S: "Leeyah, why you pickin' yo nose?"
S: "Whach you talkin' 'bout, Leeyah?"
Whenever Lydia walks into the room and sees me, "Marsh? I want marsh." (Marshmallows.) Sometimes that's her greeting in the morning when I get her from her crib. "Good Morning, Lydia. No, no marshmallows at 7am."
If she falls from one of her numerous stunts, we've heard from the time she started walking, "You ok? Carepul (careful)." If only she would follow her own advice.
When I get out something especially tasty to eat or we announce we're going somewhere exciting, Stevie will yell, "Meee!!" and Lydia, wherever she is (often "in" the movie cabinet/behind the door), will yell, "Meee!!" with her little hand sticking straight up in the air. She usually hasn't even heard what we're talking about. If Stevie does it, she has to do it too.
(Warning, lots of potty talk ahead)
When Stevie is on the potty:
L: "Yayyyy, Stevie! Good job, potty! Good poopies!" Complete with clapping.
When Mommy is "in the bathroom" and Lydia comes in:
L: "Yayyyy, Mommy! Good job, potty! Good poopies!" Complete with clapping.
(Side note: I LOVE how encouraging my kids are. They really are ready to cheer anyone on for whatever they're doing. I hope and pray it continues throughout their lives.)
If I bend over, and my shirt lifts off my back a bit, Lydia runs over. She sticks her finger on my back and runs it back and forth, "Poop." Nope, mommy does not have a poopy diaper, Lydia.
Potty Training is probably my least favorite "milestone" but maybe one I'm most proud of so far because I know he's proud, and it really is such an accomplishment. He's doing awesome! (Even if he did start kicking and screaming when I tried to put his Bob the Builder underwear on for the first time, and I had an "uh oh"...this really is going to be awful.) Anyway, there has been some comic relief along the stressful way.
So, literally 30 seconds after wrestling my unhappy child into his underwear, he was ecstatic! Over the moon...and hy.per.! Running all over the house in just his Bob the Builders! He jumped on the couch (eek...he doesn't know what he's doing yet), kneeled on one knee and started kicking his other leg out to the side quickly over and over. "Look Mommy, eckersizes!" I so wish I had that on camera!
Should I mention he wore his sister's Easter hat the whole morning of that first day? Underwear and a white Easter hat with a pink ribbon. Yes, we have pictures of him wearing the hat on the potty. They will appear when he brings home his future bride (and maybe a copy of this post).
We used prizes and M&M's for motivation. After the initial struggle and him needing to be successful once, it worked like a charm. Yes, my boy likes his chocolate. I get M&M's when he goes too. It seems only right. At the beginning, he would sit and sit and sometimes he just couldn't go. But, he wanted that chocolate. These are a few of my favorite comments:
"It's not workin' Mom!"
"Oh no. It's too empty!" (referring to the empty potty seat when he couldn't go.)
"I cannot find the poooopies." (You have to have emphasis on those o's. He's usually bending over trying to look under himself. He knows they're in there somewhere.)
And when it does work:
"Look, Mom, sprayin' the water!"
"Bye pee!" when we flush it down.
"Oh, look Mommy, puh-shiz." (Makes me laugh every. time. Sometimes he gets little "smudges" on the back of the potty seat. Yes, it's gross and probably TMI (but we're mostly Moms here), but hilarious how he says it....and he says it all proud because it means he went #2 in the potty (or on it, haha).)
"I did it, Mom!"
Sometimes after he's done, he simply asks, "Chocolate, Mom?" That's my boy!
And then sometimes, he just doesn't want to talk about it and even gives a little scowl. (Like, "Mom, please don't talk about my pee again. Let's move on.") Cracks me up.
Ok, now we are moving on. I'm so proud of him!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Valentine's Day
This sums up our Valentine's Day:
The kids received a wind-up fish and shark for the bath tub. Thank you, Target dollar bins! They work great, but the paint is chipping off the fish.
