Herritage Park

Brandon's class took a very fun field trip to "Herritage Park." First thing was a tractor/wagon ride through the orange grove!
Brandon, Jacob and Kenton.

Each child chose an orange, then they washed it, cut it...

and juiced it! Yikes! A cut on your finger + orange juice = OUCH!
It was yummy!

London loved it too!
After they made OJ and drank it up, they took the rind over to another table to make an awesome creation. They got to put pretty "Johnny Jump Up" flowers (dirt and roots too!) into the rind. They were told to take it home and plant it in the ground (rind and all), and the orange peel would make great food to feed the growing flowers. So fun!
After that they got to pick some oranges right off the trees using this cool "picking" device.
Great work London!
The day was so much fun! Brandon wants to go back and pick more oranges to make juice at home. :) We planted his flowers in the backyard and he checks on them several times a day!

CUTE

I don't know if it's the teacher in me or just the mom, but I LOVE kids artwork!

Fun At Huntington Library

We enjoyed a beautiful day at Huntington Library (thanks to my awesome sis Wendy!). The kids had fun walking around the amazing gardens. You can see just how much fun it really was! ;)

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

On March 2nd Brandon and his first grade class celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss! They have been reading many of his books lately, and doing fun art projects and activities related to the famous author. I just loved seeing Brandon and all of his friends walk out of class wearing their "Cat In The Hat" hats! Super cute!

Primary Olympics

Brandon participated in this year's Primary Olympics. There were many "events" to complete such as the balloon pop...


the javelin throw...
and the relay race...
He had a blast with all of his primary friends. They even got rewarded with a "Gold Medal" cookie for excellent participation! :)

Valentine surprise and Pretend City!

Brandon woke up to find a Valentine surprise just for him! February 14th was a wonderful day full of hugs and kisses from my sweet little valentine. The next day we went to Pretend City. It's a fun place where kids can participate in all sorts of different activities such as working in a grocery store...
picking apples on the farm...
building houses and forts...
stamping "timecards" for a job well done...
playing with water guns...
doing arts and crafts...
and getting PAID! ;) $105 fake dollars to be exact!
There were so many more things to do as well. It was a super fun place! I asked Brandon what his favorite part of going to Pretend City was, and he responded, "going to the ATM and getting money!" Ha!

Valentine's Day prep!

Brandon had so much fun picking out and decorating Valentine cards for his classmates. The girls are getting kitty cards and the boys are getting some fun "Pokemon" type cards. Brandon finished all 25 cards in one night! Halfway through I asked him if he wanted to stop and finish the rest another night, but he was determined to get them all done right then! :) I had some fun making little treat bags for his class.
These treats are for the wonderful teachers at our school! So much fun getting ready for the big day of LOVE!