12-14-11: Meeting and Dinner at William's Home

Arts and crafts

Creative Papoose kids

Group portrait

   

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Our monthly meeting was held at Scott and William's house.  We started with arts and crafts to make holiday decorations, and then proceeded to devouring pizza, chicken nuggets, and treats galore.  Everyone wished happy holidays to our friends and families!

12-9-11: Cookie Exchange

Teegan

Sydney and David

 

Steven, Cooper, and Miles

 

Sam and Frank

Natalie M.

 

Michael and Teegan

Chase and Brett

Andy and Sabina

Alan and Taylor

Stephen and the boys
playing with the trains

 Natalie, Marc, Carolin, and Uwe
decorating cookies

 
Max S. and William
at the cookie table

Sharing cookies
   

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The Papoose boys and girls met with their dads and moms at Sumac Elementary School to play with trains, decorate cookies, share cookies, and (of course) eat cookies!

There were chocolate chip cookies, lemon cookies, Christmas cookies, Hannukah cookies, frosted cookies, gingerbread cookies, M&M cookies, and Oreos.

The boys and girls then ate a healthful meal of veggies and bran...NOT!

11-9-11: Meeting and Dinner at Max S.'s Home

Chow time for the Papoose kids

 

Decorating treasure boxes

Eric and Sawyer

Happy birthday to

Emily, Max E., Natalie M., and Taylor!

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Stephen and Max S. invited all the Papoose kids and dads to their home in Westlake Village for an evening of pizza, arts and crafts, cookie cake, and musical accompaniment!  The kids enjoyed dinner and then decorated mini-treasure boxes.

Next, everyone sang happy birthday to Emily, Max E., Natalie M., and Taylor as part of our new "Birthdays of the Month" tradition.  Stephen played piano too -- who ever knew?!?

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, and see you in December!

11-4-11: S'mores, Stories, and Songs

Alan and Taylor

making a Froot Loop necklace

Andy and Sabina

Chrissy, Jenna, Stephen, and Max S.

Greg and Garrett

Marc and Natalie M.

Michael and Teegan

Sam and Frank

William and Scott

Andy, Stephen, Sydney,
Max S., and Sabina

Garrett enjoying a s'more

Natalie M. and Marc
dissecting a s'more

Sabina and her s'more

Sam and his s'more

Teegan and his s'more

William and Max S.

 
David and Sydney:
"Humba Humba!"

Marc and Natalie M.:
"Tikky Tikky Tumba!"

 
Marc, Natalie M., Uwe, Carolin, and Garrett

Michael and Teegan

Sabina and Andy

 

Scott and William

Stephen and Max S.

 

Uwe and Carolin

Uwe, Carolin, Greg, and Garrett

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The Papoose kids and dads met at the Conejo YMCA in Moorpark for a night of fun by an indoor campfire.  Everyone made Froot Loop necklaces (which were mostly devoured by the end of the evening).  We then made s'mores out of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows (also gone pretty quickly!).

Next, Chrissy, Jenna, and Peter from our Triunfo YMCA taught us the "Humba Humba" song.  We also sang "The Wheels on the Bus" and made the sound of rain with our hands and feet.  Jenna read us a story, followed by a "Good Night" book read by Alan and Taylor.  All of this was good practice for our Indian Guide and Princess campouts in a year or two!

10-21-11: "Trunk or Treat"

Trunk or treat!

Frank and Sam

Michael and Teegan

Uwe, Chrissy (our program director from

the Triunfo YMCA), and Carolin

Sydney shows the pumpkin she painted

Chase, Fireman William, and Emily:
budding Rembrandts

Sofie van Gogh

Sabina and Natalie M.

painting their pumpkins

Taylor with her green pumpkin 

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The Papoose Nation gathered at Sumac Park in Agoura to paint mini-pumpkins for Halloween.  The kids and dads came dressed as ninjas, princesses, pirates, and mermaids.  Then everyone proceeded to the parking lot, popped open our trunks, and decorated them with cobwebs, skeletons, and goblins.  Finally, all the kids went from car to car "Trunk or Treating".  Happy Halloween!