4th Grade Mission Project

This brought back memories from when I was in 4th grade doing the mission project! Caleb had to choose whether to do a poster board, scrapbook, or an actual model of the Mission of San Diego Alcala. Of course he chose a poster board which was the easiest of the three and because he's not really into arts and crafts. In order to help him create the poster board, we took him to visit the Mission of San Diego Alcala so that he could learn the history and know what to write about as well as take pictures and get a pamphlet or further documentation of the Mission. Caleb was super excited and completely fascinated with the history of it and took so many good pictures while we were there. He learned a lot and was able to write up his report and create the story board with no problem. He got 97% and displayed his project at open house for everyone to see. He did such an excellent job and we are so very proud!

The Big 10!

On February 22nd, 2016, Caleb turned the big 10! It was perfect that we had just moved in to our new house that we were able to host a big party for his special day. He wanted a Harry Potter themed party so I set out to create Harry Potter decorations, treats, and games.

To begin with, guests had to enter through the 9 3/4 station to get to Hogwarts Hall.

The banquet hall was fully decorated with banners from Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff and yummy treats of Butter beer, chocolate frogs, and Pizza!

After the feast of yummy treats, the kids set out to discover which team they would be on for the festivities by going on a scavenger hunt collecting magical horcruxes and finding the sorting hat. Everyone put on the hat and picked an easter egg and wand. Inside the egg was the team name and on the wand was a tag with the name of the wand. After they found out which team they were on they received a magic spell created just for them.

We played Harry Potter bingo, guess the jelly bean flavor, bamboozled which is a gross tasting jelly bean game, and did an obstacle course. Many prizes were given away such as coloring books with markers, candy, Carl's Jr. giftcards, toys, and paints. Everyone had a really good time playing especially the bamboozled one. Some of the jelly beans tasted like throw up and dirty socks...gross.

After food, games, and prizes it was time to eat cake! Oreo cookie madness.....so delish. At the end of the party everyone lined up to enter the Chamber of Secrets to get their fortune and goodie cauldron. The mini cauldron was filled with stickers, tattoos, and candy. Caleb said this was the best party he ever had and I'm so glad we were able to give him a wonderful and memorable day for the big 10.

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I'm Back!

So I see that I kind of slacked on keeping this blog up to date but now I plan to start up again and continue. I apologize for the huge gap but here are some pictures to capture Caleb's growth over the years and fun times we have had. Enjoy!

4yrs old

5yrs old

6yrs old

7yrs old

8yrs old

9yrs old

Caleb's a big brother, travels to Costa Rica and graduates Cubscouts!!

Disney on Ice!

Last time I took Caleb to see Disney on Ice he freaked out and we left before it even started! I was so heartbroken and decided to wait until he got a little older before trying it again. Well my mom had free tickets and I felt that this was the moment to make it happen and so I prepared Caleb to watch the show. At first he freaked out and said no but I told him it was a new show and it had Ariel! He was a little hesitant at first but with a lot of encouragement I got him to comply. This was the best show ever and Caleb loved every minute of it. He didn't want it to end and is so excited for the next show since we WILL be going to every one from now on! Lol. Good times with Disney on Ice!

Oktoberfest

Every October La Mesa has a festival called Oktoberfest with a bunch of vendors, food, and rides. Caleb and I went to check it out this year. The vendors were ok..kind of boring. All Caleb cared about was playing and going on the rides and eating which is my thing too. :) I was impressed with Caleb for actually wanting to go on the rides and not being scared which he typically would be in the past. So I went ahead and bought tickets and let him go on everything and anything he wanted to. The first activity he chose was the bouncy houses and slides.





The big slide scared him a bit because it was really fast and he didn't expect that. Next he wanted to go on the elephant ride. We called it wannabe dumbo.




Surprisingly after this he wanted to go on the dragon roller coaster. He was very serious and nervous on every ride but he did it and he was so proud of himself after. He would tell me "I did it momma!"



After all of the fun we decided to go to Por Favor and eat. We had yummy chips and salsa and quesadillas. Soooo good.




Caleb had a great time and can't wait to go back to Oktoberfest next year! Another great time with my love.