From me and the kids to Matt:
(He is actually really hot, but "soda" had to be in there somewhere. Pop is our treat of choice around here. We're not coffee drinkers...just pop drinkers on occasion, Dr. Pepper (or Dr. Thunder) and Cherry Coke variety.)
From Matt to me:
(Yeah, we're so cheap I get to use cold water. Nice one.)
These are Crayola Window Crayons. I actually was planning to put some in Matt's stocking for Christmas. I couldn't find them at the store, and one day totally randomly, my Mom gave me some kids' songs cassette tapes and cd's, and those window crayons! Horray! She didn't even know where they came from and had no idea I'd use them...let alone the fact I was looking to buy some, and so Matt got free window crayons in his stocking. They are just for cheesey (I mean passionate) messages back and forth on the shower, the mirror....and someday, probably something more private. We are a one bathroom family, so the kids might not be crazy about it one day.
The kids received a wind-up fish and shark for the bath tub. Thank you, Target dollar bins! They work great, but the paint is chipping off the fish.
From me and the kids to Matt:
(He is actually really hot, but "soda" had to be in there somewhere. Pop is our treat of choice around here. We're not coffee drinkers...just pop drinkers on occasion, Dr. Pepper (or Dr. Thunder) and Cherry Coke variety.)
From Matt to me:
(Yeah, we're so cheap I get to use cold water. Nice one.)
These are Crayola Window Crayons. I actually was planning to put some in Matt's stocking for Christmas. I couldn't find them at the store, and one day totally randomly, my Mom gave me some kids' songs cassette tapes and cd's, and those window crayons! Horray! She didn't even know where they came from and had no idea I'd use them...let alone the fact I was looking to buy some, and so Matt got free window crayons in his stocking. They are just for cheesey (I mean passionate) messages back and forth on the shower, the mirror....and someday, probably something more private. We are a one bathroom family, so the kids might not be crazy about it one day.
Shame, Shame I Know Your Name
I'll replace that with "Lame, lame..."
....because that is what we are. It's also why I have a hard time writing. I don't feel very interesting. Do you all want to hear how I found a plunger on our bed this morning? I can't take my eyes off that girl for two seconds without somethin' happening! (If you're on facebook, you know this isn't her first incident with the plunger.) She will be getting one at her bridal shower one day.
I promised to share some of my husband's and my giftings to each other. We are not flashy by any means...and usually, cheap is the name of the game. (Enough with the ames already.)
This Christmas was one of my very favorite Christmases ever!
Matt received some tools from me (some grinder? he asked for and work gloves), and I became a big fan of Harbor Freight this Christmas. Awesome coupons...even for freebies. Matt got a free screwdriver set with purchase (so that was a good gift from the kids). Matt works on our cars himself if he's able...and in general, he loves to tinker. I also got him some books to use for our devotion time together...some that he would like. That's the key. :) The "The Love & Respect Experience: A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love" and "Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God" by Eric and Leslie Ludy. We are big Ludy fans around here. Do I share I found the couples devotional at Ollies for $2.97? Maybe not, but I just did. And yes, it's the same copy Amazon has for $9.20 at the moment. I'm alllll about the deals. We are a good chunk through the devotional. The jury's still out for me. Matt likes it. I guess I like it. I'm just not "in love" with it. It might be the fact that we do our devotions at 6am due to Matt's work schedule. I cannot wait to read "Wrestling Prayer." I also got Matt a new MP3 player. We are not an Ipod family. Did I mention how cheap we are? We're cheap because it's thrilling...and also out of necessity. So, I got him an Ematic 3 inch touch screen MP3 player (because if you want to watch a movie, a 1 1/2 inch screen just doesn't cut it for me). It's only 4 GB, but you can add an SD card and it has a 5 megapixel camera. He now fits right in with the 6 year olds in town, haha! So, it's not super duper, but let me tell you, he was thrilled with it! I know my man! He can use it at work, can carry pictures of the kids around (umm, we aren't smart phone people...just stupid phone people), and can take pictures in a pinch at work of projects. It was 19.99 ebay bucks well spent!
