Field Day

Field Day at Bixby is a little different from what we are used to at Lone Star.  Kayla was confused and she told me parents were not allowed at her field day so I did not go.  She said she had a good time, but she did not do anything.  She said there were activities they could participate in if they wanted.  However, Kayla and her group of friends just walked around the track enjoying the treats they purchased at the concession stand.  From what I understand, Caroline's Field Day worked about the same way.  I was not able to go because Kayla had State Piano Contest at the same time.  My dad was kind enough to go to Caroline's field day and take these pictures for me.

Caroline enjoyed her field day.  There is not a lot of structure to the event.  They have a few little activities set up, and the kids can do whatever they want.  She had one little incident where a girl squirted water on her shirt.  If you know Caroline at all, you know that water on her clothes is a huge problem.  The tears came and she had to go change her shirt before she went back to having fun.  At Lone Star the entire class would do an activity and then the class would move on to the next activity.  I wish Bixby did it that way.  Both of my kids would have participated a lot more that way.  However, they both had a good time.  I guess that is important.  Thanks again to my dad for going in my place!

Celebrate Central

Caroline's class went on a trip to the park for their Celebrate Central day.  This is basically a special little outing for the kids that have behaved all year.  They walked to the park from the school.  That is probably close to a mile.  I chose to drive to the park and wait for them to arrive.  Here they come...

They had all of the kids line up for a picture before they let them go play.  If you can't tell, they are looking directly into the sun.  It was probably not the best place to line them up for pictures.

Time for a little snack provided by the PTA

More play time.  This is Caroline and her friend Taylor.

My monkey

Lunch time

Caroline and her friend Teralyn.  It was hot outside!

She had a good time.  Her favorite part was getting to leave early with me.  They normally got out of school an hour early on Wednesdays.  The month of May they did not get early release days.  Caroline was begging for an early day.  She got it!  I think we were home by noon. 

4th Grade Clap-Out

Kayla will be going to a new school next year for 5th grade.  Her current school does a Clap-Out before the kids leave.  This year it also included the 3rd graders because they will also be going to the new school.  The parents and all of the other students line the hallways.

Then it is pretty much a parade of students.  The Chick-Fil-A cow got things started.  The teachers lead their students through the building while everyone claps.

Even Caroline got to participate.

 

Next, they went to the gym for a magic show.

Then we went into another room to watch a DVD slideshow.  Kayla was actually in several of the pictures.
After that we headed to the playground for popsicles and raffle drawings.  Kayla did not win anything, but she had a great day.

I stopped by Caroline's class to pick her up early.  They had just come in from recess.  Here she is with Miss Michelle.  Caroline adores her.  She is a high school student that helps in her class about an hour every day.

Here is Caroline's class with Miss Michelle.  They were having a little graduation party for her that day.  She was accepted to Baylor (where her sister is a student), but she is heading off to OU in the fall.

It is so hard for me to believe that I will have a first grader and a fifth grader next year!

Spring Social

We went to the first annual Spring Social at the school on Friday night.  I have to admit that I did not want to go.  At all.  However, the girls were so excited to go.  It had been talked about so much at school during the week leading up to the big event.  We went ahead and bought some tickets before we left school on Friday.  That way we were able to jump right in without having to stand in any lines.

 It was filled with regular school carnival type activities.  Lots of games to play and food to buy.  Each game only cost a quarter.  We bought $8 worth of tickets and could not use them all before the night ended.  They also sold raffle tickets for $1.  I believe we bought $12 worth of raffle tickets.  Each girl received one free raffle ticket for bringing back a program they were given at school.  There were baskets all over the gym filled with items donated by the classes.  If you were interested in that basket, you put your raffle ticket in that bucket.  There was also an i-pod, an electric scooter, 2 bikes, season passes to Big Splash, and the opportunity to throw a pie in the face of three different teachers.  Caroline managed to win 2 of the raffle drawings.  We were shocked!  Kayla did not win anything.  Then they announced that the boy who won the chance to throw a pie in the face of the art teacher was not there, and they were going to draw another name.  Kayla got so excited that she still had a chance to win something.  She had put one of her tickets in that bucket.  They drew her name!  She was thrilled!  I had to stay with our baskets so I did not get to watch.  You could tell when she threw the pie.  The place erupted.  Imagine about 200 kids screaming at the top of their lungs in a gym.  It was so fun for both of the girls!

Here they are with the baskets that Caroline won

This basket had all sorts of popcorn and candy.  Plus, a $25 gift card to Incredible Pizza, four movie passes, a couple of movies, a Wii game, 2 puzzles, 2 card games, and a couple of board games.  This is the basket Kayla really wanted to win.

This basket had lots of art supplies and a weaving loom.  This is the basket that Caroline really wanted.  Oh, and lots of glitter in this basket.  Yay!

As far as our family is concerned, the first annual Spring Social was a huge success!  We finished off the night with a trip to Cherry Berry.  A perfect day!

Easter

Our Easter celebration began with the annual dying of the eggs.  The kids love doing this every year.  We tried to dye them in kool-aid this year.  It worked pretty well, but we may go back to the good old fashion way next year.  Caroline was so excited.  She was asking for days to dye the eggs.

Sunday morning started with the hunt.  We always hunt for eggs inside the house.  This was our first hunt in the new house.  There were a lot more places for the eggs to be hidden in this house.  It was a lot more fun.

 And they're off...

 Of all of the hiding places, this was my favorite

Next, we headed outside to attempt a few pictures.  These did not come out so well this year.  We were really in too much of a hurry.

Then it was off to church.  We went to a new church Easter morning.  We really enjoyed it.  We then went to my mom's house so she could see the girls.  Then it was time to head to my dad's.  We eat lunch there and do a huge egg hunt with the cousins.

 Caroline, Isabel, Olivia, Kayla, and Nic

These kids have such a great time together.  I really was a wonderful day.

District Piano Contest

Kayla had District Piano Contest today.  I think we were all a little nervous this year.  The contest is held at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. 

 We got there early so I let the kids run around outside while we waited for Andy to get there from work.  Caroline's friend, Brigi, was with us for the day.  They were able to entertain each other.

Andy finally arrived and we went to check Kayla in.  That was at 3:30.  We were told that there were 2 people in front of her.  The girls tried their best to wait patiently.

 Finally, at 4:00, we asked how much longer it would be.  The lady thought we were waiting on our critique.  She had marked down on her little paper that she had already sent Kayla back to play.  It was a little frustrating, but she finally got to play.  She goes into a room with a judge and plays her piece.  She then comes out of the room so the judge can write up the critique.  She was almost in tears at this point because she had messed up.  When she got her score back she was so relieved that she got a 1+.  That is the highest score you can get.  Here she is with her teacher.

Kayla with her 1+ medal

It would not be a celebration without a trip to Cherry Berry.  Yummy!  Great job, Kayla!

She is now qualified to go to State contest in May.  That is in Oklahoma City.  We usually try to make a fun little weekend of it with a stay in a hotel, and a trip to the Science Museum.  Things are a little complicated this year.  Dance contest is that same weekend in Tulsa.  Our Broadway show tickets are also that weekend.  We have a few things to figure out to make it all work.