Pow Wow Day and H1N1 shots

The kindergarteners at our school celebrate the last day of school before Thanksgiving with a Native American Pow Wow. Caroline made her own vest, head dress, necklace and drum at school today, and happily came home to model it for me.

Seriously, it was just yesterday when Henry was in Kindergarten and did the same thing! (I couldn't find my picture of Seth.)After the kids got home from school, we celebrated the first day of Thanksgiving break with a playdate, pizza and ice cream sandwiches. We then headed over to get our H1N1 shots, because, really, what says celebration more than getting shots, huh?!

The kids were all anxious about getting them, especially Henry. It was surprising that he was the most anxious, considering the fact that he has gotten 3 allergy shots a week for the past year. You'd think that he would have been the most relaxed about it. It seems that one of his friends told him that the shots were about an inch long, and REALLY HURT. You can imagine Henry's relief when the nurse told the kids that they could get the nasal mist instead of the shot. Seth, Caroline and Evan received theirs, and then it was Henry's turn. You can imagine his renewed anxiety and anguish when the nurse told him that because he gets allergy shots, he could not get the nasal mist. It was back to the shot. Poor, poor kid.

When it was all said and done, Henry said that it wasn't that bad, except for the fact that tomorrow is Saturday. He can't tell all his friends about his HUGE shot (which really was only a measly 1/2 long). :)