So, what did I receive? No blankets this year! (Inside joke...he ALWAYS gets me a blanket.) Matt got me some electronic books that were perfect...and literally made me cry. The topics were on my heart, and he knew it! He got me a shirt! This is huge because he never buys me clothes. Other than not fitting right (the size was correct), it was perfect! We unfortunately had to return it though. I'm sure I'm forgetting something... And the big one, haha. I got my free month of Netflix! For real, we only used it for a month. We had been Netflix subscribers when Stevie was little and left them when they changed their policy. We aren't planning to return...umm, ever, but we took them up on the free offer again! The kids and I had a month of different shows and movies. I admit it, I'm an Army Wives fan with Matt having been in the Marines, and that Roxy can't make me laugh any harder. Ok, maybe BJ from Reba is almost there.
The kids had a good Christmas too. The vacuum was a hit with Stevie (even though it was sort of Lydia's gift). I had to go to 2 Target's to find the last ones for $9 on Black Friday. (I got the other last one for the church nursery.) Worth every penny...and so glad the Lord used someone to tuck it behind some other big vacuum to save it for him. ;) He also likes his air craft carrier...almost as much as Matt. That was a fun surprise for them both. A half price score from Dollar General for $10. Lydia got the most adorable bunny slippers....and she cried and cried when Matt put them on her. What?? Her favorite lovey is her bunny, and she loves shoes. How could she not love them? Well, Matt forgot to take the paper balls out of the toes! hahaha After that got taken care of, she loved them. Stevie also got one of those CAT take apart trucks with the drill (thank you, Craigslist $10 deal). The lady selling it happened to have two drills for it, so each of our kids has one! Seriously, we had so many "God surprises" for our Christmas gifts this year...extra touches we would've survived without, but we just got a glimpse of how much He cares about things we might not have even thought about yet. They both love the truck and drills...and Lydia has to take a wheel off right before bed at night. After we pray, she runs over to use the drill. Some kind of ritual I guess.
Most of all, we spent the entire month of December doing something special....even if special was just reading a Christmas book or two or watching a movie with those chocolate pretzels. (Seriously, look on Pinterest for those pretzels with a hershey kiss and M&M. I ate my body weight in them this Christmas.) We just really soaked it up and tried to find creative ways to give more to others. Maybe one day, I'll share about the McDonald's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy.
....because that is what we are. It's also why I have a hard time writing. I don't feel very interesting. Do you all want to hear how I found a plunger on our bed this morning? I can't take my eyes off that girl for two seconds without somethin' happening! (If you're on facebook, you know this isn't her first incident with the plunger.) She will be getting one at her bridal shower one day.
I promised to share some of my husband's and my giftings to each other. We are not flashy by any means...and usually, cheap is the name of the game. (Enough with the ames already.)
This Christmas was one of my very favorite Christmases ever!
Matt received some tools from me (some grinder? he asked for and work gloves), and I became a big fan of Harbor Freight this Christmas. Awesome coupons...even for freebies. Matt got a free screwdriver set with purchase (so that was a good gift from the kids). Matt works on our cars himself if he's able...and in general, he loves to tinker. I also got him some books to use for our devotion time together...some that he would like. That's the key. :) The "The Love & Respect Experience: A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love" and "Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God" by Eric and Leslie Ludy. We are big Ludy fans around here. Do I share I found the couples devotional at Ollies for $2.97? Maybe not, but I just did. And yes, it's the same copy Amazon has for $9.20 at the moment. I'm alllll about the deals. We are a good chunk through the devotional. The jury's still out for me. Matt likes it. I guess I like it. I'm just not "in love" with it. It might be the fact that we do our devotions at 6am due to Matt's work schedule. I cannot wait to read "Wrestling Prayer." I also got Matt a new MP3 player. We are not an Ipod family. Did I mention how cheap we are? We're cheap because it's thrilling...and also out of necessity. So, I got him an Ematic 3 inch touch screen MP3 player (because if you want to watch a movie, a 1 1/2 inch screen just doesn't cut it for me). It's only 4 GB, but you can add an SD card and it has a 5 megapixel camera. He now fits right in with the 6 year olds in town, haha! So, it's not super duper, but let me tell you, he was thrilled with it! I know my man! He can use it at work, can carry pictures of the kids around (umm, we aren't smart phone people...just stupid phone people), and can take pictures in a pinch at work of projects. It was 19.99 ebay bucks well spent!
