Mother's Day Present made at School

Hannah brought the Mother's Day craft/present home today that she's been working on in school. She was just too excited to wait for me to open it on Sunday, so I got to open it this afternoon. It's a recipe holder, holding a recipe of what I believe is supposed to be my favorite thing to eat.
She first started asking me questions a few weeks ago...what's my favorite color, what do I like to eat, etc. I told her my favorite thing to eat was chocolate. But apparently my favorite food wasn't fitting for what the teacher wanted cause I was summoned for another favorite food. LOL.

The really funny thing is, the recipe in which Hannah wrote, is a dish that up until the last time I made it, she hated!! It's not even my favorite thing to eat, but it's a simple and hearty meal when you're doing Weight Watchers, so I make it from time to time. To read the real recipe, you can check it out on my mom's recipe blog ~~~> Mexican Skillet.

Board Breaking Kicks

Last week at Karate, the instructor brought in some kick boards. From now on, all students must break a board before advancing to their next belt color. Hannah broke the board over the weekend with a kick. It scared her and she did cry. But she broke the board!! Steven has been working with Hannah almost everyday, practicing her form, her punches, her kicks. He's also started working with her on doing proper push ups, whereas she doesn't look like a stink bug doing them. LOL.

School Year Coming to an End...

When picking up Hannah from school this afternoon, we were chatting with the teacher. And I told her how happy I was yesterday to have had Hannah come home with no Homework packet (they had a substitute) because I had had a bad day. She said the homework packets coming home now are just busy pages and review. They are basically done learning new things and the remainder of the last 3 weeks of school will be review, testing, and practicing for their performance. We're all looking forward to the upcoming break. Hannah finishes 1st grade on Friday, May 25th, and is off until July 5th!

Preschool: The Good Old Days

Ever since I went and registered Rachel for preschool at the beginning of March, Hannah has been longing for 'the good old days' of preschool. Preschool was fun. There were lots of crafts and fun things to do. We've been trying to tell Hannah to enjoy where she is at right now, because with each passing year, there is less and less time for "fun" at school.

Needless to say, Hannah was really looking forward to the Preschool Open House tonight. She was like a preschool kid all over again, running all over the place, doing things she once did as a preschooler. She visited both of her old teachers and both could not believe how big Hannah had gotten, nor could they believe she had only three weeks left of being a 1st grader.

Hannah, June 2004, 4 years old.
Hannah, May 2007, 7 years old.
Hannah is looking forward to being able to come back in the Fall
when she is off track and read to the younger kids.
She calls the position a "Big Sister Helper".

A Retirement Reception

This afternoon after school, we went to a Retirement Reception for Hannah's Kindergarten teacher, Miss Cejka. Her and another teacher are retiring this year, and the social committee put on a nice cake and punch reception in their honor. Miss Cejka is retiring after 26 years of teaching and the other teacher is retiring after 39 years of teaching! We were so blessed for Hannah to have had Miss Cejka as her Kindergarten teacher. She really was a great way to start off Hannah's schooling. She was extremely organized and had it all together, and unfortunately left us with high expectations for the teachers who follow her.

These are just a few of Hannah's classmates, as well as one "wanna be big kid" in the red shirt. We're sad that Miss Cejka is retiring this year, we were hoping she'd hold out just a few more years until Rachel got to Kindergarten. LOL.

Hannah's Fridge

Hannah came home with a drawing of the Disneyland castle today with the following story:

"When I grow up I will be some one who works at Disneyland. If I would work at Disneyland I would help children if they were lost in the park. I can't wait to grow up."

Hannah, May 2007