I know, it has been quite some time since I last talked about anything on my blog. Honestly, I really have not been excited about doing it since I lost my job. But that is for another time - hopefully soon I will have some good news to report on that front.
In the meantime, I thought I would share some pictures from Halloween and a special event Kurtis got to enjoy through school. So here we go.
HALLOWEEN
Hilliard decided to have Halloween on Thursday Oct 30th this year. I believe it was for several reasons...statistically, having Halloween on a Friday or Saturday night is more dangerous for the kids but also because the Hilliard Darby & Davidson High School Football teams were in the playoffs and they did not want to make people choose between going to the game and Trick or Treating.
Since I lost my job mid-September, Halloween costumes ended up being quick & easy "Homemade" costumes. Kurtis was "Ben 10". This is a cartoon character that he really likes. As you can see, I just used a permanent marker on a white t-shirt and printed off a logo from the computer to glue on the shirt - voila! Joey's was even easier - he was a football player! No work involved there.
We went up and down the street with a new neighbor. Their son is 5, so he and Kurtis play together as often as possible.
WALK-A-THON PIZZA PARTY
Every year, to raise money for the PTO, the school holds a Walk-a-thon. This helps in two ways, it raises the money for the PTO but also encourages the kids to get exercise. Early in October, the school had the walk-a-thon inside the school (due to the weather). Kurtis walked 19 laps around the inside of the school in the 30-40 minutes that they were walking. The kids also go to enjoy snow cones on that day.
Well, as an incentive to get the kids to raise money, there were several prizes for the top children. Jeff took the pledge sheet to the bowling alley several nights one week and Kurtis joined him on another night. Kurtis ended up raising $625 for the PTO. This made him the child who raised the most money for the school!
As a reward, Kurtis got his name mentioned on the morning announcements and earned a $100 gift card to Toys-R-Us (we are making him wait to use it until after Xmas so he can get things he does not get during the holiday).
Along with the recognition, the PTO took the top boy & girl from each grade (k-5) and a friend to a Pizza Party at Iacona's in Hilliard. To get to the party the kids (and the principal - Mr. Spicer) got to ride in this...
A HUMMER STRETCH LIMO!!!!!
This is Kurtis with his best school friend - Will.
Joey, Jeff and I meet Kurtis at the school and followed them to the restaurant. Here is a picture of Joey at the pizza place:
Everyone had a good time and they were all well behaved. This was Tuesday November 25.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Talk to you again soon.
2 comments:
I cannot believe just how different Joey looks. AND Kurtis has a lot of your antics and features (the picture with his friend is like looking at you). I haven't seen any pictures of Joey since he was a baby and he has really changed. It would be a good idea to donate some of their older toys that are not in too bad a condition to "Toys for Tots" or something like that to make room for all the new stuff. Just a suggestion. Really love the update.
Very cool! Hey, cheap home made costumes are the best!!!! :)
Way to go Kurtis at raising the most!!!!! What an amazing experience! And good call on making wait till after Christmas to use the gift card.....great idea!
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