So, what did I receive? No blankets this year! (Inside joke...he ALWAYS gets me a blanket.) Matt got me some electronic books that were perfect...and literally made me cry. The topics were on my heart, and he knew it! He got me a shirt! This is huge because he never buys me clothes. Other than not fitting right (the size was correct), it was perfect! We unfortunately had to return it though. I'm sure I'm forgetting something... And the big one, haha. I got my free month of Netflix! For real, we only used it for a month. We had been Netflix subscribers when Stevie was little and left them when they changed their policy. We aren't planning to return...umm, ever, but we took them up on the free offer again! The kids and I had a month of different shows and movies. I admit it, I'm an Army Wives fan with Matt having been in the Marines, and that Roxy can't make me laugh any harder. Ok, maybe BJ from Reba is almost there.
The kids had a good Christmas too. The vacuum was a hit with Stevie (even though it was sort of Lydia's gift). I had to go to 2 Target's to find the last ones for $9 on Black Friday. (I got the other last one for the church nursery.) Worth every penny...and so glad the Lord used someone to tuck it behind some other big vacuum to save it for him. ;) He also likes his air craft carrier...almost as much as Matt. That was a fun surprise for them both. A half price score from Dollar General for $10. Lydia got the most adorable bunny slippers....and she cried and cried when Matt put them on her. What?? Her favorite lovey is her bunny, and she loves shoes. How could she not love them? Well, Matt forgot to take the paper balls out of the toes! hahaha After that got taken care of, she loved them. Stevie also got one of those CAT take apart trucks with the drill (thank you, Craigslist $10 deal). The lady selling it happened to have two drills for it, so each of our kids has one! Seriously, we had so many "God surprises" for our Christmas gifts this year...extra touches we would've survived without, but we just got a glimpse of how much He cares about things we might not have even thought about yet. They both love the truck and drills...and Lydia has to take a wheel off right before bed at night. After we pray, she runs over to use the drill. Some kind of ritual I guess.
Most of all, we spent the entire month of December doing something special....even if special was just reading a Christmas book or two or watching a movie with those chocolate pretzels. (Seriously, look on Pinterest for those pretzels with a hershey kiss and M&M. I ate my body weight in them this Christmas.) We just really soaked it up and tried to find creative ways to give more to others. Maybe one day, I'll share about the McDonald's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Time and Motivation
I've been lacking some of that lately in the blogging department. I opened my page up the first time since my last post in November, and I was surprised! I didn't think I had been on here since October.
