Preschool Easter Party

Can't say goodbye to April without sharing Hudson's sweet Easter party at school from a couple of weeks ago. I'm so sad that I didn't have our annual {bunny breakfast} this year, but sometimes we just have to cut ourselves some slack and realize there is always next year! Even though it's just baby steps, I'm learning to show myself some grace in areas where I would never hesitate to do so for others. Why is it that we are so much harder on ourselves????!  All right, back to the party...

Ready to look for eggs...

Such a sweet group of kids! I love listening to their conversations!!

We each had to bring 12 stuffed eggs and of course, Hudson picked Star Wars. He was so excited when he found one of the eggs he brought! Blue Darth Vader for the win!!

Egg Race!

The egg race may just be my all-time favorite!!! Even just saying the words makes me smile {I'm a goofball, I know!}

And they're off!

Pin the tail on the bunny!

Bubbles!

Hudson and Lilly...never too far apart :)

Picnic lunch! Yum! Leslie made the cute bunny pbj's - love fun food!

Let's just say we had a very lengthy conversation where he went on and on about how "muffins are healthy" and "so I should just eat the muffins and nothing else". Oh, this boy!!!

Cookies!

Of course, no problem eating the cookies!!!

Love jars and gift cards for their sweet teachers to wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week at Hudson's school...

We loved coming to your party, Hudson!!

Field Day!

Hudson had his first field day last Friday and he had so much fun!! 

Picnic lunch to kick things off...

His preschool class minus Lilly who was sick - boo! {we missed you, Lilly!!!}

In the zone...

They did 3 races outside and then 3 races inside. Ready, set, GO Blue Team!

What he thought of the picture taking...

Family pic!

Celebrating being on the Blue Team with a blue snowcone!

Match made in heaven!

We had so much fun at your field day, Hudson!!

dance week...love jars...easter treats...firefighters...another tooth...whew!

Bunch of random phone pics! 

1. Dance
The little pumpkin L O V E S to dance! These pics are from a couple of weeks ago when we took recital pics...sharing now in honor of National Dance Week {2014}.

Best friends!

Natalie, Grace, Savannah...school and dance buddies!

2. Love Jars 
This year we did primarily school-wide {Teacher Appreciation} activities, as well as gift cards, but we still wanted to do something a little more personal to let our teachers know how much we love them. Enter the Love Jars. My friend Angela shared this great idea with me and I think it turned out so cute!

I did it twice. Actually 3 jars...Grace's homeroom teacher and both of Hudson's teachers.

I added chocolate bunnies and Easter paper grass to Hudson's teachers' jars because we gave them their jars the week of Easter, but basically, we just had each child in the class write/tell us what they love most about their teachers. Oh, the things that little ones notice!!!! Some were hilarious {"I love that she changes her clothes but always wears the same coat"} and others were just so sweet and heartfelt, like this one from Hudson's buddy Luke for Mrs. P...

3. Easter Treats
There is just something so sweet about Easter treats. The littles gave these to Noonie and Papa J at church on Easter Sunday...

Grace took this egg to her teacher just before Easter...

As parents I know we always try to instill good values in our children and I love getting my littles involved in spreading joy through small, random acts of kindness. Their little smiles make my heart sing!

4. Class Treats
Speaking of treats. My friend Emme brought the cutest treats for our class!! Her middle son Noah and Grace are in the same class. We have such a wonderful group this year! Thank you, Emme!!

5. Family Night
The azaleas were in bloom a couple of weeks ago so we made a mad dash on a Friday to snap {these} pics and then it just worked out that we decided to stop for {yummy, messy, what was I thinking letting them eat in these clothes!} subs at Firehouse Subs and then made it a family night with story time at Barnes & Noble.

Someone kinda loved his hat...

Adding a leaf to the tree...do I still have my hat??? Check!

A little girl bonding while brother enjoyed the story...

But who am I kidding, we only stayed for the mini strawberry creme fraps - ha!!

6. Tooth Fairy
Grace lost another tooth!! At school this time!! That calls for a special after school treat!

Her note to Isabella, the Tooth Fairy, was too cute not to share!!

Isabella came through in a big way with a My Little Pony instead of a dollar bill! {I'm thinking Isabella must have a gift closet, and be running low on change, don't you think??}

7. Dance Moves
And since we started with 'Dance', let's end it with the same, shall we?

Yep, Hudson has some unique dance moves of his own!

This picture is the result of those dance moves above and a little someone who had mama's phone at the time...

Oh, in all seriousness, I do hope they remember the silly, spontaneous moments and not the times when mama & daddy lose their patience and yell. We are all works in progress. Be kind to yourself and others today.