Happy Hunter

Cutter is always begging to go hunting, it doesn't seem to matter what he hunts or if he even sees anything, he just wants to go. And I'm not sure there is a cuter hunter out there.

Apparently a little paint makes you hunt better.

No animals, no problem, he is happy shooting at the water.

Look at that sweet face, precious!

Kindergarten Christmas party

For whatever reason, I thought it would be great for Hank and I both to volunteer to help with Cutter's class Christmas party. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being there for him but I was not cut out for an entire class of 5 and 6 years old children, they have way too much energy for me. After lots of chaos and a few messes, I'm totally glad we were there to help.

Pancake breakfast to start the party.

Christmas book exchange.

They had several stations with activities, I was in charge of the cookie decorating table.

Finally getting to eat some of their finished products.

They also got to decorate their own gingerbread house. Did I mention chaos and mess?!

First Concert

Our local radio station, Cat Country, does a fabulous job of bringing up and coming country stars to some of the local facilities. Some require you to be over 21, but we had one in December that was not only family friendly, but was also right here in Navarre. We thought this was a perfect opportunity to take Sailor to see and hear some of the people she often sings with on the radio. She got to see Haley & Michaels and Jana Kramer both. Although she loved singing along, she decided it was a little crowded and a little loud for her taste. I was impressed with both acts, they sounded great and was so nice seeing them perform in such a smaller setting.

Gingerbread Competition

Sailor's school held a gingerbread house competition back in December. I had not been given much information about the competition itself, and since Sailor was doing it as part of her gifted class I really didn't ask many questions. I do know they were given a list of rules and requirements and if any of those were not met they would result in a zoning violation and penalties. None of these were done for a grade, but they did have winning categories and prizes for some of the top winners, including a Kindle Fire for the top winner. After attending the competition, I learned that obviously not all students did their houses without adult help, and that next year Hank will definitely want to help Sailor out. There were around 200 hundred houses entered in the competition.

 

This is the beach house that Sailor and two of her classmates made. They have the beach and a pier on one side.

And a pool on the other.

There were some super creative concepts.

I could be wrong in assuming on this one, but I'm going to say that the parents helped more than the student. Or it could be that my child just is not as neat as this student.

I don't know if this one won anything, but I think it deserved something. I thought it was hilarious.