We had a blast at our holiday party on Friday! I got so many great pictures, it's taken me over an hour to load them all onto the blog!! Check 'em out!
Most of the class had school spirit Friday and showed it with their best PJs!
Aside from Luigi, we had another surprise guest join us all day on Friday! Amber's sister, and former Sofferin's Superstar - Caitlin joined us for all of our fun!
We also had a bunch of other parents show up for our luncheon! Here's Chloe and her grandmother!
Even Axel's mom managed to get away from her kindergartners for a little bit to join us!
Axel's dad also joined the party!
Of course, Princess's mom always comes to all of our luncheons!
Here's Hudson with his dad!
In the morning Friday, we enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate (figures the weather gets warmer just in time for hot cocoa!) and one of my favorite movies! And hey, it's the first time I got through the whole movie without crying at the end!
Awwwwweeeee!
After a couple games, including my own version of "Deal or No Deal", we had a huge lunch! We had so much food! We had tons of great food thanks to all the parents who helped out by sending stuff in! Thanks so much for everyone who helped make this luncheon a success!
Of course, the favorite part of our luncheon was the chocolate fondue fountain!
Somebody tell Amber that Halloween was a month and a half ago!
After lunch came my favorite part of our holiday festivities - the gag gift exchange!
Hudson got exactly what he wanted - a Tinkerbell painting book!
Whoa! Yoshi got his very own Precious!
A Precious phone book, that is!
Nick got the absolute cutest present in the bunch!
Somehow Elysha doesn't seem too excited about her Jacob's Ladder toy. I think it's pretty cool myself!
Ivan was ecstatic about his bag of pasta! That's the spirit, Ivan!
Klea got a pan flute that I bought while on my cruise in the Grand Cayman Islands last year. But she didn't hang on to it for too long.
Just what a 9-year-old wants. A box of tea bags.
DJ knew that would be a DVD! Good choice, DJ!
Rebekah got an iPhone box, but by now she's learned that things aren't always what they appear.
Axel was the first one to steal! He snatched Klea's pan flute.
Klea then stole Princess's Jacob's Ladder.
And Elysha taught Axel a little lesson in thievery, taking the pan flute out of the game!
But don't fear, Axel, because you get to open a new present, and it just so happens to be one of the best ones!
A can of beans!
Axel and Chardaisha could put their gifts together and have a really good meal!
And Chloe can bring the desert!
Amber is relieved to get a Christmas puzzle!
But not as excited as Kenniah was to get this giant lollipop!
For some reason, Darius wasn't too excited about his Christmas cakes.
Aniya got herself a box of chocolates!
Alexis can keep her food fresh with this box of foil wraps! Lucky!
It's just what Abdullah needed - an extra copy of his student dictionary!
Finally, Hudson got a chance to unload his Tinkerbell book, stealing Klea's Jacob's Ladder!
Finally, the kids got to check out what they got in their stockings!
We sure did have a great holiday party! I hope everyone has a wonderful and restful winter vacation! When we come back in January, we'll have a lot of work to do, learning about fractions, economics, matter, and a bunch of other stuff! But for now, take it easy and enjoy your time off!
