Lunch with Rylan

On the last day of school before Thanksgiving break (Thursday, November 15th), Rylan's teachers invited the parents to the class for lunch and a craft.  Rylan's teachers still grab the kids at the door and hand them out to us at the end of the day, never letting us step foot into the room, so it was nice to FINALLY get to really see where Rylan spends his Tuesdays and Thursdays.  (I have been in the room once before to quickly see a picture Ms. Jayne had on her phone of Rylan falling asleep in his chair during lunch while talking to her.)

When the parents started arriving on Thursday, the kids were still on the playground so we all got to peek at them playing together without them knowing we were there.  Rylan was pretty independent but did play a little with one of the other little boys.

When the kids went into their room, they were supposed to sit on their assigned squares and wait to have their jackets taken off.  A lot of the kids were distracted with the parents there, but Rylan did just what he was supposed to and waited patiently!

Maddox is in front of Rylan in this picture ...

More of the class (Ms. Karen is taking off one of the kid's jackets on the left and Ms. Jayne is in the middle back)...

Next the teachers set out the kids' lunches that we had packed for them at a long table.  They sat Rylan next to Radnor, his BEST BUDDY!

I wish I knew all the kids' names like I did quickly with Carter's class the last two years but a lot of the moms of these kids work and a few of them just had babies so a lot of different people drop off and pick up the kids and I just haven't gotten to meet a lot of moms.  And it doesn't help with the teachers never letting us in the room!

The teachers hung up a bunch of pictures they had taken this year on the back wall.  There were three of Rylan.

During nap with his Mickey (he sleeps right next to the door) ...

Both of Rylan's teachers told us how Radnor and Rylan always use the fireman dressup clothes.  If one gets to it earlier than the other, he will hold the other outfit and give it to his buddy.  They apparently play with this stuff everyday.

Rylan doing an apple craft ...

Once the kids were done eating, they did a Thanksgiving craft.  They made turkeys and on each feather, had to write what they are thankful for.  Rylan offered up firetrucks and two kids in his class (Radnor and Lucas).  We had to do some prompting for the remaining three feathers (Mommy & Daddy, Carter, and Charlotte).

And last the kids got to fill baggies with Blessing Mix that the teachers had mixed up before we got there.  The kids got to wear super big gloves to grab the food and fill their bags.

Some of the kids went home with their parents after this but we left Rylan there to take his nap (since it would be longer than if I took him home and then had to get him up early to pick up Carter).  It was great to see Rylan in his classroom environment and I hope the teachers are now a little more willing to let us in the room!