Halloween 2018

Halloween was huge this year. The kids were invited to wear their costumes to ballet and Gymnastics earlier this week (James's costume didn't work for flips but his class was pretty fun). Then yesterday, Miranda had a preschool storytime with crafts and parade at James's elementary school; James had a parade and a treats-and-craft party at his school; Miranda had her treats and crafts party first followed by a parade at her school; then I went back to pick up James and take the kids trick-or-treating. It was nuts!

Harry Potter and Spider Girl

Preschool Storytime at our elementary school where James goes to school and Miranda will go next year:

Reading Click Clack Boo!

Song and Dance

Magnet craft

Parade!

James's 2nd grade class:

Pre-parade group picture

Parade!

See ya!

Crafting

With his friend Blythe

Miranda had her party and treats first, followed by a parade that led straight to mom's car.

Pre-K Class

Crafting

Time to go trick-or-treating!

Our tree brought it's Halloween colors

Trick-or-treat!

Nice decorations

Magic hour!

This one scared Miranda

Miranda has NEVER BEEN HAPPIER

My littles

Miranda giving out candy to the big kids

Happy Halloween!

Fireman Visit at PreK 2018

Miranda had a fun fireman visit at her PreK on Thursday. I love the pictures they sent us.

Putting on all the fireman gear

Teaching fire safety. See Miranda?

Nice hat!

Then Friday she had Pajama Day. Great week!

Miranda's First Day of Pre-K 2018

Miranda started Pre-K in Omaha two days after James started, but as usual, I tried to get a few pictures of both of them on James's first day, so I have some fake first-day photos for her and some real ones. Omaha doesn't have free Pre-K through the public schools but the public schools do have a program you can pay for, and luckily we got in off the waitlist. Unfortunately, it's at a different public school than she will attend next year (where James goes now). Miranda isn't too worried about it except when we're in the car a long time to pick her up and then pick up James.

Fake first day picture

Sibling picture!

With mom

Her real first day, posing with brunette Barbie (Whitney?)

At school in her favorite play area

Dismissal with her teacher Mrs. Weaver. Great first day!

Playing basketball after school with neighbors Emma and Hogan

Pre-K Open House 2018

Miranda's Pre-K is a special public school program that's only open at some of the public schools near us, so she'll be attending a different school than James this year. So we took her to a separate open house for her school. Miranda didn't seem as shy or worried as she has been in the past. I think her time at Wisdom Tree got her really comfortable with school plus she got to meet her teacher last week and her teacher is really kind and lovely.

Miranda's Pre-K classroom

Miranda immediately settled in when she saw the toys

Found her favorite nook

The kitchen set is her favorite

Miranda's teacher Ms. Weaver on left

Miranda talking with one of the staff

Indeed, this is a big adventure for all of us!