Day 216 (11/11): Veteran's Day Parade

On 11/11/11 and at approximately 11am, the City Commissioners and Veterans gathered in the City Auditorium for a special ceremony honoring those that have served.  Colton's school classmates provided some of the entertainment as they sang a patriotic song.  You can't see Colton in the video because he was in the 2nd row but he was singing and bobbing his head as usual.

I took the usual shots of the parade...

But then I couldn't resist a What Not To Wear moment.  Check out this ladies boots.  They are shiny silver moon boots with a short skirt.  When I get to be 50 years old, I hope I don't think these are cool.

Day 189 (5/11): Field Day Fun

I spent the afternoon at Colton's school watching field day.  I remember back in the day when you had to walk 10 miles in the snow without snowboots to school and when our parents gave us those corny lines of how rough they had it getting up when the sun came up to milk cows before they went to school and how easy our lives were.  Ok I digress, I remember Grandview field days when kids ran the three-legged race and had eggs on wooden spoon relays.  Winners received ribbons and the weather always seemed to be perfect. 

It is different at Northview. No ribbons but the kids don't know any different. It is a day of fun and celebration.  I snapped photos and a few videos and put them together in a montage.  I'm a proud mamma and Colton ran the high jump so I give him an imaginary ribbon.  Enjoy the video and hope you think back to your field days.

Day 153 (10/5): Fess up when you mess up

Colton's school program was scheduled for the KSU vs NU game but after many parents complained they moved it to a new night.  It was the shortest program ever - maybe 20 minutes long.  The kiddos said a few quotes and sang 5-6 songs.  Here's the highlight reel:

Day 144 (9/3): The return...

I'm going to try this again...blogging.  Since I have been writing on my dissertation for the past 2 weeks pretty heavily, I might as well write on something I enjoy.  Plus last time I talked to my grandma she said everytime she logged on all she saw was Colton in make-up so I can't let that be my lasting memory of him!

Colton returned to school and it was pretty uneventful.  He was not happy with the teacher he was assigned because his friends were in the other two classes and so were the teachers he wanted.  But he will survive.  He has a new backpack and was ready to go early that morning. Notice the jacket - it was chilly that first morning!  Also notice that he didn't have any new school clothes on.  He just picked out what he likes to wear - shorts and a t-shirt. I tried to get him to wear jeans but he said "No Way!" He's just a kid that likes to be comfortable and not show off for anyone.

But he was happy and so was I for his return to school and a regular schedule.