Brunch with Mommy

In late April, DJ's preschool had a special event for the kids and their daddies... Dessert with Daddy.  It was an hour-long activity that included dessert, a scavenger hunt, and a small craft project.  Since school is out before Father's Day, the event was held earlier.  Both of the 4s classes were in this event at the same time, so there were a lot of people there!

With Mother's Day during the school year, the equivalent event for the mommies was held yesterday.  Unlike the Dessert with Daddy event, Brunch with Mommy was split by class making the number of people at each event smaller.  There are only 12 children in DJ's class, so it was a very cozy gathering.

Nadia picked up Grace and DJ from Eleanor's and I met her at the school.  We walked in together, and were asked to find our child's booklet that they made for us.  DJ and Grace's booklets were next to each other.  The booklet was hand drawn and written by the children.  Adorable!  

Cover of the booklet

My mom is nice because she gives me cuddles.

My mom is really good at cooking (quesadilla -- in the picture he drew).

My mom runs all day long.

At that point, we got "brunch", and then we had a very special surprise!  The children sang us a song!!  If you can't see the video, go to this link:  http://youtu.be/47aVFC2sN88

Then we had a small activity where the children got to measure how tall we are via a set of plastic flowers they were given (and I got to measure DJ in turn).  Then DJ had to write the number for each of us on his paper, and draw a picture of me.  I also had to draw a picture of him.  This brought out just how poorly I draw!  I need to leave the drawing to my children... they draw better than I do!  Then each child and their mother got to sit in the front of the room and the child had to tell the class how many flowers tall each are.  DJ did a great job!

DJ's teacher then read a book to all of us, and we got to watch the kids interact with her and story telling.

Finally, our children gave us a gift that they had made earlier in the week.  He got some help writing his name because the space is rather small, but he did a good job overall!!

All in all, it was a really awesome hour that we got to spend together!

And for a couple of extra pictures.  In the picture on the left, DJ and Mommy.  In the picture on the right, Grace and DJ.  DJ initiated the hug, and Grace took his hand at that point.  SO SWEET!!!