Wednesday, November 30, 2011

November 30, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-30-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, grapes and some Cheerios
Snack 1: 9:30, cookies and raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12:15, most granola and yogurt, most broccoli, not much pasta at all, a few bites of banana, all cheese
Nap 2: 1:25-2:15
Snack 2: left with Grandma
BM: not yet
Special notes:

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-30-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: 7:15am, about half of oatmeal, about half of grapes
Snack 1: 9:30, O’s and raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12:15, all pasta, no grapes, 1 banana, a few peas with PB, all blueberries, no sweet potato
Nap 2: 1:05-2:20
Snack 2: 2:30, 3 cookies
BM: 12:10pm
Special notes:

A few things we did today: played with Milo! Went to the grocery store

General notes: The kids did so well at Milo’s today. I’m glad they have a chance to hang out with Milo. I think it is the first time we’ve made it to 11am! Flora didn’t want to leave, so it was a struggle to put her coat on, but once we got it on, she was fine. She must just be nuts about Milo! I think I must have pushed their patience with the grocery store, though. My list was a little longer than usual, and I think they used up all their focus at Milo’s or something. Needless to say, I had to separate them and was glad to get home. :) They were both a little picky with their lunches today. I’m not really sure why…we did eat a little bit later than normal, so maybe they were too hungry?? However, when I said it was time to eat, neither of them was extremely interested. Snacks were the normal size today, too, so I can’t really explain it.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

November 29, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-29-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, about half of the toast
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:55am, all grapes, most of the leftover toast, all veggies, all cheese, about half of yogurt and granola
Nap 2: 12:50-1:50
Snack 2: 2:30, 1/2 banana
BM: 2:00
Special notes: Everyone loves watching Flora at the Tri because she runs everywhere! All the parents are always commenting on it. It’s great! We also saw Jenaveve (sp??) with Lilly show said they knew you guys from church. She seemed really nice. Flora did great interacting with the other kids.

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-29-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: 7:30, yes, Andrea, he finished all that oatmeal AND had a banana. The kid’s stomach is bottomless! :)
Snack 1: 9:30, O’s
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:55, a few pieces of cauliflower, all cheese sandwich, all pineapple and melon
Nap 2: 1:15-3:15, sort of. Samuel was awake on and off throughout that time, so it is hard to say how long he actually slept. He slept the first hour, but then he just kind of moaned like he does on and off for the next while.
Snack 2: 3:20, banana
BM: 10:30
Special notes: Sammy was falling asleep when he was eating today! Poor guy. You were right, Andrea. He was tired. They did go down a little bit earlier than normal, but he still didn’t fall asleep until well past 1.

A few things we did today: Our big adventure for the day was the Tri. We were there for almost an hour and a half, and both kids seemed to have a blast! They are beginning to interact with some of the other kids, and some of the other moms jumped in to involve Sam and Flora. It’s really great to have such a resource! We did our exercises today, too, and the kids are slowly starting to chime in! Samuel was trying to make his arm go like a windshield wiper today, and Flora was saying “beep” for the car noises during one song. Flora also participated in the motor sounds of the car. Pretty soon they’ll be touching their heads and toes during “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”! :)

General notes: Just a note: a man at the Tri reminded me that this Friday, there are some holiday festivities uptown from 6-8:30. Sounds like fun for kids! I think this might be the event where some of Mr. Pearson’s group sings in the parks, too. Pretty cool. I might see if I can squeeze it in, but I bet it would be even more exciting for the little guys!

November 28, 2011 PICS

Pics from yesterday at Millet. The best entertainment was the full-length mirror!

Sammy was a champ with the ball yesterday!


I hope no one reading this is a germa-phobe. Yes, I let the kids lick the mirror...It was worth it! :)

Monday, November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-28-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, some granola and yogurt
Snack 1: 9:30, cookies and raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:55, ate some more of the oats and yogurt, all cheese, all carrots, all hummus, most of apple
Nap 2: 1:15-2:25
Snack 2: 2:30, cookies and raisins
BM: 3pm
Special notes: Flora is such a joy! :) She definitely has down “elbow” and is no longer pointing at her arm or wrist. She can say it very well now, too.

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-28-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 9:30, crackers
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:55, some pasta (didn’t eat a whole lot of it), all melon, all pineapple, most of apple from breakfast, didn’t want green beans or peas
Nap 2: 1:00-2:30
Snack 2: 2:30, crackers and some of Andrea’s granola bar things
BM: 10:45
Special notes: Sammy borrowed Flora’s fork today. He did very well! He used it to stab green beans, which he would then put in his mouth, slightly chew or suck on it, and then spit them out. So, he was able to do it pretty well, but for whatever reason, he didn’t want to eat the beans, then. I even tried PB! He also didn’t want peas, and so his meal today was a fruit overload.