We have been busy, and frankly, I just haven't wanted to write. Matt's taking a class this semester (I'm not so secretly hoping it's his last one ever), working at his old job, and starting a new company. This usually means extra long days without him. Stevie's busy with his therapies, and we are trying to knock those down. We now are down to 4 days a week instead of 5. We are all super excited about that! We're hoping to make some more changes as well. We have SO many decisions to make right now, and it's been a little overwhelming. Preschool has taken a little bit of a back seat for Stevie. Again, he's 3 1/2, so no biggie, but he's working hard in his thearpy sessions, and I want to be sure he still has 3 1/2 year old little boy time of play and fun without too much pressure on him. As a proud Mom, I have to note, Stevie is able to identify ALL of his letters...and even say for example, "H" is for Horse (or "Harold the Helicopter") sometimes. We still do some "school" and though my last school post was Letter G, we are actually approaching P week. P for Potty! Our break week will consist of lots of potty and prizes! (Yes, I've built up a basket of prizes and a chocolate jar for this occassion. He's so determined not to use the potty that we feel like we need to pull out all the stocks. Please, tell me how I'm doing it all wrong in the comment section.) Anyway, I may not be around much once Monday rolls around. :) A few weeks ago, our house was hit with one of the yucky bugs with fever and snot and crankiness. Then a week after getting better from that, Lydia had pink eye. Stevie's decided sleep is for the birds, and Lydia's jumped on that bandwagon as well. She was talking about cows, tractors, dogs, and balls from 3:30-6:30 this morning. She hasn't joined us in bed since she was maybe 7 or 8 months old? I guess she thought she was due. After all of this exciting conversation (one-sided), I began to wonder if she was hallucinating. She was pointing in the air at stuff. She finally found sleep with her face smushed uncomfortably into my cheek bone at 6:30. Happy Valentine's Day to you too, Lydia. Stevie's new wake time appears to be 5:30 these days and naps...well, they've been disappearing. He used to be my good sleeper! That leaves me....As for me, I've been living life with my family a little more tired than usual, ahem, and reading some blogs (only 2 or so very regularly) instead of writing. I guess I've just been in that "quiet" place a bit. Matt and I are in a phase of change...probably otherwise noted as "growing" by some wise people. Apparently, we like to grow a lot ...because it's been a crazy, hard, wonderful 6 years together already. (Oh yeah, my blog title.) I think I'll share about a very new adventure we are pursuing in it's own separate post.
I guess after my 3 month hiatus, I want to get back into writing again. We'll see how my time management changes with my motivation. I'm sure you're all dying to know how we celebrated Christmas and Valentine's Day...because we do gifts and surprises like no one else we know. You might want to have a pencil and paper ready to record our awesome ideas...or better yet, since it's 2013, a Pinterest board reserved for them! Umm, just kidding. Anyway, that's next!
We have been busy, and frankly, I just haven't wanted to write. Matt's taking a class this semester (I'm not so secretly hoping it's his last one ever), working at his old job, and starting a new company. This usually means extra long days without him. Stevie's busy with his therapies, and we are trying to knock those down. We now are down to 4 days a week instead of 5. We are all super excited about that! We're hoping to make some more changes as well. We have SO many decisions to make right now, and it's been a little overwhelming. Preschool has taken a little bit of a back seat for Stevie. Again, he's 3 1/2, so no biggie, but he's working hard in his thearpy sessions, and I want to be sure he still has 3 1/2 year old little boy time of play and fun without too much pressure on him. As a proud Mom, I have to note, Stevie is able to identify ALL of his letters...and even say for example, "H" is for Horse (or "Harold the Helicopter") sometimes. We still do some "school" and though my last school post was Letter G, we are actually approaching P week. P for Potty! Our break week will consist of lots of potty and prizes! (Yes, I've built up a basket of prizes and a chocolate jar for this occassion. He's so determined not to use the potty that we feel like we need to pull out all the stocks. Please, tell me how I'm doing it all wrong in the comment section.) Anyway, I may not be around much once Monday rolls around. :) A few weeks ago, our house was hit with one of the yucky bugs with fever and snot and crankiness. Then a week after getting better from that, Lydia had pink eye. Stevie's decided sleep is for the birds, and Lydia's jumped on that bandwagon as well. She was talking about cows, tractors, dogs, and balls from 3:30-6:30 this morning. She hasn't joined us in bed since she was maybe 7 or 8 months old? I guess she thought she was due. After all of this exciting conversation (one-sided), I began to wonder if she was hallucinating. She was pointing in the air at stuff. She finally found sleep with her face smushed uncomfortably into my cheek bone at 6:30. Happy Valentine's Day to you too, Lydia. Stevie's new wake time appears to be 5:30 these days and naps...well, they've been disappearing. He used to be my good sleeper! That leaves me....As for me, I've been living life with my family a little more tired than usual, ahem, and reading some blogs (only 2 or so very regularly) instead of writing. I guess I've just been in that "quiet" place a bit. Matt and I are in a phase of change...probably otherwise noted as "growing" by some wise people. Apparently, we like to grow a lot ...because it's been a crazy, hard, wonderful 6 years together already. (Oh yeah, my blog title.) I think I'll share about a very new adventure we are pursuing in it's own separate post.
