Student Showcase 2019

It's spring...it's April...and that means White Rock Montessori is opening its doors once again and we get to see all of the beautiful art works that you two and Mommy and all of her other students have been working on through the year! We also got to see other hard works you've done in class and science fair projects!

We were lucky enough that Molly, Aunt Rebekka, and Molly, and Mimi and Pops got to join us too!

You both were so eager to show Molly your school!

Aidan, in your classroom you showed us some of the impressive works you've been completing!

Your teachers (including Miss Gwynn), and Mommy and I are SO proud of you and impressed with your works, especially your science experiment on sticky water!

You also had several awesome pieces featured in the Art Exhibit too, including Dark Pac-man and Ice-Fire Dragon!

Julia, we then went to your room, where we saw many, many of your works including Candy Planet, Glitter Volcano, and a "Parts of the Chair" work that you developed yourself!

You also had several impressive clay works (including one in the Art Gallery...rare for a Kindergartner) including "Fairy Riding an Alicorn" and "The Infinity Gauntlet"!

We are all so proud of our creative, able, clever, and growing artistes and scientists, and presenters. 

Bonus: Aidan was granted access to my camera, and took his OWN artsy photos of the art gallery. Art about Art! How Meta! 

It is SO so sweet to share your art and works with you!

Chinese New Year 2017: Year of the ROOSTER

On a cold January morning, we bundled up, grabbed some lunches, grabbed some dragon food (aka dollar bills), and went to Downtown Dallas for our annual pilgrimage to the Chinese New Year Dragon Dance and Street Fair!

This year, your Mama came too!

This year, Julia, you said you would NOT be afraid at all!

This year, Aidan, you were hoping to not get your butt bit by the dragon!

The show was AWESOME! 

You both were brave and bold and fed SEVERAL lion dragons!

There was a little trepidation, of course...

But those frowns quickly turned to smiles!

We ate and felt the rhythm of the drums:

And took the show home...you both were drumming and dressing like dragons for days. You both made Chinese New Year masks- Julia you spent hours and hours on yours!

And the results were frighteningly good!

2017 is the Year of the ROOSTER! I wish you a happy new year full of good luck, good health, and--

HOLY SMOKES a dragon!!!!!!!!

Huzzah! A Journey to Medieval Times

To celebrate Baba's 70th birthday, we all went to a VERY special place. 

It's a castle. 

There's jousting.

And knights. 

And dragon meat.

And yelling HUZZAH for good guys and BOO at bad guys.

It was an amazing time! You two LOVED your first experiences at Medieval Times!

Since we told you we were going to a castle, Julia, you decided to dress like a princess.

We met up with birthday Baba, and the fun began:

You were crowned, knighted, and knighted others:

Julia, you loved the falconer lady! The bird flew so close to our heads!

Then for the tournament: Our noble knight, the YELLOW Knight, made it most honorably through all of the prelims...HUZZAH!

But faced an untimely demise...BOO. So we rooted for the next people we wanted to win...and ultimately, in the final battle, the knight you wanted to win WON Aidan! You cheered "He's winning! He's winning!!!!!!!!!!"

Aidan you loved the bread and soup. Julia, you were a bit more adventurous and ate most of your DRAGON meat!

A knight tossed a carnation to you, Lady Julia.  A most excellent display of chivalry.

Aidan, on the way out you found an additional discarded carnation on the floor and presented it to your Mommy. Nobility lives!

HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH for Medieval Times!