All of the Mother’s were invited to the preschool for snack time today at Edzèa’s school. Amanda and I did a trade. She looked after Rohan while I went in the morning with Edzèa and I watched Madyson while she went with Haydon in the afternoon. I forgot my camera as usual these days! but luckily one of my other Mom friends took some pictures of Edzèa for me. Although it would have been nicer to have the overall effect. We were ushered in by our daughter/son as we arrived and were shown a place to sit at a small table that was decorated with pink tablecloths and tissue paper flowers. There were big/little chairs to sit mother/child beside each other. Edzèa was beaming. For some reason, she really likes to have me at her school. Neve slept peacefully in her carseat during the hour or so that we were there. Easy baby! Definite Tim spawn this time around thank goodness!
We shared cheese/crackers/canteloupe and then we were given iced tea and shown a big cake that the children had made for us. It had a big heart made with sprinkles in the middle that we were told meant”I love you”. Very sweet. We were all given a piece. After clean-up of the snack were brought our chairs over to circle time. The kids all had roles in a little story/play put on for us. Oh and they also sang “Happy Mother’s Day to You” to the tune of Happy Birthday.
So Edzèa’s role was wind. She had a pinwheel to blow. It was a little story about tulips who were hiding under the soil. The sun needed to shine, rain needed to fall and then wind needed to blow. Eventually the tulips came out once the sun, rain and wind worked together and cooperated. Very cute.
We were then presented with a tulip, a little heart pin that our child had made and a bouquet of handmade tissue paper flowers made by our child. It was a lovely hour and I got a chance to chat with Edzèa’s friend, Arden’s Mom and then later with Hanna and the other Mom who’s child was born the same day as Neve, her little boy’s name is Lucas. She is really friendly and wants to get together sometime. Hanna (Abbott’s Mom) took some pics on her Iphone and emailed them to me and here they are.
Other than that, we’ve had a week of the stomach flu after Edzèa’s big Princess Party. Not fun but we’re through it now and looking forward to Sunday, the Real Mother’s Day. This will be the first time in 4 yrs that we haven’t had Mom with us for it. Amanda, her Mom, Judy, Neve and I are going out for dinner together sans children on Sunday night and the kids are making us brunch on Sunday morning. Amanda and I are taking Edzèa and Haydon to a Mother’s Day art class on Sunday afternoon where the kids will be doing our portraits.
I am going to add a gallery to this website with Edzèa’s art as she is quite prolific and is doing some neat stuff in her art class these days.
The teachers will be sending a group shot of everyone at the Mother’s day tea which I will post when I have it. Bon soir.