The school parties

Because Christmas fell on a Sunday this year, my kiddos were out of school for more than a week before the actual holiday.  I loved it.  For me, the traditions, the anticipation, the activities leading up to Christmas, are as good as the actual day itself. 

So here is how I spent the Friday before Christmas break.  The ENTIRE day, mind you, at the school with the kids.

 


 

Nathan with his wonderful teacher.  She is leaving after Christmas break
because his other wonderful teacher is coming back from maternity leave.
We will miss her.  (And Avery was on hair duty this morning).





All four 5th grade classes combined for a giant party.  One of the teachers had the idea to turn her classroom into a giant "snowball" fight.  She provided piles and piles of newspaper and then let the kids loose.  By the time Nathan and I arrived there from the other parties, the room was full of smelly, sweaty, but extremely happy fifth grade boys.  No fifth grade girl in her right mind would dare venture in there.  Nathan jumped right in.


This picture was obviously AFTER round 2 of said snowball fight.