Go Blue

Panther Day celebrates all those things I kind of hated as a child. 

But Rhys loves it - and it seems like all the children love it, too!They must be doing something right.

It's kind of a field/spirit day - and you can only observe if you volunteer so am a bit hazy on all the activities. It did include face painting and hair coloring if you were lucky and color coordination.

Fortunately, we did get a view of Rhys in action.

Two hands, Rhys!

Blue lost to the White team this year...but what a great school spirit day!

Hottest Trend

Looking for the hottest trend with the Elementary School set in St Louis -- I give you, the rubber-band loom thingies!

Even Rhys is getting in on the action and is beyond proud of himself now that he can make the fishtail...not pictured here.

Puzzle

Dom has loved his cross-word puzzles since I met him. I find them infuriating. But then, I never understood the beauty of puzzles until now.

Claudia's work of art.

And the very engaged Puzzler  herself.

Soccer time!

We have entered Soccer season!

Rhys is having fun and is working hard on his kicking skills in the mornings before getting on the bus. Game number 2 is this weekend and we hope his team will get at least one goal this time.

Rockin' Claudia

Claudia made it through the night 3 nights in a row!

This is a big deal....and we are going to get our nails done this weekend to celebrate if she makes it through the week.

Best Dressed

It was school picture day last week and all the children on the Lane were ready with big smiles.

Rhys even wore a collared shirt and plaid shorts, but changed at the last minute to his favorite sports shorts to match his big kid idol.

It reminds me of my brother who wore sweat pants for an entire year! I have heard ways around this if you are so inclined to learn...Personally, I couldn't get my head around how you could have children who don't wear sports shorts and a Ninja t-shirt every day. So I asked the parents of the well-dressed crew how they do it.

One mother of two told me she allows Fridays as the "free day" for the children and otherwise they must wear what she chooses (collared shirts and smocked dresses, typically). Another mom of three told me she refuses all hand-me-downs (gasp!) and only buys clothes from a certain brand or two that can be swapped nicely with each other.

Moms like me who embrace hand-me-downs, resale shops and sale racks, and allow their children to choose their clothes in the morning, I guess produce children who don't win the best dressed award in Kindergarten or Preschool.

So after my limited research, I'm happy with our approach of free-thinking, penny-pinching dressing. ......As long as every once in awhile we can agree on what "dress up" clothes look like......

Yes, still working on that.

Happy September!

We've spawned!

Just imagine if there were two Rhys' and two Heathers!

Glorious!

Double the Fun.