{aprons, cub scouts, & picture day!}

I only have a few minutes, so I'll make this post short....

Grandma Andrea made Morgan an apron. She's just starting to want to help me cook, and she LOVES to play in her play kitchen, so the apron was right up her alley. PLUS, it's reversible -- one side has Minnie Mouse and the other has the Disney Princesses. It just screams MORGAN!










Gerard joined Cub Scouts and last night was their second meeting. Here he is all decked out (although I haven't had time to sew all his patches on yet):






And today is picture day at school. He's such a cutie, isn't he? (And YES, I know I'm biased!)

{read-a-thon}

You remember those crummy catalog fundraisers where you're asked to buy overpriced wrapping paper and bad chocolates? Well..... NOT THIS TIME!!! Gerard's school does only one fundraiser and it is a pledge-based Read-a-Thon. Here's how it works:

• Students obtain pledges for reading based on per-page or a flat donation. Early readers can have parents read to them.
  
  
• Students read and record pages read from September 21 - September 27. Money must be turned in by Friday, October 2. (Make checks payable to [*our town name*] Elementary PTO.)
  
  
• Students will receive a bookmark just for participating and one "Book Buck" for every $15 raised. The "Book Bucks" can be used like cash to purchase books during their Winter Book Fair.
  
  
• Students can earn prizes based on how much money they raise.
  
  

If you'd like to make a pledge, please let me know. Gerard will really appreciate it!

{the party}

Thanks for all the compliments on the party stuff. I had fun making everything and I think all the kids had fun at the party. Here are some of the hundreds of pictures Gerard, Debbie and I took.

The decorations:






Playing Hot Meatball:









Dancing to the music of Hot Meatball:




Playing BINGO:









Pin the Meatball on the Spaghetti:







The cupcakes and ice cream:











Opening presents:






The guests and the birthday kids: