Busy Busy

Well we have been busy learning over here and not so much posting lately but here are a few of the fun things that we have done this past week or so…

Pumpkin colored a picture of a chipmunk and learned about the letter “C”. We practiced cutting, coloring in the lines, and building the chipmunk puzzle. She was very proud of her masterpiece!

The shaving cream on a cookie sheet was a big hit! The cool feeling on our hands and the smell good fresh scent when we were done made it all the more enjoyable. We practiced circles, squares, and smiley face drawings in the shaving cream.

Our new mitten match file folder game was lots of fun. Although I think Mommy spent more time cutting out the pieces than it took Pumpkin to velcro the matching mitten. We are very good with shapes we still need some work on our numbers and letters though.

We had a little visit with Great, Great, Grandma and learned about family. Yep, she is a 100!! The best part of this visit was watching how a attentive a 3 year old could be to a 100 year old womens needs. Pumpkin was helping Great, Great Grandma close a box of chocolates. Of coarse after eating one with her!
And then there would be the never ending snow and chilly temps around here. We have gotten out to enjoy the white stuff a few times and sledding was a BIG hit with the little dare devil herself.

Tot School

Routine

Well the holidays are officially over and we are trying to get back in the swing of things around here. That means bedtimes between 7-8 PM (not 9-11), eating real food (not just appetizers), and just the everyday mundane tasks that make life special. As much as I love Christmas and all the decorating, excitement building up to it, cookies, and visiting with friends/family. I was certainly not sad to see it go either. We entertained nearly 80 people at our house over the holidays and believe me the “Closed for Business” sign was almost coming out!


The girls both did surprisingly well with all of the guests, gifts, and change in their routines. Both girls got a lot of new fun toys to play with this Christmas some educational and some just plain fun. A especially liked it this year because she gets to play with K. Bears toys too! Some of our favorites over here this year are Hullabaloo, Melissa and Doug Bead maze, Barbi (of coarse), Calico Critters, and our new Dora the Explorer game for our ClickStart Computer.

Sleepless

So my littlest wide eyed wanderer didn’t think that sleep was needed for mommy last night. Another sleepless night! We’re up, we’re down, we’re fed, we’re changed, what more could you want? Just sleep sweet baby. That is what I kept thinking as I literally slept walked into K. Bears room last night 100+ times. I had no idea how little sleep one could actually live on until I had kids.Now imagine those BIG eyes looking at you at 1:30 AM!!