Yesterday was Feast Day at Angel’s school.
25 four- and five-year olds, dressed as Pilgrims and Indians, singing songs, reciting poems, waving at the audience…
Only one who burst into tears.
Not ours, obviously.
Mr. I-Want-To-Go-To-School got to come and watch. His comment?
“I want a costume TOO!”
(Yes, I cut his hair. Yes, I cried. He and his Mama love it, though…)
So today, while it rains, we’ll be making headbands. And maybe a drum…
Did I just say that? I must be losing my mind…
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adorable!
We think so, but we’re a bit prejudiced 🙂
not at all, its a cutie 🙂
Lovely photos – hope you had as much fun as they obviously did!
We had a great time. Angels class sang 12 or 13 little songs – all of which are being taught to her cousin now 🙂
The plastic-lidded drums aren’t quite so noisy. Angel is certainly enjoying hers!
Nikko’s new ‘do reminds me of when my son was that age and got a high brushcut that his father liked to stiffen with a little gel. I called Sonny-Boy my “petit hérisson”, my little hedgehog.
I opted for ‘beaded’ necklaces instead of drums – there was only one empty oatmeal box, and THAT wasn’t going to work. Plenty of drinking straws to cut into ‘beads’ though…
What a beautiful Indian Princess she made, and I know he’ll be a fierce warrior as well. Great memories. With regard to your mind – I for one cheer your stamina so who needs a mind, just keep having fun and roll on with the grandkids. 🙂
That pretty much sums it up, Judy…Just roll with it 🙂
This is so sweet! Brave you taking scissors to that baby hair. I mourned Kaya’s hair after I cut it, but everyone said he looked cuter and I got used to it in the end…
Sarah has tried taking him for a “real” haircut, but he’s so wiggly (and ticklish!) that it was a total failure each time. This was our second attempt, and he sat still for it this time…If his hair had had those sweet curls like Kaya’s, I’m not sure I could have done it 🙂
You are the best Grammy ever! I love his haircut! Now for the second feast!!!
Linda
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Thanks, Linda…Second Feast is progressing – some sides already made and in the freezer!
Gorgeous – memories are made of this!
Thanks, Tanya…
Beaded headbands? Take longer, fun with glue, less noise 😉
We did “beaded” necklaces, made of cut-up drinking straws 😀
Absolutely adorable photos!!
Thanks!
She looks like she was having the best time, and I can understand Niko’s frustration too. I keep forgetting that Thanksgiving is almost on you.
This coming Thursday…I’m cooking and baking like crazy, in hopes of making the day go smoothly 🙂
What lovely smiles! 😀
Thanks, Cathy.
Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum! 😉
We scrapped the drum plan – there was only ONE empty oatmeal box. THAT wasn’t going to work 🙂
That smile on Angel’s face says it all!!
She walked in scanning the room for us…it took a minute, but once she spied her family, it was all good 😀
Oh what a happy little Indian does Angel make! What fun! But I feel a bit sorry for Niko – all summer they played together and now Angel can do all those ‘grown-up’ things and for reasons I am certain he won’t quite accept, he can’t! Mmph!!! Like kathryningrid I am beating the drum!!!! And making a rather loud war cry 😀 !!
This visit confirmed his stance…”I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL, TOO!!”
The memories that you are making…priceless!
Round Two of being the Primary Caregiver was NOT what I had in mind, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world 🙂
Honey, these photographs are stunning,, definitely worth printing.. what a joy it is for you to be suddenly flung back to school and indians and so forth.. tired i know, but a gift.. c
Exhausting, but so worth it…Now, on to the cooking!
What a fun day for them!
The first little boy haircut is such a shock. For at least a week I kept missing the baby…..
Frank
He’s so grown up now…When my son was 7, his friend next door got a buzz cut. James insisted he wanted one, too…until the hairdresser took the first big swipe with the clippers. Big tears started to roll down his cheeks…too late by then, she had to finish it. He tends toward pony tails now, at the age of 22 🙂
His first real hair cut already? Time sure does fly, Marie. Angel looks like she found heaven on earth. Those smiles are priceless!
She’s something…I just sit back some days and marvel at how far she’s come. 🙂
Niko will be three in a couple of months – he was overdue for a Big Boy haircut. A trip to the barber was an unmitigated disaster, so Grandmom wound up doing it. It hurt my heart…but he loves it.