I got the funnest idea from one of my good friends, Jaryn. Every year, the night before her kids start school, they have a special dinner in honor of the new student! They get to pick out the menu and then Jaryn picks a theme for the year that their family will focus on and then the child receives a father's blessing. I love traditions and this one in particular, so I told her that I had to adopt it! And we did! And we love it! Thanks Jaryn!
So, our sweet Micah Man was the guest of honor. He was about to start his second year of preschool. And even though Jade wasn't starting school, she loved celebrating with the rest of us!
We made a toast to the new school year!
Jade LOVES carbonated drinks and mommy never lets her have them, so she was in heaven when she got this carbonated French Berry Lemonade! It was way too "spicy" for Micah! So funny!
The Menu picked out especially by Micah was:
~Spinach & Chive Linguine in an Alfredo Sauce or "Green Goblin Noodles"
~Caprese Salad or "cucumbers and tomatoes without the dressing for the kiddos"
~Fresh Bread
~French Berry Lemonade
~Berry Sorbet topped with fresh berries for Dessert
(*A couple of the recipes are on my recipe blog if you're interested.)
We had a little lesson after dinner about our theme. We chose to focus on the Golden Rule. So, we'll be working on that all year. It was such a fun night!
Micah's first day of school. Love this little guy more than anything!
Poor Jade desperately wants to go to school with Micah and whenever we drop him off, she has to bring "her backpack" which is Micah's old backpack. And then she cries everyday we drop him off. Saying "My Micah, My Micah!"...been like two weeks now...so sad!!!!
Micah and his fun cousin Jack. Jack goes to the same school but the afternoon session, which Micah is not ok with! He wants Jack to go to the morning class with him!
Me and my little man! (Actually, both my little men...the other one is just in my tummy!)
Micah loves to paint, and I love seeing his little works of art that he comes home with each day!
