So many songs, so little time

Since starting 3K in Aug, Miss S has learned SO MANY songs!  Literary I couldn't name them all.  She's coming home with new ones each week and she loves singing them all.  To give you a little taste of it I recorded her singing (with motions) a few of these:

Fall 2011 Family Photos

All pictures can be seen on our Flickr site

(Credit to Crystal Brisco Photography for all pictures: Crystal Brisco Photography: Together: Wilson Family)

The big Mouse on Ice

I just realized that I never wrote a post about Miss Sasha seeing her first Disney on Ice show.  This was back in Sept, so it is a little tardy.  But, considering this is her scrapbook, it still needs a place.  In a few words... she LOVED it!

This was a Mama/Sasha date since Daddy was having a golf weekend, which was fine by us.  It was a perfect thing for just us girls.The show was Lion King (not so much), Little Mermaid (OH YES!), Lilo and Stitch (some), and Peter Pan (definitely the pirates and tinkerbell).  And, of course the Mouse and gang sprinkled throughout.  While Little Mermaid and Ariel stole the show for Sash, the next best thing for her was the box of popcorn.  You would have though it was tossed in gold leaf the way she was eating it.  Here are some pics from our date:

October Social Calendar Review

Pumpkin Patch

First time in the "train" at the Pumpkin Patch...


... and on the hayride

Pumpkin Carving

Hosting Brody Bear for the Weekend 

(Brody is the class bear that goes from house to house each weekend)


Halloween!
(Dressing up as Ballet Edith from Despicable Me)
At a friend's party...


Party at school
Cookie cake, juice pouches...100% juice of course... I am a Room Mom :) .. crafts!  Fun!


Yes, October was FULL, but FUN!  Oh, and in between all of that was soccer on every Friday night, which she LOVED and is continuing to ask about.  Hopefully, the league will decide to start up in Spring and not wait for Fall. 

November has been a tad slower but still fun.  Can't believe Thanksgiving is just next week.  Her first program of sorts is next week too... *sniff, sniff* oh, how she's getting big!

This day in history... Apple's Steve Jobs passed away

I decided that I need to do a little better job of current events in this "baby book" of Miss Sasha's.  So, why not start today?

So it wasn't exactly today, it was yesterday October 5, 2011, that Steve Jobs passed away.  He co-founded Apple.  Why is this a big deal?  I really don't think Sasha will ever say that if she looks around her.  He was responsible for the Mac (because really no one tacks on the word "computer".. they just say "Mac"), the iPhone, the iPod, and the iPad.  Sash, you were 3 and had already played with an iPhone and iPad.  You regularly want, and plead, with me to paint on my iPad (I hold strong).

Jobs was an innovator and did it all, he even started the movie studio Pixar. You can thank him for one of your favorite movies right now, Toy Story 3, since it came from Pixar.  As President Obama said, "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world and talented enough to do it."  Do either me or Daddy own an iPhone right now? Sadly, no.  However, we are counting down the days until our current contracts expire and we can get one... VERY soon!  This is because we've seen the light and are going over to the "dark side," as some say.

Anyway, this was a nugget of history I felt important to capture, hopefully you (my sweet girl) won't look back and ever ask why :)

"Your time on this earth is limited, don’t live someone else's life, live by your vision." - Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

Summer 2011 Recap

Well, it's nearing the end of September so I figured it's about time to recap the Summer since I just recently got around to uploading pictures... I know, I know. But, at least it's done! So, some things I missed mentioning throughout the summer but I think are note worthy enough for a "baby book-ish" blog. So...

We planted our first "garden," but my lack of green thumb seems to have come out since only the basil grew. Only one little section of one pot :(



Sashie's first pedi


Picnics and Fun with Daddy


Luau/End of Year Party at School



Not that this happens too much anymore, but, after a long weekend day...

First day!

These have been up on Flickr since last week, but to get them officially on the blog, here it is...

Sasha had her first 1/2 day on Aug 11, then started full days on Aug 16th. Needless to say, the transition has gone very well! She is loving her new school. She still refers to Christ Methodist as "my regular school" at times, but she's definitely getting the swing of things at the new one. She's starting to learn her new friends names too. And, I'm even getting involved.. just call me Room Mom (I should have help though!) :)

Anyway, here's pics from that first day... seriously, how big is she!

Start of a tradition... Daddy and Sasha pic each first day. (Let's hope Mama remembers!)


New school here I come!

It was the last day

Yesterday was her last day at Christ Methodist. Some how I think it should have been more sad. But, really the friendships we've made there I think will continue for the most part. There's Facebook and email, Mom's night out, and even fall soccer coming up. Hopefully, we'll still see many friends often.

Sasha has been blessed with some really great teachers.. Ms Darlina, Ms Denise, and Mrs Lisa, as well as many fantastic classroom helpers, Ms Jasmine, Ms Maxine, and Ms Queen.

It's just a next step we had to take to get to Holy Rosary (aka "big girl school"), she started today by the way.

To show how much our girl has changed...

A few pictures from her first day at Christ Methodist on Feb 22, 2010:


And now from her last day:


Amazing how much she's changed and how her friendships have grown. Can't wait to see what her new school holds for her!