Holiday Faire Fun..

It has been a busy weekend with editing pictures, paperwork, and being a mom. Saturday, Kay had to   help during the her school Holiday Day Faire as an elf helper (yes, she has a singing a hat!) What is this holiday faire you ask, well is here is a description:

"The annual Waldorf Holiday Faire offers magical children’s activities, delicious home-made food, live music and a wonderful opportunity for holiday shopping from 20 juried artisans including unique ceramics; hand-made adult and children’s clothing and accessories; gifts for the home; hand-printed stationery, albums and notebooks; mouthwatering hand-made chocolates and irresistible soaps and lotions; jewelry, and the best local selection of handmade, natural toys."

Well, since I had at the school, I scheduled a session. I have known Laura for years from being on board with Art in Avondale Park. I remember when she was pregnant and when sweet Walter was born. I have seen him grown up for the last 4 years. I decided to have the session at the school while I was at the Holiday Faire, because I did not like the lighting at the park. Overall, I think this went over well. I love the rich and earth colors of the school which really brought out Walter's personality.

Waldorf Pentathlon (Part 2)

Day 1 was beautiful of the Pentathlon watching the children being placed to their city-states. Day 2, was dedicated to practice and fun activities. I was not there the whole morning, I was trying to allow Kay to interact with her team. Believe me, it was hard to do it, but I made it through. We arrived at to the camp site around 2pm EST, just enough time to watch the them eat snack. After snack, the kids broke into their teams and continued with their activities. I was able to watch them play, Zombies ( kinda like freeze, but you turn into a Zombies, which was more fun then staying in place.) This game is also a game they play at her school. Then the most awesome activity and the first for Kay.  Wall Climbing totally rocked and watching her was so fun. The moment of motherhood kicked  in and to see how fast your little has grown up really makes you appreciate life.    They had a blast. Me and Ivan was able to relax at the lake while the kids played in the tree house.  

Let me share some of the pictures from Day 2....

We parents had fun too!! Meet Ivan's friend, Camp Buddha. Notice the faces, they are so cute!

Leslie, obviously found something to do ... (she is going to get me!)

Feel free to leave a moment or ask any questions!!

Until Next Time, 

Waldorf Pentathlon (Part 1)

What is that? Why are you writing about the Waldorf Pentathlon? I totally have no idea what you are talking about. Sighs... Let me provide some insight about it. For the people who are really close to me, they are aware that my daughter, Kay is a fifth grader at the Alabama Waldorf School in Birmingham. I have to say, it is a great school especially good for her and I have please with the level of academic work that has been given to her. In the fifth grade, the children participate in the Pentathlon (somewhat like the Olympic Games). So why in the fifth grade.... The Pentathlon, done in conjunction with Alabama Waldorf School, Linden Waldorf School (Nashville, Tennessee), Suncoast Waldorf School (Palm Harbor, Florida), Sunrise School of Miami (Miami, Florida), The Waldorf School of Atlanta (Decatur, Georgia), and The Waldorf School of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky), is an important event. The children experience firsthand the wonderful harmony of body and soul that led the Greeks to feel themselves at home in the physical world. In the Waldorf curriculum, children are at a threshold between the imaginative cooperative games of childhood and the competitive oppositional sports of adolescence. This year they stand all alone. Individually they must meet these five events and the challenges of technique, discipline, competition and consequences. The children a are arranged into teams representing 5 Greek City-States, and each City-State is a mixture of students from all the schools. They wear tunics they made representing the Greek city states of Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Thebes. Every child participates in every event The City-State leaders are usually class teachers, and the Event Leaders are usually movement teachers. The children will throw the javelin and discus, do the long jump, run relays and wrestle, just as the Greek athletes did it in the 8th to 6th centuries B.C. The modern Olympic pentathlon looks much different with pistol shooting, epee fencing, show jumping, swimming and 3-k cross country run. The games had the trappings of an Olympics with the lighting of the flame, Olympic music and march of the athletes from the six participating schools. Let me share some of the pictures from Day One of the Pentathlon, believe me it is a beautiful event. Next blog post will describe the significance of the each event and the history behind each one.

If you are wondering, Kaylen is on SPARTA and mommy is very proud of her. It is so hard to watch her grow up. This event really is a rite of passage for each child. As a mother, it is hard to let go. Feel free to comment or ask questions. Until Next Time...