Fall in the air...

Fall is here and so are school parties.  Again this year I volunteered to coordinate not one but two parties for my kiddos!  I know...what was I thinking??  Luckily I had great parents that helped me with these things so I could run up and down the stairs every 15 minutes!

On Nov. 1st, Emma had her 5th grade fall party and all they wanted to do was to make rainbow looms, eat and dance!  That was easy!  Emma and her classmate Nick were a little late since they were at a leadership conference all day but still got to join in the fun!  We provide the food and rubberbands and they brought their loom kits.

Ethan's class I sent up Bingo, musical chairs, a craft, coloring station and of course food.  Again, had wonderful parents that helped me while I ran to check on each room.  It was too pj day so all the kids were in the pjs!

Then the following weekend was the Fouse Pancake Breakfast!  Emma had dance rehearsal so she was only there about 20 minutes but still got to eat her pancakes and say Hi to some friends.  Each grade sang some songs with their music teacher.  Ethan was about to sing with the first graders...which he loved!  Emma and Ethan entered a creativity show and both painted and BOTH won first place in their grade level categories!

Here are some pics of our little man racking the leaves for us...I think the last of them!

Happy Halloween!

It has been so busy and fun this fall!  Last Friday night, Emma had her last 4th Friday performance in Westerville for this year.  It was called Midnight Madness and many of the local businesses join in on the fun with sidewalk sales and lots and lots of food!  It was a little oool but all the dancers had a great time and did very well with their new dances!  Very proud of my Emma!

On Sunday, our church had a "trunk-or-treat" for the kids and it was a big success!  We decided to let the kids do whatever they wanted to my trunk and we just used our current fall/Halloween decorations.  They received lots of candy and had fun looking at all the cars!

Then this Halloween it was a little windy and rainy but the kids and I were troopers.  Erik stayed home to pass out candy but we only had a couple of trick-or-treaters.  We usually do not get many due to all of our neighbors are "snow birds" so they leave for most of the fall and winter and it is dark in our cul-de-sac.  Oh well more candy for us.  The kids still received a ton of candy which we will be giving away most of it!

Today was Fouse's Fall School Party.  I was the party coordinator for both!  It was a little tricky but I had many parents to help me with going back and forth!  Ethan's class needed more help since they were doing a a craft, BINGO, coloring and musical chairs AND I only had 2 parent volunteers.  Emma's class was pretty easy since they ate and made rainbow looms.  They LOVED it!  

Plus Emma was awarded to go to a Leadership Conference all day with all of WCS for 3rd, 4th & Fifth graders.  She wrote an essay about community involvement and it was chosen.  She was very excited to attend this meeting and she saw friends from other schools.  Happy little girl!

Here are some collages of both...