I guess after my 3 month hiatus, I want to get back into writing again. We'll see how my time management changes with my motivation. I'm sure you're all dying to know how we celebrated Christmas and Valentine's Day...because we do gifts and surprises like no one else we know. You might want to have a pencil and paper ready to record our awesome ideas...or better yet, since it's 2013, a Pinterest board reserved for them! Umm, just kidding. Anyway, that's next!
Preschool, Letter G Week
Our verse was, "A gentle answer turns away wrath." Proverbs 15:1 The lesson was about the woman to be stoned who was brought to Jesus and his response to them in John 8. Jesus is so amazing with his responses...especially to those trying to "get him" or "catch him"...when he is never doing anything wrong! I have so much to learn!
We made our letter G goat....though afterwards, Stevie called it a giraffe. Well, I suppose that works too, haha. It might make even more sense because it looks like it has a long neck!
We made our letter G goat....though afterwards, Stevie called it a giraffe. Well, I suppose that works too, haha. It might make even more sense because it looks like it has a long neck!
This was one of my favorite weeks so far! We didn't have many toys or real objects around the house for our letter box, but we had some great or fun books....and time to celebrate Grandparents! I forgot to take pictures of the books this week, but I wrote down the ones we got.
We read "Gus and Grandpa Ride the Train" by Claudia Mills. Stevie loved it, and I did too! This is a series of Gus and Grandpa...and they are early reader chapter books. I loved the topic of trains and Grandpa (Stevie loves both), and I loved the little things added to reinforce obedience, forgiveness, trust, patience, and love. I can't wait to read more in the series! It is unfortunately rare to find "good" books at the library...post coming soon.
We read "Here Comes Grandma!" by Janet Lord. This was sort of a silly book about a Grandma
coming to see her grandchild. She drives, she takes a train, she skis, and on and on to get there. Grandparents will sure go through hoops because they love their grandchildren!
We made these little hand-prints for the grandparents for our craft activity.
I found the little saying online, "(Grandmas...) hold our tiny hands for just a little while but our hearts forever!" This isn't a regular sized piece of paper (poster cut in half) but yes, my son has big hands, haha. He has big hands to do big work! I've always said he's going to walk ME to kindergarten. He's tall now and no doubt will be when he's grown. :) We also sent a little note with traced G's saying we love them and prayed for them this week. Tracing letters is brand new for Stevie....tracing anything really is. So, I tell him his crayon is the train, and he needs to follow the tracks (the dotted lines). It's enough for him because he loves trains!
We also read Patricia Pollaco's creative book, "G is for Goats." It goes through the entire alphabet using words relating to goats. It made Stevie want to go back to the farm. We made this sheet afterwards from a teaching book I had. There are G objects to color and cut and put in Goat's Garden.
(I helped him trace this G. He does pretty well actually, but this was one of his first ones ever, so it was my hand doing it with his....if you're wondering. ;) ) He wasn't so enthusiastic about coloring that day, but the glue was good!
Some sprinkle activities:
*We checked out a book about garbage trucks...my boy is sooo into vehicles. We also played with his toy garbage truck. We have a Mighty Machines Garbage Truck movie too. Those are some of my favorite truck movies...Mighty Machines.
*We pointed out things that are green.
*We watched Canadian geese...it's that season! They are some of my favorite creatures. If you don't know much about them, check them out! I even wrote a children's book about them for college.
*Glue! There was glue in our box, but it had been taken out to be used. Stevie loves to glue!
