JJ's school celebrated Carnevale a week ago Monday and this was the costume that JJ picked out to wear. He was very disappointed that he couldn't bring his sword to school, but the school said "no guns, swords, or weapons of any kind, even if they're pretend." Yes, JJ's sword is pretend, but still wasn't allowed. Apparently since there are so many military families, they needed to specify that both real and fake weapons weren't allowed! They had a big party and all the kids brought treats, then Tuesday was a day off. JJ is enjoying celebrating both the Italian and American holidays : )
I volunteered in JJ's class on Tuesday and had a great time. I wore Owen in the Ergo carrier for the whole 3 hours and he seemed to really enjoy being around all the kids : ) It was so fun to see JJ interact with his friends. It was also neat to see the teacher speaking Italian to the kids and they actually do understand her! She told me that JJ is doing really well with Italian, especially since he only goes 3 days a week. I got to do an activity with the kids and then stayed for lunch. Here's what lunch consisted of -
First Course: Egg omelet, then pickled carrots served by the teachers family style, which JJ had seconds and thirds of.
Then they were served a small piece of bread.
Second Course: Orzo pasta, prepared very al dente and hot, with tomato sauce
Dessert: Oranges, also served family style.
Lunch was served on real glass plates and from the time we sat down to getting back up, lunch took a little over an hour. When the kids were done with each course, they would stack their plates in the middle of the table and clean their area. I was very impressed. JJ ate EVERYTHING at lunch! After seeing what they eat, it's no wonder that he's never impressed with my lunch options at home when I offer him a quesadilla, grilled cheese, or a jelly sandwich! Apparently I need to start making more balanced lunches for him.
Brian and I were laughing that JJ is going to be in for real culture shock the first time he gets "hot lunch" at school when we're back in the US. I'm going to feel bad for the lunch lady when she hands him a plastic tray with one course of fried crappy food that he has to shovel down in 20-ish minutes. JJ might not have kind words to say about that.
It is the pickled carrots that crack me up. He is a school lunch gourmand!!!
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Three hours in the Ergo? How is your back? Amazing!
Love, Mom
PS - JJ definitely does not look fierce - just really cute!
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When Joy told me about you carrying Owen around for so long, didn't it about kill your back? That's admirable. I love knowing that you are beginning thr room mother routine. Seems a bit unreal - you should still be that little girl dragging her blanket around. Do I sound like my mother, or what? JJ is the friendliest and cutest priate I've seen in a long time! Love, FA
ReplyDeleteJJ looks adorable! The kids in his class really have elaborate costumes, too. I am impressed. WOW. Pickled carrots?!?! What a crazy, complicated and gigantic lunch for little ones! Haha. Good thing my kids don't know anything different than sandwiches, quesadillas, chicken nuggets and hot dogs for lunch. :) I think JJ will be the kid in the corner of the lunch room with a gourmet lunch he packed himself, complete with a cloth napkin. Hey, it could happen!
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