Grandparents Day 2011

On October 5th, Brooke's school held their Grandparents day.  This year all the grandparents were invited to come to the school for an hour to participate in activities and a snack with their grandchild.  My dad was able to take the day off and make the trip up overnight just for the hour he got to spend at her school.  Brooke was lucky to have 2 grandparents at her school because Eric's mom was able to make it as well.  Here are some shots I got of my Dad.  Later in the morning my dad was also able to participate in Brandon's gym class, and was able to observe Brooke's gymnastics class in the afternoon before he headed back to PA.

The boys

Pretending to sleep 

Grandparen'ts Day

October 27th was grandparents day at Brooke's school.  My mom made the 2.5hr drive up Tuesday after work just so she could be there for Brooke.  We spent the morning with Brandon, looking at trucks before I dropped my mom off.  It was really very nice having a buddy in the morning with me because most days it is just Brandon and I, which I love, but it's to be with other adults too. 

The visit was too short, but Brooke loved that Mimi came and even got to have a sleep over.

I dropped my mom off for a while in the morning on Wednesday and here are the pictures that we got!

School

This past Saturday it was take your parents to school day.  It was about 40 minutes and gave us the opportunity to see a little glimpse into what she does everyday.  We got to sit down with her teachers, go through some of the letters and their phonics system that the school uses, sing the pledge of allegiance, and much more.  Most of this I had already seen through my research when i was trying to choose a school, but it was nice to share it with Eric and Brooke.  We left Brandon with the grandparents so it was even more special to be there with just Brooke.  She also got to show us some of the learning activities that she does when she is there.  Some of her favorites are teaching tools that deal with sensory and fine motor skills.  She was a little shy at first but it was really neat to see her excited to be at school for once!  She still tells me every day that she doesn't want to go!  Its not the best picture, from my cell phone, but it's all I took.