Preschool, Letter F Week
We've been consistently using "The Memory Bible" book by Stephen Elkins for our verse and Bible lesson. The verse was "A friend loves at all times." Proverbs 17:17 The story for the verse is Jonathan and David.
We made our letter F into a fish this week. The website we usually use for the letters make it a fox...and I didn't think it fit super well with being a good friend, haha, so we made it a fish. It isn't super great, but Stevie looked at mine and said, "fish!"without any clues...so I called it successful.
We also read some nonfiction books about fish through the week. Then Stevie colored the fish in this bowl. He had to color it orange like a "clown fish." Thank you, Nemo! (Yup, a sprinkle activity.) We also focused on and reviewed the fins of the fish...because they start with f, and of course they are interesting.
I especially liked the bottom book, "About Fish" because the author dedicated it to the One who created the fish. Super awesome in my book, and I pointed out the dedication to Stevie, and how right it is to give glory to God for all that we do because our talents and interests and all of creation were gifts from Him!
Here are some more sprinkle activities:
*Play with play food...and eat real food, Ha, that was a tough one!
*We started the week visiting a farm open to the public. It was wonderful! And, it was lined with beautiful wood, white fences, which start with f.
*We visited the fish section at Walmart...honestly, we do that frequently.
*I'm pretty sure it was this week Stevie picked me a flower while we were out playing. He found a few drying up daisies and picked one for me! Daddy's teaching him well!
*We got a fire truck movie from the library....and we watched it a lot. A lot, haha. I went on to do some research after because it focused on a station in NYC in the 90's or early 2000's....my memory is failing. This station lost a number of firefighters on 9/11. It is still so heartbreaking and my heart and prayers go out to the family members and friends of those lost at that time. We will never forget.
*We talked about those who are family and friends (we put the family picture from last Christmas in our letter box).
*Stevie was in love with that little batter-operated fan from Matt's old job. Of course he liked being in control of the on and off buttons, but it shows a moving sentence in blue lights when it's blowing. It really is pretty cool!
*We checked out other F books from the library to go with other F words.
*As in each week, we prayed for our "F" family and friends.
We made our letter F into a fish this week. The website we usually use for the letters make it a fox...and I didn't think it fit super well with being a good friend, haha, so we made it a fish. It isn't super great, but Stevie looked at mine and said, "fish!"without any clues...so I called it successful.
We also read some nonfiction books about fish through the week. Then Stevie colored the fish in this bowl. He had to color it orange like a "clown fish." Thank you, Nemo! (Yup, a sprinkle activity.) We also focused on and reviewed the fins of the fish...because they start with f, and of course they are interesting.
I especially liked the bottom book, "About Fish" because the author dedicated it to the One who created the fish. Super awesome in my book, and I pointed out the dedication to Stevie, and how right it is to give glory to God for all that we do because our talents and interests and all of creation were gifts from Him!
Here are some more sprinkle activities:
*Play with play food...and eat real food, Ha, that was a tough one!
*We started the week visiting a farm open to the public. It was wonderful! And, it was lined with beautiful wood, white fences, which start with f.
*We visited the fish section at Walmart...honestly, we do that frequently.
*I'm pretty sure it was this week Stevie picked me a flower while we were out playing. He found a few drying up daisies and picked one for me! Daddy's teaching him well!
*We got a fire truck movie from the library....and we watched it a lot. A lot, haha. I went on to do some research after because it focused on a station in NYC in the 90's or early 2000's....my memory is failing. This station lost a number of firefighters on 9/11. It is still so heartbreaking and my heart and prayers go out to the family members and friends of those lost at that time. We will never forget.
*We talked about those who are family and friends (we put the family picture from last Christmas in our letter box).
*Stevie was in love with that little batter-operated fan from Matt's old job. Of course he liked being in control of the on and off buttons, but it shows a moving sentence in blue lights when it's blowing. It really is pretty cool!
*We checked out other F books from the library to go with other F words.
*As in each week, we prayed for our "F" family and friends.
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