This was Chloe's First Thanksgiving and I think she enjoyed herself!
I love it that the kids are spending Thanksgiving with their cousins and making those memories!
Today Logan graduated from radKIDS. It's a Personal Empowerment Safety Education class that the kids here take during the 4th grade. They teach the kids about how they are important, general safety stuff, what to do if you've been abused, and what's really cool is they teach the kids actual self defense moves. If you want more info on what it is just click here "!For 2 weeks they have instructors come into the classroom and they teach the kids what to do in scary situations and different ways to escape from someone who might try and grab them . A police officer comes for a few days and wears his protective gear to let the kids try out their new moves.
Today was the last day and they put on a little show for the parents. My camera died the second I got there and I had just taken my back up batteries out , so I didn't think I'd be able to get anything on video. But then I remembered my cell phone! Now I'm new to the whole take a picture with your phone thing (I know it's been around for quite awhile--what can I say, I'm behind the times) ANYWAY I did get Logan's final drill demonstration. It is a little blurry, but for my first try at my phone video it's not to bad!
It's really hard to hear what's going on because all the 4th graders are chanting "Let's go Logan, let's GO!" So here's a little synopsis for you:
The first lady he goes to wants to take him home, but does she know our family password? . . . No! So, run!!! Next you come to a stranger on the street, you're not quite sure what to make of him, so you get in your protective stance, he seems okay, but then he tries to get you so. . . tell him to back off, poke his eyes, and RUN! Finally you come across a man who needs your help (that be the officer in the red suit). You tell him you'll find an adult to help him, but then he tries to grab you! So use your moves, kick him, punch him, scream, stab at his eyes, and then run to a safe adult!
MEGANS TRAUMATIC MOMENT. . . .
Isn't this a pitiful picture. And she was so EXCITED when I told her we'd go. She told me (this was before she had it done) that this was the best day of her life!!
But it ended well! Here they are admiring themselves in the mirror. As for my title, "Beauty is Pain", that's what I remember the woman telling me when I got my ears pierced as a little girl (although I have NO idea how old I was). I thought it was quite applicable to this outing!
Logan was so nervous to get up and play. But when he finished he had THE BIGGEST GRIN on his face.! My mom decided that the only way to get him to stop complaining about learning to play was to give him a piano piece that he could really get into. So she gave him "Raiders March" (the theme from Indian Jones)! His song was really challenging for only having had 10 lessons, but he did pretty darn good!
Of course Megan just gets up there and does her thing. She was the 2nd or 3rd to play and just got up and did it! She had 3 songs, but she played the first 2 so quickly I didn't get them, but the one of her playing is "Macaroni Cha Cha." Her entire song she just kept looking at me! Oh my little Megan!
