Andy's letter

I have been making William do some extra writing on the weekends as the primary complaint from his teacher is that his handwriting is frequently illegible.

William's reply: well, you never make me practice.

Not such a great reply because I don't mind one bit listening to an extra 15 minutes of wailing if it means my precious sweetheart develops his fine motor skills to his teachers liking*.

*i totally agree with her position. Upon inspection, much of his work is entirely illegible and requires much frowning to discern the meaning. It's something we need to work on.

This week, William wanted to write a letter to his cousin, Andy.

Translation:

Dear Andy,

I haven't seen you in awhile so what are you going to be for Halloween? Do you like Pokemon?

From William A.H.

ps write back
Pss use all information. Ok?
Psss. Use initials.

Dad's night at preschool

Thursday was a special night for Gemma! She had a Daddy's night at her preschool! It was a Halloween themed event and costumes are encouraged. before the party, I asked Gemma if she wanted a spooky costume or a pretty costume and she requested a pretty, pinct (pink) costume.

Done.

After dinner, we cleaned her up and helped her into a pink princess dress from our costume box. The moment she had it over her head, she started to twirl. It was a moment I will never forget. We have no in focus pictures as she was in constant motion, with a huge smile on her face. You could tell she was the most beautiful girl in the world.

When she slowed down, she said "pinct Elsa?"

Amelia started to correct her and inform her there's NO pink Elsa.

I hushed the big sister and agreed. "Pinct Elsa". This did not sit well with Amelia , but she bit her lip and decked her sister out with copious amounts of costume jewelry and lamented over the fact I would not allow Gemma to wear makeup to her party.

We took a few pictures outside and then she waved cheerily at my without looking back.

Then daddy whisked her away to an evening of fun, games and crafts. She adored every minute.

But mom,

My bed IS made! I made it in the shape of a smiley face!

Where is william?

Can you find William? I couldn't. Turns out, his head was stuck up inside his pillowcase. He is a nut.

He is such a heavy sleeper once he is asleep, I don't ever worry about waking him up.

Fall party #2

Here is William's party with the game I made John help me with (told you he is great. ). We took apart a skeleton decoration and the kids had to find the pieces and put them back together again in the correct order.

I was so busy running this station in the hallway, I didn't get to see much of the rest of the party!

Fall party

The big kids had a fall party at their school on Thursday. Siblings aren't allowed at the parties, so there was much schedule juggling happening that day. Daddy rearranged work (big thanks for such an involved and supportive husband). The parties for the kids were at the same time, so there was quite a bit of juggling for Mama as well.

Amelia was so excited. She selected the most fall-y outfit down to her socks (pumpkins) and hair (Orange/black ribbons). William settled on an orange shirt. He is so easy (in regard to clothing).

Amelia's party was very well attended. There was probably one adult for every two kids. William's party had only 4 helpers, so I ended up needing to stay there for the bulk of time. It ended up being difficult to even take pictures as I was running around and helping with different jobs to complete.

Stay tuned for a few pictures from William's party.

Little Ms Independant

I turned around and found this on Friday morning. Two seconds earlier, Gemma had requested her "milt" (milk). I told her she needed to wait a minute.

Apparently, she has this under control.