Together we can...

C received honorable mention for his Reflections project this year. The theme was "Together we can...". he took this photograph entitled "Together we can enjoy fall".

I think those smiles with the missing teeth are priceless.

Visiting with the Elk

Seeing the elk at the feeding station nearby is one of our favorite winter outings.
The size and beauty of these animals always seems to amaze me.

No trip is quite complete without a little dress up fun!

Christmas 2010

A photo album by Smilebox

Boots

Caught the kids helping daddy get off to work. These photos says it all!

Teacher Christmas Gifts

The kids and I gave homemade gifts this year to their teachers...
Yummy cranberry cookie mix in a jar, a quilted potholder, and cards made from my left over scraps.

They turned out pretty cute.

12 Days of Christmas

 We started a new Christmas tradition this year in keeping with the true spirit of the season. I created this calendar for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Behind each number is a good dead that we did that day. The kids helped to come up with simple tasks they could do to make others feel good. For example:

• Smile and Say hello to everyone you see.
• Leave change in a vending machine
• Give 5 compliments to 5 different people
• Take some treats to the animal shelter
• Leave a gift for the garbageman
• Find the house with the best lights and send them a note

A Happy Breakfast

My attempt to get the morning off to a good start

First Snow

First snow of the year arrived yesterday.

Ironically, we were planning to leave town early tomorrow morning.

Here's what it is doing now.

Happy Halloween

A Bit of Boasting

The first quarter of school will end on Friday and I just found out this afternoon that Bro has the highest grades in his class and the most A/R points. Another teacher informed me this afternoon that C has been using his some of his recess time to "tutor" other students in his class. His teacher rewards him with treats and REACH cards (our school's currency).