Ellie's real day fell on a dance class day. To celebrate with her friends, Nonna made Hello Kitty cupcakes to pass out at class.
They were boxed and wrapped tight to enjoy at home after class.
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
March 9, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Birthday Ballet
Last 'Ellie is 4' post - promise!
Ellie's real day fell on a dance class day. To celebrate with her friends, Nonna made Hello Kitty cupcakes to pass out at class.
They were boxed and wrapped tight to enjoy at home after class.
Ellie's real day fell on a dance class day. To celebrate with her friends, Nonna made Hello Kitty cupcakes to pass out at class.
They were boxed and wrapped tight to enjoy at home after class.
March 8, 2011
Those aren't your knuckles!
A while back I talked about my love of Parents As Teachers. Part of the program is a screening every six months (birthday and half birthday months) to make sure your child is on track. In the past they have used the Denver Screening but recently just switched to a more in depth test.
The Denver Screening was fine, but it was a tad out of date. There were black and white sketches of animals and since Ellie was 18 months old she has said the black and white spotted dog was a cow. Every six months Sara points to the dog and Ellie says, "That's a cow."
The next part of the test Sarah said things like, "Which animal flies? Which animal gallops?" Then she would ask, "Which animal barks?" and Ellie would reply, "Sara, none of those animals bark." And Sara and I would giggle.
If we thought that was funny, we had no idea what was coming next.
Last week Ellie took the new standarized test for the first time. After she had counted, sorted and stacked her blocks, skipped, jumped on one foot and drew shapes, we arrived at the last section of the test. Body parts. Sara and I giggled together as Madeline tried to point to her forehead, wrist, knee, elbow and ankle along with Ellie.
Then came the last part to name. Sara said, "Show me your knuckles."
I immediately knew that Ellie didn't have a clue what that meant. We hadn't taught her about knuckles so unless it was a random thing learned at preschool, it would be a wrong answer. After explaining to Sara that we hadn't gone over that yet I glance over to Ellie and was shocked at what I saw.
She had the neck of her shirt pulled down and was pointing to her nickels.
(click here if you need a refresher on what nickels are, but I'm sure you probably have it figured out)
Sara, already in on that Ellie-ism, looked at me and we laughed so hard our stomachs hurt.
"No, Ellie! Not nickels, KNUCKLES! KNUCKLES are where your fingers bend! See?"
"Oh! I thought you guys were asking to see my nickels! I know just where those are!"
Despite that little snafu, Ellie did great on the screening. Not to brag, but let's just say if you lined up one hundred four year olds, only 2-3 would have scored higher. Their moms obviously did a better job enunciating the names of body parts when they were smaller. ;)
The Denver Screening was fine, but it was a tad out of date. There were black and white sketches of animals and since Ellie was 18 months old she has said the black and white spotted dog was a cow. Every six months Sara points to the dog and Ellie says, "That's a cow."
The next part of the test Sarah said things like, "Which animal flies? Which animal gallops?" Then she would ask, "Which animal barks?" and Ellie would reply, "Sara, none of those animals bark." And Sara and I would giggle.
If we thought that was funny, we had no idea what was coming next.
Last week Ellie took the new standarized test for the first time. After she had counted, sorted and stacked her blocks, skipped, jumped on one foot and drew shapes, we arrived at the last section of the test. Body parts. Sara and I giggled together as Madeline tried to point to her forehead, wrist, knee, elbow and ankle along with Ellie.
Then came the last part to name. Sara said, "Show me your knuckles."
I immediately knew that Ellie didn't have a clue what that meant. We hadn't taught her about knuckles so unless it was a random thing learned at preschool, it would be a wrong answer. After explaining to Sara that we hadn't gone over that yet I glance over to Ellie and was shocked at what I saw.
She had the neck of her shirt pulled down and was pointing to her nickels.
(click here if you need a refresher on what nickels are, but I'm sure you probably have it figured out)
Sara, already in on that Ellie-ism, looked at me and we laughed so hard our stomachs hurt.
"No, Ellie! Not nickels, KNUCKLES! KNUCKLES are where your fingers bend! See?"
"Oh! I thought you guys were asking to see my nickels! I know just where those are!"
Despite that little snafu, Ellie did great on the screening. Not to brag, but let's just say if you lined up one hundred four year olds, only 2-3 would have scored higher. Their moms obviously did a better job enunciating the names of body parts when they were smaller. ;)
March 7, 2011
Ellie's Hello Kitty 4th Birthday Party
It's time to P-A-R-T-Y! Ellie is 4!!!!
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| Invite by Tiny Prints. |
The girls are dressed in their Modern Frills tees, I'm in my vintage Hello Kitty shirt and Ryan, well it's hard to find Hello Kitty gear for guys. But we tried!
This is our first time having a party at a place. You have to admit, it is tempting. They do everything. We didn't even need to bring any decorations, cake or goodie bags - but you know we did. ;)
Ellie wanted to be the chief party planner this year and she decided on a Hello Kitty party at her favorite exploration center. She was so excited when we walked in the door, she couldn't help dancing.
While the kids played, the staff decorated! Goodie Bags filled with Hello Kitty everything from the Target Dollar Spot, Hello Kitty Scrabble tile necklaces for the girls then we stuck the complimentary goodie bags down inside. (cupcake toppers and goodie bags made by Nonna)
Party hats, napkins, plates, noise makers, banner and tiara found at Party City.
After loads of playing, it was time for the Birthday Parade! All of the kids in our group were handed instruments and we had a parade to the party room.
What can you say about this cake other than AMAZING?! The entire thing was edible, Hello Kitty herself was made out of rice crispy treats! We all sang to Ellie and then after a few puffs, the candles were out.
Nothing says "I'm 4!" like a sparkling Hello Kitty tiara, right? Ellie couldn't keep her eyes off that cake.
After we opened gifts - which gets crazier and crazier every year! - we all stayed and played until almost closing time. Ellie had a great day and was wiped out at the end. Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us and helped with the big 4th birthday!
Party Detail Recap:
Invitations - Tiny Prints
Girls' Party Shirts - Modern Frills (full review coming soon!)
Cake - Contact me for details
Hello Kitty Decor - Party City
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