Oct. 24, 2013 - Jog-a-thon

 The artists creating Halloween decorations (Riley really likes scary eyeballs)

 To kick off the Jog-a-thon, St. Pius Elementary's annual fundraiser, the preschool class paraded in front of the entire school

 They had crazy hats and maracas

 Micaela and Luke loved it

 Then, while the rest of the school ran laps, the preschoolers warmed up…

…and ran mini-laps around the gym

 The kids received medals for their hard work

 Even the spectators, Evan and Micaela, got a medal

 The class

 I made white cupcakes with maple frosting and pumpkin cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting for a friend's fall party

Riley's friend Anna came over for a playdate one afternoon

 The girls had a great time decorating cupcakes (I guess I made a lot of cupcakes this week)

 Crazy spiders and jack-o-lanterns

This week Riley's school held a Jog-a-thon, their annual fundraiser. The big kids usually run laps around the school but this year it was rained so they ran at an indoor track instead. The preschoolers sent them off with a rally and parade. Riley and several of her friends did most of their parading with hands over ears because she didn't like the loud echo in the gym. After the older kids boarded busses Riley's class ran laps around the gym. It was adorable to watch the kids try their hardest, some of those little legs move fast!

Later in the week we had Riley's friend, Anna, over for an afternoon playdate. It was nice to play games with the girls and decorate spider and jack-o-lantern cupcakes while Micaela was napping. Watching Riley interact with her friends and seeing how their play has changed really shows me that she is growing up.