Hollie had a Valentine's Party at her school last Thursday before we left for Gatlinburg. Chad and I went up there to enjoy the festivities as well!
They sang songs before it started, but Hollie stood in the back. She is one of the taller kids in her class so they usually put her and a few others in the back, which means to me....Its hard to take pictures!!! lol!! But, when we got there, they had already started singing. She was the only one in the back this time. I guess she didnt' want anyone to scoot to make room. I did tell her afterwards, "Hollie stop standing in the back! I can't take pictures of you!" lol!! Hopefully at their graduation she WON'T be in the back!
They got in the floor after eating to play hot potato! Such a cute game!
Now...I only had one teeny tiny complaint at the party. While they were playing hot potato, it ended up being Hollie and 3 other girls and 1 boy. Now, Hollie knew 3 of the girls in her class before starting this school year. As they were going on with the game, the other girls were getting out. Well, I can honestly say that I see how girls get their "cliques" early on. Now Hollie, she would become friends with a tree if it let her! She loves everybody and plays with everyone. As the game was going, the little girls (who Hollie is friends with too) started cheering for 1 girl. Well, the next person to get out was that little girl. Then it was just Hollie, 1 other girl, and 1 boy. They girls start cheering for the
other girl saying, I hope she wins and beats you Hollie and named the other boy. Now, if Hollie was doing that I would have immediately stopped her and said, UM no maam!!! We don't act like that. NOPE, not one parent of the said girls said anything. Now, one other parent did to one of the girls because we all go to church together. But still....so the game goes and its just Hollie and the 1 little girl. The 3 girls start chanting that girls name. Well, you could tell the boys weren't having that!! So, this one little boy was like, "Come on Hollie!!!! Beat her!!!!!" I still didn't like how competitive you could tell these kids were becoming. Well......Hollie won and the boys were screaming for her.
You can tell me if I am being dumb about it, but it was sad to see how that happens so early!!! I was telling one of my BFF's about it and she said she could see it at vacation bible school this year how there are those who just clique right together.
I did ask Hollie if those girls were mean to her (one of them she is really good friends with and has never acted that way! Another one she goes to church with, and another ones mom works for my mom) She said no the boys are the ones who pick on them. I was really glad she didn't know exactly what was going on!
Be safe and have fun!!
) I thought I was having a girl first so was very surprised to hear "it's a boy". I was hoping for another boy the second time so was thrilled to hear it then (with the second, I didn't know if I would want to find out after my U/S so I had the technician put a note in my chart in case I wanted it later. I did get it after he was born so it's a fun thing to have in his baby book)
