Valentine's Day Party

Since Lily only goes to school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, she had her Valentine's Day Party at school yesterday. As you can see below, William feels right at home in her classroom. All the kids, parents and even grandparents know William; I think he has officially become their class mascot.

William had one thing on his mind during snack time - taking Lily's food. Luckily, Lily is super-sweet about it and is always willing to share. In this first series of pictures you can see William gradually taking over Lily's spot at the table. First, standing next to Lily...

...then sitting on Lily...

...then Lily standing next to William...

...and finally William has taken over Lily's place and gabs it up with the other students. William is very determined when it comes to getting what he wants.


Making Valentine's cards

Lily with one of her friends from school. This little boy's mother told me that he reported that Lily was his girlfriend in the first week of school. Oh, the tangled web of love in the preschool world.

A group shot requested by the kids. After I took the picture, they each had to inspect the playback picture on the camera to ensure that it was okay. Definitely a generation very comfortable in their digital world.

After some games, the teacher read a book that the kids created. It was a book all about what the kids love. Most kids said that they loved their mom or dad, Lily said that she loved...porcupines.

William, once again, feeling right at home in the middle of things.

Today Lily went to a Disney performance (a birthday present from Aunt Angela) which was really a Disney-themed kids' magic show. It was really neat and a nice alternative to the musicals and ice-skating shows. (Thanks to Aunt Ingrid for watching William while Lily and I had a girls' afternoon together.) Lily got a Disney princess doll as a souvenir after the show. When we got home, Lily wanted to watch t.v. (Babar, her current favorite). I suggested that she play with her new doll instead. But she clearly wanted to watch the t.v. show, and so reasoned, "If I could just watch Babar with some lemonade, then maybe I would have the strength to play with my new doll." But of course, completely sound reasoning.