First Grade School Pictures

First Grade 2011/12

I don't know about you, but I can sure see the difference in how she's grown this year.

Happy Birthday Barbie!

At Christmas time my mom gave Samantha a Barbie calendar.  On it marked March 9th as Barbie's birthday.  So, of course, Sam has been looking forward to it with so much excitement.  She wanted to have a birthday party for Barbie, so I told her she could have a friend over to play Barbies and I'd make them cupcakes or something like that. 

But then my girls got sick--the flu and strep throat.  I had to cancel the "party" and Sam was so sad.  So I told her she could still play Barbies all day and have her own little party.  She didn't know that I also had a few little things up my sleeve.

First thing in the morning Sam dragged out all the Barbies and started playing with them.  She chose this one to be the official birthday girl and even made a hat for her.



Alison wasn't feeling very well, but still wanted to play.

Sam made a little birthday sign.

 

 For lunch I set up a little surprise "party" for the girls. 

They LOVED it!

They were so excited for their Barbie tattoos.



Jake's Cozy Coupe

Jake LOVES this cozy coupe!  Thanks Taunya! 

And sweet Sammy pushes Jake around in it everyday.

Goats and Sheep

My neighbor across the street came over and invited the girls to come over and see the goats and sheep.

Sam loved feeding this guy grass and weeds!

 Alison was afraid of them and kept her distance most of the time. 

In this picture, standing at the fence,

is about the closest she ever got.

 Look at the babies!  They were so cute!

The white one kept jumping around. 

Jake loves animals, so we had to bring him too!   

He would climb his front feet up the fence and stand on

just his hind legs.

Jake loved it, but this terrified Alison.

Good times!

100th Day of School

For the 100th Day of School, Sam planned her project

about a month or two ahead of time.

(Of course we still waited till the last minute to do the project!)

It's an alien with 100 googly eyes!



Haircuts

It's dark and a bit blurry, but I still love this picture.

Samantha playing the piano with my dad.

Forts Rock!

What kid doesn't love a good living room fort?

New Year's Eve

Gingerbread Tree Decorating

Uncle Birke came over and made a gingerbread tree with the girls. 

They think he's such a fun uncle!

Wuggle Pets

My girls have been asking for Wuggle Pets for a long time,

so I got one for each of them for Christmas.

They're kind of like Build-a-Bear, but the quality isn't as high, hence, they cost less.  But my girls love them!

Sam is filling her little unicorn with the Fluffy Stuffing.

 Alison is putting the Magic Dust inside her little blue dog.

Now she's filling it with Fluffy Stuffing.

Each Wuggle Pet comes with a bunch of Personality Charms,

so Alison chose "Sweet" and...

 and "Cool".

Samantha chose "Caring" and...

and "Loving".

Love'n their Wuggles!

Crawdad Fishing as Big Break

Birke came over the day after Christmas and took

Sam crawdad fishing at Big Break.

Sam had fun, but was bummed because she didn't catch any.

Sam's Christmas Program

Here are a few cute pictures of Samantha and her friend

MacKenzie after their Christmas Program at school.

Making Gingerbread Houses at School

I volunteer ever Wednesday in Sam's first grade class.  Usually I sit in the backroom preparing projects and doing paperwork, so I was really excited when such a fun activity landed on a Wednesday.  Here are a couple of pictures of Sam (and the little boy she sits next to) working on her gingerbread house.

Happy Birthday Samantha!

Jason had to leave for work today at noon and wouldn't be home till 10:30, so we decided to have a mini birthday party breakfast to start off the day. 

Samantha LOVED it!

We had a little donut cake and sang happy birthday.

          

           

 Samantha LOVED her new owl hat and Wii game! 

I strung some pink and white balloons up to liven up the room.

 Was doing this at midnight the night before--so tired!

She wore her cool new owl hat to school. 

She told me later that it was so warm and cozy.

After school we went to Carl's Jr. for lunch and playing with some of her besties, Jared and Madie.

And now she's TOTALLY engrossed in her new Wii game.

And Alison is watching.

We love you so much Sammy!  You are such a joy!