THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

WRAPPING UP THE WEEK

Wow, we had a busy, busy week last week. Here's our recap...

Monday

Allie had dance class & then we enjoyed a quiet evening at home.

Tuesday

I attended conference for each of the kids. Both kids are doing really well in school. I'm so proud of them. Jake excels in Math, Spelling & PE. He needs to slow down & work on his handwriting. Allie is doing really well with her sight words, Music & Art. She also needs to slow down & not be the first one done!! We also had the book fair last week. I was able to work a shift & enjoyed seeing all of the kids friends. The kids had swimming on Tuesday night.

Wednesday

Jake's class had "Read In Day" on Wednesday. The class got to bring pillows, blankets & stuffed animals into class, get comfy & read all day long. They LOVED it. Jake had religion on Wednesday night.

Jake is in the red...reading away during "Read In Day"...

Thursday

No school!! I had a sitter come over & watch the kids so that I could go have a root canal fixed. Not fun! The kids had swimming Thursday night. Both kids are doing great. Allie is jumping off of the diving board & swimming alone to the side of the pool. Jake is working on his back stroke & breathing properly while doing the front stroke.

Friday

No school again so we went with friends to see Bee Movie. It was pretty cute. Earlier in the week, we got news that one of Jake's friend's father passed away suddenly. I talked to Jake about Caleb's dad's death & asked if he wanted to go to the visitation to see Caleb. Jake really wanted to go, so we did. He did really well & got to spend some time with his friend. I feel so bad for this family...the mother is a stay at home mom that has 4 children, 1 in 4th grade, 1 in 2nd grade, 1 in Kindergarten & a 6 month old. They moved to Iowa last year from Idaho. They are planning to move back to Idaho soon.

Saturday

Allie had her Festival of Trees dance recital. She danced to Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas & did a really nice job. Nana Terri came to see the big performance & spent the night with us.

Allie at dress rehearsal...ready to dance!
Allie is on the far right...this is at dress rehearsal.
Allie & her flowers for a GREAT performance!

Sunday

Allie & I went with a group of friends to see the play Annie. It was SO good.

Allie & Jordyn before Annie started!

This week....we have dance class, Cub Scouts, PTA, swimming, religion, Daisy Scouts, popcorn delivery (UGH), Santa's Workshop & the Teddy Bear Tea. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving week when I can relax...yeah right!