and it turned out to be the perfect costume for Victorian England, don't you think?
The Nutcracker
I decided this was the year to take Rebecca to see the Nutcracker. Nancy and two of her sisters joined us at the Phillips Center for the local dance company production. Rebecca LOVED the first act, at one point saying to me, "Thank-you Mommy for bringing me here. I love it!" The second act, not so much. The main thing she kept saying during the 2nd act, was, "How many more dances till it's over?"
Doesn't Rebecca look beautiful in this gorgeous dress? Grandmommy sent it to her to wear to this event. Totally her color and style of dress. She still wears it once or twice a week.
Doesn't Rebecca look beautiful in this gorgeous dress? Grandmommy sent it to her to wear to this event. Totally her color and style of dress. She still wears it once or twice a week.
Christmas
Usually Nancy and O host all family get-togethers at their house. This year, we offered to host Christmas at our house. Everyone had a GREAT time. Me included. Of course, I had 3 or 4 or 5 glasses of wine punch which probably helped. Anyway- here are a few favorite pics from the day.
OK- This was funny. We gave Rebecca the DVD game Dance Dance Revolution. O and Rob had had a few drinks in them at this point, and decided to join in the fun. I have a video of this too...
OK- This was funny. We gave Rebecca the DVD game Dance Dance Revolution. O and Rob had had a few drinks in them at this point, and decided to join in the fun. I have a video of this too...
These matching PJs are a gift from Nancy and O. So CUTE! The kids wore them every night the week of Christmas.
Ryan's Christmas Show
All of Ryan's songs from his Christmas Show are posted to the right- under "Our Movies." They are in reverse order, so It's best to start with the third one down. Halfway through Rudolph, Ryan realized that Pop O was there and after that his performance picked up a bit. Sorry the footage is so dark. The teachers requested the lights be kept off so that the candles could have the greatest effect.
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