Thanksgiving Feast at School

This was a pretty short week for the girls at school, just Monday and Tuesday, then off the rest of the week.  Tuesday at school, there was a Thanksgiving Feast for Kindergarten through 2nd grade.  Parents, grandparents, and other family members were invited to have lunch with the kids and enjoy a meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and green beans. 

Anja, decked out in her Indian costume.

The kids had made costumes to wear, some were Pilgrims, some were American Indians.  Jason and I were really lucky that our schedules worked out so that we had gaps in our work day to make it out to the school.  The kids were adorable and the food wasn't bad!


Anja's class headed to the Thanksgiving
feast.  Anja is the line leader, with her finger
over her lips to remind herself and others to
be quiet in the hall.

Anja's family crew, ready for lunch!
(Grandma & Grandpa Caswell, Jason).

Me and Anja. 

Say "Turkey"!

First Day of School: Then and Now

First Day of school 2012, Elise
headed to 2nd grade,
Anja to preschool.

First day of school 2013, Elise
headed to 3rd grade,
Anja to Kindergarten.
I think Anja is starting
to make up the height difference!

The first day of school makes me a little sentimental, and this morning I went back to find some pictures of the girls on the first day of school in previous years. 

For Anja, this means going back to last year, her first year of preschool, and comparing it to this year, her first year of Kindergarten.  She looks so small standing next to Elise last year!  And Elise is definitely starting to look like a young lady, less and less of the little girl there!
 I found a picture of Elise going into Kindergarten three years ago.  I can't believe how much she has grown!


Elise's first day of Kindergarten,
2010.