Ben’s Preschool Parade

After 3 years of watching them, Ben finally got to be in the dress up parade at preschool.

We don’t make a huge deal out of Halloween, but we do let the kids get dressed up for this parade. I didn’t want to make anything this year, but Ben was insistent upon dressing up like Woody from Toy Story. I had some leftover cow print fabric from when Rosemary was Jessie (see that post here) so I was considering trying to whip something together the week of the parade. Then I saw that Big Lots had their Disney licensed costumes for less than $10. The last Woody costume they had was a size 4-6 and the hat was bent, but I didn’t have to sew a stitch. That $10 was so worth it.

Such a great looking Woody. He said he was, “Rock Star Woody” when he had his sunglasses on.

Rosemary decided to dress up like a “Fairy Princess”

The girls waiting for the parade to start.

One very handsome Woody!

With some of his class.

We also saw a couple friends from church:

Megan

Evan

Pumpkin Patch 2011

October was almost over by the time I remembered to bring my camera to Ben’s preschool to get photos in the pumpkin patch.

The best group shot I could get on my own. Ben insisted on being in the back.

Thankfully, Rosemary did not drop Charlotte down the hole in the hay.

The day we took pictures was also the day of Ben’s class trip to the pumpkin patch. We just stuck around the school and then joined him and his class. Rosemary got to go on the hayride with Ben.

After the hayride, the kids got pics and then got to jump in the bounce house. Rosemary and Ben had a blast. The teachers were so kind to include Rosemary in the activities too.

Harvest Party

Rosemary got to don her Snow White gown one more time for the Harvest Party at church. And Ben got to dress up as one of the seven dwarves, Doc, to be exact.

This is the closest I got to a photo of Ben wearing his glasses.

Hi!

Doc getting a drink before heading out. His beard was a bit loose. :-) But his costume was fun to make and cost a total of $2.80.

 

Rosemary was so excited to see Dynah and get her face painted

Dynah

Ben had diamonds on his cheek since he was one of the dwarves.

There was square dancing too. Ben loved it. At one point, Jonathan and I looked around and found that Ben had made his way into the dancing circle on his own. He cracked us up! Rosemary, on the other hand, did not wish to dance...that is, until the band started packing up.

Preschool Costume Parade

Today was Rosemary's last costume parade at her preschool. She decided that she wanted to be Snow White this year. At least with a princess costume, I know she'll wear it a lot more than for the parade and the party at church...this little girl LOVES to play dress up.

A few poses before heading to school.

 

One of Rosemary's classmates was Snow White too so they walked together.

Sweet girl

It's always fun to watch the kids. This year it was pretty warm so I felt bad for the kids in heavy costumes. We saw lots of Buzz Lightyear's, Woody's, and Jessie's this year and pretty much every Disney princess was represented (although the only other Snow White was the one in Rosemary's class). And there were even a few Thomas the Tank Engines...that made Ben's day!

Pumpkin Patch

The pumpkin patch is back at Rosemary's school. This week we stayed for a picnic and some bounce house jumping.

Fall Festival 2009

Meet Peter Pan and Tinker Bell.

This year the kids were once again Disney characters for the Fall Festival at church. (You can see what they were last year here). Jonathan and I also got into the act this year as Hook and Wendy.

If you remember, last year there was a pie contest and Rosemary sneezed on our pie. This year, there was a salsa/dip competition...we chose not to enter. :-) But, Jonathan and his mom got to be judges and I think they both enjoyed that way more than if I'd entered salsa. Since I'm not a fan of onions or tomatoes, I'm pretty sure my salsa wouldn't have appealed to anyone.

The entire evening was so much fun. Janice and Richard came up to enjoy the night with us. Our small group helped with a few booths and I got to take lots of photos. There was even some square dancing this year.

Huggin' before heading out to the Fall Festival. Check out Ben's 'dagger.'

Rosemary loved her shoes and I was just praying that they wouldn't fall apart. They were from Dollar Tree and I covered them with the material from her costume and safety pinned on the white pompom.

Little Peter Pan. He hated his hat, but it really made the costume.

Rosemary was ready to start the games.

Hook and Pan.

Mekayla (as Wonder Woman) and Rosemary

The Peter Pan Clan

Brandi painted Rosemary's face. It was a hit. We even let her sleep with it on...which probably isn't the best idea, but it came off fine in the morning and didn't stain her pillow.

Janice and Richard enjoyed some time with Ben and watched Charlie in the dunk tank.

What a handsome Hook.

Ben and Landon trying to escape.

Cotton candy, another hit of the night.

The Peine's.

McIntosh 1890's Festival 2009

We took advantage of a Saturday with an open morning and drove down to McIntosh, Florida for their annual 1890's Festival. It's basically a big craft show with some activities for kids and lots of fried festival/fair food thrown in for good measure.

The last time we went to the McIntosh festival was in 2002, the day that Jonathan and I got engaged so it was both of the kids' first time to the festival.

They enjoyed it.

Rosemary got a balloon hat from a clown named 'Rusty.'

Ben rode around on Daddy's back while the rest of us walked around and ate kettle corn.

And Rosemary got her face painted at McIntosh Christian Church.

This, however, will stick with me as something too bizarre to really believe is true. We saw this classic car on our way back to the car. My first thought when I saw the dolls in the backseat from a distance was, "Oh, that's kinda creepy." As we got closer, the 'kinda' dropped out of my assessment.