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We had Character Dress Up day at our school last week in honor of Dr. Suess' birthday. This is one of the highlights of our school year. The children love dressing like storybook characters and the adults have just as much fun as the kids. This year I decided to dress like Pocahantas. I made brown paper bag indian vests for my students that did not dress up so my whole class could walk in the parade. I had three little indians in my tribe. I was prepared for more just in case.
Of course my students were wild all day. It is so hard to bring them down when we have that much excitement in the morning. I tried to make the best of my day. We read lots of Dr. Suess books but I did not get to do all the activities that I wanted to. Time ran out!
Happy Birthday , Dr. Suess!
Well its taken me a little over a year to finally make it to this point. A lot has happened in the past year. The kids are growing at a rapid rate and have made us so proud.
I was going to list a 100 things about the Matthews family but reallized that would take FOREVER, so I thought this would be cute for our 100th post.
Several weeks ago we celebrated the 100th day in our schools. Ethan dressed like a 100 year old man and was absolutely adorable. He had a really good time doing this. It took several family members to pull all the pieces together.
Isn't he so cute?
I made a 100 cake for my class as a special treat for them on the 100th day. They loved it and gobbled it all up. So Happy to have been able to share the highlights of our crazy life!
Wow, what a busy, busy weekend. McKinley had her first dance competition of the season. We woke up at 6 AM. Yes, 6 AM on a Saturday. By 7:30 she had on full make-up and eyelashes. I know you are thinking Toddlers in Tiaras, right? Well we are not that bad. I am not that dramatic. Sometimes I feel like I am not cut out to be a dance mom. She had on more make-up than I would use in a week. We loaded up and headed to Bolivia which is about 20 miles from Wilmington. By 8:30 we were there watching our Mini dancers do their routine.
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All of the girls did great. They all looked great and did their best. We got two platinum awards and two high gold awards. Overall everyone did great for the first competition of the season. McKinley's hat for her solo was a little too much. It was very heavy so we have to work on another hat before the next competition. It wasn't very cooperative when she did her back flip.
I am so proud of my little dancer. She loves it and it shows when she performs on stage! Keep up the good work, McKinley!
McKinley was so proud of how her solar system project turned out. She worked on it for a week from start to finish. She took a little time each day to work on it and it was a big success. Of course she had some help from her dad. She did a lot of the painting and put a lot of effort in researching the planets so she would know what color to paint each of them. I thought Saturn looked the coolest. She had a great time completing this project. Now Ethan is looking forward to doing one in fourth grade.
It seems like forever since I last posted. Between sickness and all of our extracurricular activities I haven't had time to even turn on the computer.
I was able to go to Ethan's sweetheart dance at his school. He had a great time dancing with his buddies, Kristopher and Braydon, well I guess you could call that dancing. Ethan is not a social butterfly like McKinley, so this wasn't exactly his thing. As we walked in, he said, "Mom, this is such a rip off!" Well he is his father's child. That is exactly like something Curtis Matthews would say. Anyway he ended up having a good time and was sweating when we left. It is so nice that the school does special events like these for the children. The little girls all looked so cute all dressed up with their fluffy dresses. It's like an elementary prom!
Today was Ethan's first basketball game of the season. He did great playing in his first game. He made two baskets and got several rebounds. I noticed that as the game progressed that he became a little more aggressive playing defense. The coaches of Upward do a great job explaining the rules of the game. Ethan played last year and I can tell he is going to be a much better player his year. It was a very exciting game. I just love to see those little boys get into the game! Way to go Volunteers!!! By the way the Matthews family loves the orange, white and purple uniforms!!
We spent the last day of our Disney trip in Epcot. As we were walking through the park we noticed something strange in the sky. It just so happened that a plane was writing something in the sky. It read, "U + God = ( a smiley face)". I only caught the first part of it on camera because my family had me racing to get to another ride.
I thought it was pretty amazing how God chooses to speak to people. Everyone was gathered around reading it as the plane spelled out the words. Just think how many people could have been touched that day. I know that in the hustle and bustle of our busy trip, I took time to give thanks for the happiness that I have found only through the love of my Almighty Father. When all else seems to fail us, God is steadfast and we find true happiness only through his grace.
Just looking at that in the big blue sky made me think about all the people that are looking for happiness in all the wrong places. We should all take time to give thanks for what we do have instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
