Mother's Day Tea

Gavin's class had a 'Mother's Day Tea' this morning for all the moms. We all gathered into the classroom amidst 16 excited four and five year-olds, and found our designated spot, marked by various crafts and treats including a placemat our child had made, a cupcake, a little flower plant growing in a styrofoam cup, and an envelope.

The highlight of the event was definitely the group sing-song of 'A Tooty Ta' - I have no idea how you would even spell that, but the important thing to know is that it's a nonsense song which adds actions each time you sing it through, culminating in the final verse with 'thumbs up, elbows back, feet apart, knees together, bottoms up, tongues out, eyes closed, turn around.' At which point you dance around in that flattering position singing 'a tooty-ta a tooty-ta' over and over.

Also keep in mind that I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant. Yes, a good time was had by all.

Surprisingly, that lovely mental picture is not the point of this post. The envelope sitting at each mom's place contained a picture each child had drawn of their mom, and a page entitled 'My Mom' that the kids had filled in the blanks on. Here's what Gavin's said:

My Mom is: good
She likes to: feed Abby
She always: hugs
Sometimes she: tips
But the best thing about my Mom is: kiss

Sounds pretty good, except I couldn't figure out the 'tips' part. Greg asked him about it tonight, and he said something about 'you know when there's a little bit in the glass and you tip it over...' You mean like spilling? we asked. Yep. My tendency to spill made it into his Mother's Day letter. Some of you will find that hysterical. ;) I'm here to amuse.