Layla's Preschool Bday Party and Holiday Open House

Layla got to celebrate her birthday at school Thursday. It was the last day of school before winter break and a VERY busy day. She woke up that morning to a BIG surprise...Grandma and Grandpa Rosco are here!! We kept their trip a secret...her face was priceless when she woke up with Grandma by the bed.

After a super quick breakfast we were off to preschool. Her teachers had everything ready for the birthday girl-

She was so proud to wear her birthday hat all day!

Here she is hard at work before circle time.

This picture. There are just no words.

She got to be the special helper for the day and feed the fish, help her teacher during circle time (with the calendar, weather and days of the week).

Then it was time for show and tell. She brought her black bear-

Her "chickens book"-

Her "Oscar Robot"-

And 3 felt carrots. LOL

The teacher let her pick out a special book from the book bin (she picked a Clifford book).

Then she got to share with the class some fun Layla facts- It is kind of hard to read in the picture but she told us her birthday was December 29th, she has 1 brother, her pet's names are Oscar and Moose, she likes chocolate ice cream and her favorite TV show is Rapunzel.

Then it was snack time. The class sang her happy birthday (she was obviously thrilled) and then we ate unicorn cookies that Grandma Rosco made.

THEN Santa came to visit the class!! He was so much fun and even read the kids his favorite story.

Layla wasn't too sure about it...she just kept staring.

She didn't want to talk to him or sit on his lap, but she was more than willing to take a candy treat bag from him.

That night we had her preschool holiday open house. It was fun to watch her play with her friends, see all the holiday crafts they've been working hard on this month AND see them sing a few holiday songs.

I knew Layla wasn't into the songs. She sings them at home but acts like it is TOTALLY lame to sing in front of other people. Not many of the kids really got into it. The absolute BEST part was that she was sitting there grimacing, saw us and winked. It was SO sweet. She did like to play the instruments though.

And she was the only one to take a bow at the end. LOL

We are so thankful for Layla's wonderful teachers and her friends at preschool. She has a great group of kids and really loves going. She's grown so much since she started and I can't wait to see how she grows this next semester. :)