Christmas Party Day

Kingston had his Christmas Party day this past Friday.  I got to school early to finish up the homeroom Christmas present and spent the rest of the day with Kingston.  The kids did a book exchange.  Kingston got another Dr. Seuss book about trees. He really liked it.  After lunch,  it was Polar Express time.  The kids gathered round on a "train" ride with their golden tickets.  I fixed them hot chocolate- which Kingston later told me wasn't hot at all- and marshmallows.  They watched the movie off and on through the day.  That afternoon, we surprised Ms. Atwood with an early birthday present and cupcakes.  Her birthday is over the Christmas break.  She loved her bag!  For the Christmas party, the kids ate pizza, cookies, and cupcakes.  It was sugar overload- but so much fun.

That afternoon, I took Kingston home and we dipped Ritz Crackers with peanut butter and chocolate.  He had the best time doing that.  We ate dinner at Flying Fish downtown with Luke and went to see the capital lights.  He was out by the time we got home.  It was a long, fun-filled day.

                                                  Mason, Kinsey, Kingston, Hunter, and Brooke

                                                       Bryce, Tyson, Joby, Olivia, and Molly

                                                       Oliver, Davin, Maxton, Isla, and Chloe

                                                                 Caden, Layla, Scarlett, and Korbin

                                                                                    Funny Faces

                                                                              Pajama Day

Community Helper Week

Kingston's Kindergarten class had a community helper week.  He worked on a project with me while we were in Neosho for his community helper.  He chose a police officer and did a fantastic job on his project.  While I was at school working, the Maumelle Fire Department came and talked to the kids.  They had fun going through the truck and seeing a firefighter dressed in his gear.  It was an educational afternoon.

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving did not go as planned.  The RV broke down about 15 minutes outside of Neosho.  Mom and Dad had to have it towed to Freightliners in Neosho for it to be worked on.  Needless to say, Mom and Dad weren't at our Lindley Family Thanksgiving.  We stayed in Neosho until Tuesday.  While we were there, we played many a game with Aunt JJ, saw the movie Star, and ate a lot of food.  On Tuesday, we headed to Branson to meet the Barbers.  We stayed with them Tuesday and Wednesday night.  On Wednesday, we headed on to Silver Dollar City and met up with Mom and Dad. The lights there are always so pretty.  Kingston was able to see Santa at the Bass Pro Shop with no line!  He asked him for a drone and a remote control car.  Wednesday at Silver Dollar City, he wrote another letter to Santa and added Pokemon cards to his list.  He even met Rudolph while he was there. 

I couldn't resist taking him to stand under the mistletoe.  I told him when we took a picture there what it was.  He said, so I have to kiss you?  And he did....sweet boy.  We spent the rest of our time in Branson with Mom and Dad at the RV.  We got in another movie- Wonder, and shopped til we dropped.  It turned out to be a fun vacation.

Fall Fest and Classroom Party

Kingston had his Fall Fest party and carnival this past Friday.  I was up at school all day!  They decorated Turkeys for the classroom and then pigged out on cookies, juice, and fruit.  At the party, Kingston was visiting with his friend Bryce.  Bryce was telling me how his sister got on his nerves.  I looked at him and said, "My brother used to get on my nerves too."  Kingston's eyes lit up as he recognized who I was talking about.  He came and with cookie crumbs and all wrapped his arms around my neck and whispered in my ear, "Tell him about Daddy and him climbing down the tree outside his window."  So I did.  Bryce just laughed.  It was fun spending time in his classroom and with his classmates.  After school, it was time for the carnival.  I didn't get to see any of it as I worked the classroom game all night.  Luke took Kingston around to see all the games and take some pictures.  Our classroom had the crockpot basket for the silent auction.  We left around 8:30 because it was cold and raining.  It was an exhausting but fun day!