Adventures of the Giraffe and the Star of the Week!

Here are a few of the adventures:

Getting ready for swimming lesson

Sleeping (Mel-note Jacob there too-he is the giraffe's best friend so I've been told)

Goofing off

Beautiful!

Another pre-swim pic...

Going into dance class...



Waiting in Sol's dance bag.

In the doctor's office waiting room-waiting to get the flu mist.

About to get the flu mist.

Right after Sol got the flu mist. (She made a really funny face that the pic did not fully capture.)

Star of the Week!

Last week Solace was the Star of the Week in her class. She had to make a poster about herself, bring a different favorite thing to class each day, and carry around their class giraffe all week (then bring back a poster and pics of her adventures with him on Friday). It was basically the same project as she did with the monkey last year with Mrs Lafferty. Here are a few of the things she said about herself, and a few of the pics she used (with why she used them). I wish the camera was working because then I would post a pic of the poster because she wrote the whole thing by herself!!! She also colored the whole thing alone. She is getting to read and write REALLY well (she is actually going to be doing her reading group with the first grade class 2 times a week). Anyway-here are some things from our Star of the Week:





"This is a picture of me" (She used the following pic as well as a baby pic and a pic of her at 3-yr-old)

Fascinating Fact about me: "When I grow up I would like to be a Singer"


"I show others I care by Helping them with what they need" (She used the following picture to show that-see how she is "helping" her brother withwhat he needs?!)

"I am a star because I play with my brothers and sister." (She used the following pic, and the pic after that was her backup one that wouldn't fit ont he poster.)

Three super cool facts about me are:

"I am the oldest of 4 kids with cool names" (Used the next pic)

"I have lived in 3 states" (She used the next pic but colored in the 3 states)
"I keep my own journal." (Used this pic of her journal)

Here is another super-cool fact she wanted to use, but it did not fit. "I have an uncle that is only 11-yr-old, and he is closer to my age than to any of his sisters' ages." (see next pic of Spence)

Here are a few of my Favorite things!

Color: pink

Animal: lion

Food: eggs

Book: Falling for Repunzel by Leah Wilcox

Sport: soccer and basketball

Thing to do in school: go to centers

Thing to do at home: play with my brothers

First Things First, AKA Adventures with Bananas...

Ok so, first things first! For the week of Solace's birthday (last week), in school she was in charge of bringing snacks each day, and she had her "STAR" week. For this project, we wrote a letter to her about how special and famous she is in our family, and Solace and I made a poster about her for her to share with her class. It was quite an extensive project, but fun as well. When you are the Star, you also get the privilege of bringing home the class mascot/stuffed animal, and are supposed to take pictures of your adventures with him, then return him and his book of adventure to class the following Monday with your additional pictures and with a letter from Bananas about the adventures. Bananas is the monkey/mascot BTW. I will just copy/paste his letter he sent back (I might have helped a bit), and here are the pics I included.

"Dear Friends,
Wow! Solace and her family are a busy group! I had a lot of fun hanging around with them all week.
We did a lot of fun things during the week. When I first got to their house, I met her whole family. She lives with her mom, dad, and her 2 younger brothers, Ender and Armour. Armour really liked me and he played with me all week, and even watched me for Solace while she was at school. Solace’s family has a huge monkey friend like me, and I got to play with him a lot during the week too!
Solace has a new toy at her house called a Wii. She showed me how the controllers work and even let me play a little. It was so fun! We also read a lot. Solace even read some books to me without her mom’s help! We got to eat Pop Tarts for breakfast one morning. Boy, those are sure a treat!
I went to the doctor with Solace when she and her brothers got their flu shots. I thought I might have to get one too, and just the thought of it made me want to cry. But then I saw Solace and her brothers get their shots, and none of them cried. They were so brave! I was ready for my shot after that, but the nurse assured me that monkeys don’t need to get flu shots! Phew!
Saturday, Dec 8 was Solace’s birthday and I got to help her open presents. We had a great time playing together. We got to go see the Christmas Creche exhibit at her church (I was excited to go see it again after I saw it with Mike last week). It was a lot of fun. Solace got a tent and sleeping bag for her birthday and I slept in there with her.
I sure had a great time with Solace and her family, and I cannot wait to see what new family and new adventures I get to have next week!
Love,
Bananas"