q & u wedding.

The big end of the year event for Nate's Montessori class was to do a play called a Q and U Wedding. I'd never heard of this before, but after poking around online, it's a pretty common celebration for preschool and kindergarten classes. All of the kids are assigned a letter, attend the wedding of Q and U, and have their own little lines to deliver.

I'll admit that making Nate's costume snuck up on us and before we knew it, it was the night before the costume was due and we didn't have anything. Chris saved the day and put this little gem together. This man sewed, stenciled, and ironed on patches. Lifesaver!

I cry at weddings and this was no exception. I mean, the bride's dad walked her down the aisle! Each kid's costume was unique and they were all proud of themselves for putting together this big thing for their families. So precious! Nate and I practiced, practiced, practiced his lines and he did his part flawlessly. I was so proud!

My gift to you is the letter D and its sound. 
D is for dinosaur
D is for dog
D is for a doll on a log 

Congratulations, Q & U! :)

mother's day.

I'm a sucker for preschool art - especially when it's Mother's Day themed! N couldn't stand the suspense of waiting until the actual day, but instead had me open up his gifts in his classroom when I picked him up at the end of the week.

So proud!

So, here are the goods - an adorable little book that he put together, carnations that he dyed light green, a little photo strip of him spelling out 'mom' on a chalkboard, and a cute little cutout with his little face on there. Precious!

Nate's goofy personality definitely came through on a Q&A all about mom - hysterical!

Oh, this little love :)

teacher appreciation week.

Teachers work their butts off so when Teacher Appreciation Week comes up each year, I always participate and try to do some sweet things for N's teachers to show them how much we love them. Our daycare center participates and usually gives some 'guidance' for parents on how to show teachers some well-deserved appreciation. This year it was:

Monday: a card or note
Tuesday: breakfast
Wednesday: something sweet
Thursday: lunch
Friday: choose your own gift

Well, we participated in four of the five days. I can never think of something to bring for lunch that won't require them to cook, reheat, and put in effort to be ready. Maybe next year. I'll also throw out that none of these are my original ideas. I scrounged around on Pinterest and Google to find some cute, doable things. And I'm all about some cute puns!

Cards & Breakfast: Dunkin Donuts munchkins and handmade cards

Something Sweet: Hershey bars with a little love note

Choose Your Own Gift: Starbucks gift cards on an adorable and free(!) printable

Now, time to start brainstorming for next year!