Elfie: Magic Tree

Elfie brought he kids a magic xmas tree.  At first, they were simply impressed that he had cut this tree out of cardboard, within a few hours they started to notice little specs on the branches, by the next day the whole thing had exploded into green crystals!

Thank you Elfie for the extra special dash of magic as a final farewell...You will be missed!

Christmas Tea

We met Mimi, Pop Pop, Aunt Anita and Uncle Matt for tea at the O'Henry in Greensboro.  It is always a treat we all look forward to each year!

Snow

Insta-Snow is AWESOME!  Have you ever seen a 2-year old measure out snow crystals and water with precision?!?! The bog kids loved teaching the littles how to make snow! They all made snow until it was gone and sprinkled it all over our backyard so it looked like the snow fairies visited!

Holiday Learning Experience

Kate and Max finished off the 2016 part of 2nd grade with a fun packed few days topped off with a snowman themed learning experience.  I was fortunate enough to join them as they made snowman cookies, played marshmallow minute-to-win-it, created snowman soup for the cold winter days ahead, made their own snow, and listened to the most animated storyteller (thanks Ms. Kristin) read snowy themed stories while they ate sweet treats! Life is good in Ms. Casile's 2nd grade!

GHP Christmas Program

Our little stars were beyond excited to get on the big stage for the Christmas performance!

Anna was bursting with excitement!  She was the line leader, so first up on stage and sang her little heart out to Jingle Bells, Peppermint Stick, and Silent Night! We are so proud of Anna for being so merry and bright- always fillings our hearts with so much joy!

Alexander was also the line leader today.  He was very good about following directions and tapping away the beat of the songs and dancing to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.  So proud of my sweet little boy who loves music and saying, "Merry Kissmas!"

Anna and Alex were so lucky to have both sets of Grandparents, Daddy, Kate and Max in the audience eager to cheer them on and give lots of hugs and kisses. 

Elfie: Zipline

Brunch with Friends

We had a blast with the Gupta Family at our house this weekend.  Peter went all our with his culinary skills and whipped up an eggs benedict that was so scrumptious! All the kids had a blast eating their festive brunch, doing crafts and playing dress-up together.  A perfect Sunday morning!