"Celebrate Good Reports... Come On"

Yes this blog post title is being sung to the Kool and The Gang classic "Celebration". We make a big deal about school stuff around here. From the simple (Ryen coloring in the lines or really tracing her letters instead of just scribbling) to simple for some kids (not getting in trouble at school) to the BIG DEALS (Ella getting a GREAT report card for 2nd Quarter). They don't do report cards in 1st Quarter for Kindergarten so this was her first one. And since we had a rocky start to the school year we were excited to hear what would happen. But as I mentioned in a previous post Ella's report card was exactly what we were hoping to hear. Academically she was excellent and behaviorally she got no bad marks! Yippeee! We are never worried academically but the behavior one was a big relief. So we celebrated!!!

We took her to her favorite restaurant, The Rainforest Cafe!

We even requested a booth with the built in aquarium so they could watch the fishies while they ate.

We had a great time as usual.

But this time, we didn't say no, when Ella asked for the $15 volcano dessert. We thought she earned it. And for a special occasion, why not? This thing was huge! The kids were stoked and even with 3 of us eating it (Daddy didn't want any) we didn't even make a dent in it! Gluttony and waste at it's finest. :/

After we played in the gift shop and threw pennies at the crocodile.

Hopefully third quarter marks will be just as good and Ella has truly turned a corner maturity wise and has figured things out. Either way, we will always celebrate like rockstars! :)