Current Art

Here is some recent art Melissa drew at preschool...

Bobs & Lolo Concert

Last month Melissa's favorite children's artists Bobs & Lolo came to Abbotsford to do a fundraiser concert for Autism Speaks. It has been quite awhile since Melissa has seen them live, so we didn't hesitate to get in on the action :)

"Jellyfish, jellyfish... Oh how I wish I could be a jellyfish"

"Rain Drop"

"I Love Bugs"

Happily bouncing to the music :)

Melissa with Bobs, getting an autograph...

Mother's Day

I was invited to Melissa's preschool on Friday for a Mother's Day tea. First they had us mothers take a seat in a circle, and our children gave us a hand massage with lotion and tranquil spa music...

Then they sang "How much do I love you" to us mommies...

Then we played a game similar to the "Newly Wed Game" where we had to guess what our children answered on different questions. I got asked what Melissa answered when asked "when does your mommy look most beautiful". I wasn't sure what she was going to have told them, so I wrote down "when I smile?". But her answer was "when she wears her dress with flowers & beads". Just so turned out that she had strongly encouraged me to wear it that morning!

We watched a video where each child shared a way that they know their Mommy loves them...

Then we sat down and enjoyed tea & cake served by our little ones...

It was the most special morning!

Birthday Preschool Party Day

Birthday month at preschool is very much looked forward to. This month was Melissa's turn to sit on the birthday chair!

Build-a-bear

Yesterday Melissa spent some of her birthday money on a Build-A-Bear. If you aren't familiar with the concept, it is where you buy a unstuffed animal and then are involved in the process of "bringing it to life". There certainly aren't any shortages of accessories to go along with your newly made stuffy! Melissa has been really set on making her own for about a year now, this was no spur of the moment decision!

After selecting her animal shell, she was in charge of stepping on the pedal that blew the stuffing into the stuffy...

Then she gave it a squeeze test to see if it was full enough...

Warming the kitty's heart in her hands before inserting it inside...

Making a wish... (she held this pose for a really long time - later she told me she didn't know what wish to make for her kitty!)

Washing & fluffing her new stuffy...

Then next she proceeded to make a birth certificate & name her stuffy "Sparkle", as well as pick out an outfit for her!

Here is Sparkle... all settled into our house!