dragon cake

I was inordinately proud of this one for Sam's knights & dragons 7th bday party.

Got the idea from here.

Here's the 7-year-old himself at his school's amazing Social Studies Gathering this morning:



(A lovely celebration to cap off a months-long social studies unit encompassing origins, immigration, geography, culture, and families. Each of about 100 1st and 2nd graders spoke individually, introducing themselves and saying 2-3 sentences about a place in the world important to their families. Also some singing, and then followed by breakfast in each 1/2 classroom.)

We're totally swamped and ridiculously sleep-deprived, but I'm done teaching in just over 5 weeks (and looking forward to a 5-day Easter Vacation in a week-- the perks of being at a Catholic school. I might even get caught up on grading.).