Thursday, September 18, 2008

Open House

I had to go to Mary Alice's open house last night and meet her teachers. Eric was out of town, so Matthew and Mary Alice watched Megan for me (for the first time without me in the house) and put her to bed. Successfully!! She was sound asleep when I came home at 8:30pm. What a pleasant feeling to know that they could handle this and (it appeared to me) enjoy their time with her (without bickering)! Here are some some pictures they took of their fun.




It was just about now when Megan said "Pee Pee!!"


Mary Alice's teachers are all enthusiastic, creative and dedicated. She has a wonderful team and is going to really enjoy her year in 5th grade. She is off to a really great start with locker management, using her agenda, practicing her trumpet and getting all her work done independently. I am so proud of her.


This is a picture of Megan holding one of the babies at out church. Eric and I volunteer in the nursery a few times a month. She absolutely loved holding Hayden (he was very accommodating).

Some of the children cried when their mom's left them and later Megan imitated them and it was very funny. Here is a video of her doing that.





and here are some more silly things that we are doing. I especially like the way that Eric is in the background of the second video, telling Megan to stop throwing the food she doesn't want on her plate. If she finds something that she doesn't like, she will NOT keep it and tries repeatedly to hand it to someone. We usually have to give her a "discard plate" to use.....

So here is "Singing Hot Sauce":




And "Singing Sour Cream".


4 comments:

Amy said...

Yeah, Matthew and Mary Alice! Babysitting doesn't get more challenging than bedtime and you guys handled it like pros! Hey, does this mean Mom and Dad can start having "date night" sometime soon? Loved the videos. Have an awesome time in 5th grade, Mary Alice! It sounds as if you're off to a great start! Love, Amy

Anonymous said...

hi linda! wow, i could never leave andre in charge of chichi!!! they are like "tom and jerry" or the "calico cat and the gingham dog" heehee not that bad, but you get the point. they fight like crazy then a few minutes later are snuggled up in the same chair. :)
coco

chica40208 said...

wow its been awhile since i have visited she is growing fast!

Mike and Barb said...

Wow, what fun updates!! Megan is growing so quickly, and I'm glad to hear that she is enjoying school. Kudos to your big kiddos for being such responsible big siblings!
Love, Barb