Friday October 3, 2008

 

 

 Grandparents’ Day

 

We had an enjoyable morning at Grandparent’s Day – for three of our grandchildren.

 

Our granddaughter Jana was one of the designers of the program covers.

 

 

Grandparents began gathering in the gym at 8:45 a.m. for coffee, orange juice, fruit, and pastry.

 

 

 

 

Their other grandma, Betty, was able to be there today because Elwood, a friend of the children, brought her.  She hurt her foot the other week and cannot drive.

 

 

After refreshments, we visited the children’s rooms.  First was Ian’s kindergarten room.

 

 

Ian and his teacher

 

 

Elwood, Betty, Cerwin, and Ian.  Ian didn’t stop smiling the whole time we were there, although he would have liked us to stay longer.

 

 

He gave us a laminated drawing of his hand…

 

 

…and colored two pages.

 

 

 

 

Ian and Cerwin

 

 

Ian and me

 

 

Betty and Ian

 

 

Our next visit was Jana’s fourth grade room.

 

 

She presented us with laminated leaves and a photo.

 

 

Jana and her teacher

 

 

Cerwin and Jana.  Notice the other grandparents in the background.

 

 

Me and Jana

 

 

We helped her finish her wordsearch page.

 

 

Elwood and Jana

 

 

Betty and Jana

 

 

Cerwin and Jana

 

 

It was more difficult to find eighth-grader Josh, who was not in a classroom, but helping grandparents find their grandchild’s classroom.

 

 

Cerwin and Josh

 

 

By 10:00 most of the grandparents were back in the gym waiting for the program to begin.

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten through second grade were first.  Notice Ian in the front row – third from left.

 

 

 

 

Jana (front left) waited on the sidelines until it was time for her class to present their part of the program.  She also helped to direct the first song, but I missed getting a photo.

 

 

Third through fifth grade.

 

 

 

 

Grandparent’s Day is always a delight for us and the children.