On Friday morning A, Hubby, and I headed to school together. It was the much-anticipated Polar Express Parade day and the class Christmas party. A was so excited to wear her pajamas to school. They look a little bulky because I put clothes underneath them. It was chilly and I knew they were doing their parade outside. We had finished her parade train box some time back, but she worked really hard on it and was very proud of her work. I was very excited for the whole day. I couldn’t wait for it to begin.
At the beginning of the year, the parents signed up for the parties they would volunteer to help with. I had signed up for Christmas so I was heavily involved in everything that we did at the party. I brought everything that was needed for the Christmas tree craft – completely edible and a huge hit
. I also came up with the idea for the cute little stocking craft the kids did. Mrs. R was very receptive to my ideas and we had the party planned in no time. Since we were at school on time and the parade didn’t start until 8:45, I started to help with getting the party set up.
After everyone had arrived, Mrs. R read the Polar Express book to the class. Then it was time for coats, jackets, scarves, and train cars! The kids were so cute that I could barely stand it. We got lots of pictures and video too. It was the best parade I’ve ever seen!
Immediately following the parade was the party. I took care of the edible Christmas trees – sugar cones with green icing, M&Ms, and colored licorice for tensil. The kids just loved it. Another mom had brought the supplies to make popcorn balls – another hit with the kids. In addition to those goodies, the kids made reindeer chow to spread in their yards and then the stocking that I had mentioned earlier. After all of that (whew!), they had a book exchange. It was a great day and Hubby and I were both glad that we were there to watch our A enjoy it. And now, break until January 4th

Jammies at school (in the library to be exact)

They were so darn cute in those jammies.

Love this book and movie.

The train...

So cute...

On the parade route.

Ready to march by some other classes who came to watch the parade. The route was marked with cones and everyone clapped as the parade went by. Loved it!

J's tree.

The other J's tree.

T's tree.

And A of course loved the tree. M&Ms are her favorite.

B's tree.

Easy does it. She also threatened to lick the icing off the plate

Very cute group picture.

Book exchange.

I think she's pretty happy with the books. What do you think?