Valentines Party 1st Grade Style!

I am the class parent in Zachary's 1st grade class. So, I get to be in charge of the all of the parties and treat days. We had a fun Valentine's Party on the Friday before Valentine's Day. The kids all decorated picture frames with each of their pictures inside as a gift for their parents. They also enjoyed their Valentine's Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I am just glad that I am not the janitor that had to clean up all of the red, pink and white sprinkles that covered the room when we were done. Ellary went with me and always seems to be the center of attention every time we enter the school. She has now started asking when she will be able to go to Kindergarten. That question nearly causes my heart to skip a beat. I am soooo not ready to even think about that. Thank goodness, we have a few years!!

Zachary working hard on his picture frame


Boys just don't complete a craft the way that girls do!


Ellary is all dressed for the occasion and happy to hang with big brother Zach. I just hope that she doesn't still have that "pappy" in her mouth when she does go to Kindergarten

Ellary and Ella Grace

Ellary is such a social butterfly. Her favorite thing is having playdates with her friends. One of her very favorite friends is Ella Grace. They are only a few weeks apart in age and she is the only other girl in the church nursery with Ellary now! They have a lot of fun together. She always wants to know when she is going to play with Ella Grace again!!

Follow the Prophet...according to Ellary!

We had a yummy dinner last night. I marinated and grilled some chicken. We had steamed broccoli and baked potatoes with all the yummy toppings. Apparently Ellary decided that she was stuffed halfway through her dinner. Rather than being forced to eat anymore, she decided to toss her plate onto the floor. The five of us were all startled at her actions and asked her why she would do such a thing. She paused for a second and then proceeded to wave her arms and sing "Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, He knows the way!" At that point, we were not sure if she really thought that is something the prophet would encourage her to do or if she was trying the think of the quickest way out of the trouble she was in! We all pretty well decided that it was the latter.