A few things we did today: played with pots and dried beans, played in Millet Hall, and otherwise mostly played around the house.

General notes: The kids really enjoyed the pots with beans this morning. I put a few beans in each pot and let them use spoons to move beans from one pot to the other and so on. It’s funny how such simple things can be entertaining. They played in middle room for a while, then we headed out to Millet to run around, kick a ball, and explore. They loved it! Samuel especially was really into the ball today. Flora enjoyed a game we played tapping the pillars. After naps, we didn’t have a lot of time this afternoon, but they mostly just played in the middle room with the toys.

Monday, November 21, 2011

This was from the other day when Sammy and Flora opened the "shaker" and Sammy was eating raw rice. :)


They were so cute this morning holding hands at breakfast! :)

November 21, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-21-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, a little over half of oatmeal
Snack 1: 10am, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12pm, half of grapes, most of yogurt and granola, most cheese, about half carrots, about half pasta
Nap 2: 1:05-2:25
Snack 2: 2:55pm, crackers, cookies, and raisins
BM: 2:30pm
Special notes: Just making note on the fact that Flora is really good about sharing and is often very thoughtful. Such a sweet spirit! One example from today: Sammy spilled some of his raisins from this snack trap, and instead of eating them, Flora picked them up and tried to put them back into Sammy’s snack trap!

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-21-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 10am, raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12pm, didn’t want sweet potato or mashed potatoes, he went nuts about Flora’s yogurt so I gave him one and he ate all of it, most green beans (with PB), all pineapple, a little turkey, and he really wanted bread but I decided not to give him any since he had enough at breakfast
Nap 2: 1pm-2:40
Snack 2: 2:55pm, cracker and raisins
BM: 12:30pm
Special notes: Sammy is really into somersaults right now! It’s really funny. He also looked at my pen today and said “peeh”. It was the light up pen, so I retracted the ink and gave it to him. Well, later he figured out how to get the ink out and was drawing on the couch! Luckily I caught him pretty early, but there is still a little ink on the couch. I wanted to wait and ask you guys what to use on the leather couches to clean it before I used something that hurt the couch even more. So, let me know what to use and I will clean it. Thanks! :)

Also, I’m sure you will notice the large bruise on his face. Poor guy hit his face on the heater in the middle room. I tried to put ice on it, but he didn’t seem to want it. He didn’t cry too long, but I could tell it was painful…I felt bad about it.

A few things we did today: It was a pretty dreary day. We spent all day in the house, which actually wasn’t too bad. We did some of the usual stuff; got out the big tunnel, listened to music, read a lot of books, played just a little on piano, etc. We tried finger paints one more time: that was a no-go again. I’ll put them away and try again in a couple months maybe. After Flora left, Sammy was ready to go out, so we took a brief trip to Wal-Mart, where we ran into my friend Sue and also said hi to Em in the electronics department. I am realizing with the weather turning bad, I need to start finding more places like the Tri and Millet so we can get out of the house and be active during the day sometimes. Otherwise, it’s going to be a looooong winter. :)

Friday, November 18, 2011

November 18, 2011

No Pics Today.

Name: Flora
Date: 11-18-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, a few eggs
Snack 1: 9:45, dried fruit and cereal
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:45am, all grapes, all cheese, most veggies, all pasta, a few bites of tapioca
Nap 2: 12:45-2:10
Snack 2: 2:45, cereal and dried fruit
BM: 12:30ish
Special notes: Flora seemed fine without medicine today. She was drooling and her nose was running a lot, but otherwise she seemed fine.

Did we lose Flora’s hat? I have not seen it the past few days…

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-18-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 9:45am, raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:45am, most chicken, all cauliflower with PB, all pineapple, all melon, all yogurt, the rest of granola from breakfast
Nap 2: 12:45-1:45, woke up a couple minutes, then went back to sleep 1:45-
Snack 2: 2:45, cracker
BM: 12:15ish
Special notes: Andrea, in case I forget to tell you, that little diaper rash-looking spot on Sammy looks like it might be getting a little worse. It was actually bleeding a tiny bit today when I changed him into a regular diaper to go out. I wanted to put something on it, but since I’m not sure if it is diaper rash or not, I was a little hesitant to put anything on it. When I changed him before nap, I did decide to put some cream on him.

