Fire Station Visit

I accompanied Arabella's class on a quick walk to the fire station close to her school. They received an awesome tour by the firefighters.  Of course it wound up in a ten minute session of "how do you get cats out of trees" even after they explained that they leave a can of tuna at the base of the tree and the cat will come down on his own and eat it. The kids had fun and I enjoyed being able to go with her class.

Bubba's New Belt

A lot of hard work, and some tough love, have lead Evan to receive a new belt. I enjoy seeing him improve, and shake my head a lot when his immaturity shows, but he is three after all. We get a lot of giggles out of the Tiny Champs class, for certain. Now it's time for him to show he can be a leader and strive to do better in class. :)

Removal of his first belt.

The new belt.

Bowing out of class.

Evan & Chief Instructor, Mr. Siley

Random Act of Kindness

Friday while out to lunch, an elderly lady approached our table as we dined. Evan was behaving rather well as Arabella was attending school. Apparently she felt that his behavior deserved a reward and handed him a "shiny new coin." Evan immediately perked up and said "oh look, a shiny penny!" We quickly corrected him, as it is a dollar after all. He then thanked her for the kind gift and she asked if he had a bank to put it in. He of course replied with a hearty "I have a piggy bank. I give him piggy food." We all giggled and the kind lady departed.

It was such a sweet gesture, and one that Adam & I won't soon forget. Evan held up his part of the bargain and immediately upon returning home "fed the piggy."

Crafts

Arabella has a love of all things crafty, kind of like her Mama. So it's no surprise that her teacher always tells us when they have their choice of free play, she rocks the crafts table. Yesterday she made this amazing domino necklace and her teacher said that she showed a lot of patience in her ability to wait until after school to wear it. They didn't want it to get accidentally broken at recess because she knew it would break Arabella's heart.

She is so proud of this necklace and I can't say that I blame her. She loves jewelry and what's better than making it yourself?

New Stripe