waiting patiently

Cailey's favorite thing to play during her 'room time' (when she's not reading) is imaginary carnival with the Little People. We have somehow collected about 50 0f the 'newer' little people and I have a bunch of old ones from when I was little. We also have the old swings, airplane, bus, ferris wheel, and merry go round. Along with that we have the new ferris wheel, swings, and a zoo, Noah's ark, the farm, a dollhouse, and a Three Bears tree house that Cailey turns into a carnival. The funniest thing to me is that she lines up ALL the little people (in one line) and they have to go on the rides in a certain order. They HAVE to go on the ferris wheel, then swings, etc. so that by the time they all even get on the first ride she's almost done with her room time! I've tried to model letting a few go on each ride at one time but she didn't like that idea at all because it wasn't teaching them to be patient:)! Oh well...at least she's found something she likes to play with! (Cailey's never really been into playing with toys at all unless someone is playing with her). I have really been enjoying sneaking in and watching/listening to her play...so cute! This time of playing with toys is so precious to me because I feel it passing so fast. Love you sweet girl.!

Hh is for Heart!

Hh is for hands!

Hh is for hearts!


Hh is for happy, hearts, and hug!


Hh is for holes!


H song of the week! Kinsey also circles, underlines, or
traces all the H's in the song

H activities: hat 'show' (also play an occupation game with matching hats), punching holes, hearts on an Hh, handprints with paint, lots of animal activities (hedge hog, hippo, horse, hen, hamster, hog, and hare), hammering golf tees, hopscotch (that was a hoot!), hula hooping

Foods that start with H: hummus, horseradish, hamburgers, hot dogs, hash browns, honey, ham, haddock, hazelnuts, honeydew, hot chocolate,

Bullseye!

Kinsey doesn't quite understand yet and just throws it at the hole:)

Cailey is really loves it and keeps trying to beat her 'high score'.

such concentration!

Daddy and Braden

We LOVE to play games and a few years ago my mom got a game called Bullseye. Basically you bounce a tiny metal ball and try to get it in one of the three openings. It's kind of like skeeball only you don't roll the ball. We played a lot at mom's and got really into it trying to beat the 'high score' and mom would join us too! She found a kids version (a few years ago) that can be either bullseye ball or skeeball and the kids have really been into it lately. Then when mom was here this past weekend she gave Brian and I our own and we've been playing it ever since! Have I said we LOVE games?? Now we sit around and all take turns playing it and having a great time! Oh, and while mom was here we taught Cailey how to play Parcheesi for the first time while Braden and Kinsey were napping:).

biggest giggles ever!

Last night we went to Champs for dinner because they have kids night (and the kids eat free) on Tuesdays. What we didn't know was that they have a magician who could make Braden belly laugh more than anyone he's met (other than Brian and I)! He LOVED the magician!! I am SO thankful I had a camera and could capture his face because he was so excited by the tricks! The great thing about such a smart and observant boy is that he was able to figure out a couple of the tricks:). We all had a wonderful time!

fish on a fishing pole
(Cailey got a blue and pink butterfly
and Kinsey got a purple poodle)

the magician

how did i get both of the bunnies?


Kinsey joined in the laughing
but didn't really understand the tricks

Vv for Valentine!

Vv is for velvet!

Vv is for vine

Vv is for vanilla wafers!
(i always forget to take the food pics)

V poem set to music!

Vv is for vase

This week we: made Valentine's, a vase, vines (both drawing and cutting them out), went on a vehicle hunt in magazines (mainly looking for vans), made a Vv with velcro, painted a paper vest, tried to make a v in vanilla ice cream but it was too cold for her hands:), vacuumed with four different kinds of vacuums, made a Vv with an assortment of vegetables, listened to violin music, did a science experiment to make an 'errupting' volcano, planted a violet, did LOTS of Valentine's crafts, and made a Vv with velvet.

Foods that start with Vv: Vanilla wafers, Vanilla ice cream (and an assortment of MANY other vanilla things), Vietnamese food, vegetables, venison (which we did NOT eat), vinegar, valencia orange juice, and veal

it's a hit!

the pitch

it's good!

time to run!

oops...forgot to drop the bat:)

Brian was doing some batting practice with Cailey on Saturday since the weather was so nice. He was really impressed that she could hit the ball and had a great time working with her...quality daddy time:)!

Girl Scout Valentine's Party

such concentration!


i LOVE crafts that they do on their own!


heart butterfly

most of the goodies had red dye but she WAS
able to eat a PB cookie:)

passing out Valentine's

Cailey drew a picture of Jesus dying on the
cross for her Valentine's bag! I asked her why and
she said it was because He loves us the most!



game time


they were working on an animal badge
so this was the prize from the game

Kinsey got candy at co-op preschool
in the morning and was really excited!


Braden had his first Fun Dip at lunch (he got
it from co-op)...he was BEAMING! Cailey was
'teaching' him how to eat it:)


my three sugar bugs