Uncle Spencer is working on a “high five” with Sammy. hehe

A few things we did today: went to the store again, went to the library. Other than that, the usual. We did not get outside as it was a bit chilly.

General notes: Sorry, Drew. Sammy didn’t like the tapioca. Nice of you to share, though! :) The kids enjoyed the library. I am glad we have that as a resource for the wintertime. We may end up spending quite a bit of time there.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

November 17, 2011

No Pics Today.

Name: Flora
Date: 11-17-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15, some oatmeal
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:40pm, all cheese, all broccoli, no sweet potato, all grapes
Nap 2: 12:40-1:45
Snack 2:
BM: 9am, 12:15pm
Special notes: OK, so Flora says “Milo” sometimes, but when we were in the car today and were driving close to his house, she started chanting his name! Then, after we got past his house, she started crying and saying “Milo” as if she knew we were driving farther away from his house and not going over there today. Maybe coincidence?? Or maybe she’s a baby genius. :)

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-17-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: ate beforehand
Snack 1: 9:30, raisins, 11am raw brown rice (see notes! Ha)
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:40, didn’t want carrots, ate about half of meatballs, almost all chicken noodles, all fruit
Nap 2: 12:50-2:50
Snack 2: 3pm, raisins and cracker
BM: not yet
Special notes: I suppose it was only a matter of time. Either he or Flora figured out how to open up the homemade shaker full of brown rice. I looked over, and there is Samuel with brown rice stuck all over his face as he continues to shovel raw rice into his mouth. It was quite comical.

A few things we did today: Stopped by the store (again! At least it is a free double cozy coup ride), did a couple drive thru (had to get gas and went through the drive thru at the bank), and then we headed out to Millet to play. Other than that, mostly the norm today.

General notes: We were going to go to the library after Millet, but I smelled a stinky diaper, so I decided to go home and change a baby and save the library for hopefully tomorrow. The kids loved Millet! I only took a ball, but that was enough. They kicked the ball around and explored the big building. We even popped our heads in to see the basketball players.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

November 16, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-16-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15, most oatmeal
Snack 1: 9:55, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:35, all grapes, most veggies, most hummus, all cheese
Nap 2: 12:45-1:50
Snack 2: 2:30, cereal, dried fruit, and crackers
BM: 12:15pm
Special notes:

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-16-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 9:55, grapes
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:35, wouldn’t eat pasta or carrots, ate some hummus, all meatballs, all cantaloupe
Nap 2: 12:40-2:00
Snack 2: 2:30, cheese and a few grapes
BM: 12:15pm
Special notes:

A few things we did today: played with Milo this morning! We got a short walk in this afternoon, but it was pretty chilly.

General notes: The kids had a great time with Milo this morning. They all LOVED the tunnel, so we played in that for quite some time. Sorry, I feel like I am getting a little lazy with my postings…I’ll try to get back in the swing of more details.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

November 15, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-15-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, a little bit of French toast
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, some veggies, all hummus, all cheese, all pineapple, all grapes
Nap 2: 12:50-1:50
Snack 2: with Grandma!
BM: late morning
Special notes:

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-15-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: beforehand
Snack 1: 9:30, raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30am, some pasta, all cheese, banana, I can’t remember what else…?
Nap 2: 12:35-1:50
Snack 2: 3:15, cracker
BM: none with me (I don’t think…this day and yesterday kind of blended together)
Special notes: Sammy was SO good and patient today while I was cooking this afternoon!

A few things we did today: stopped by the store (again!) briefly, went to the Tri for open gym, hung out around the house

General notes: The open gym was wonderful!!! They set up all kinds of little things for the kids, and though we were the only ones there at first, more people kept showing up, so we got to hang out with quite a few other kids. I think both Sammy and Flora really liked it!! I am excited to have that every week. It was fun for me, too, to get to meet some new adults.

November 14, 2011 PICS

This was our big thing on Monday...the BIG tunnel! Thanks, Mimi!



Monday, November 14, 2011

November 14, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-14-11
Arrived: 7:00am
Breakfast: 7:05am, a couple bites of eggs (just wasn’t interested)
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:35am, all grapes, all veggies, no sweet potato, one bite of yogurt, all cheese
Nap 2: 12:35-1:40
Snack 2: 2:30, crackers and raisins
BM: can’t remember…it was in the late morning time
Special notes: When we went to the park today, Flora kept saying Milo’s name as she looked at his house. I was so impressed!

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-14-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: ate beforehand
Snack 1: 9:30, raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:35am, didn’t want pasta, had some fried rice, all grapes, all yogurt
Nap 2: 12:40-1:55
Snack 2: 2:30, cheese
BM: 12:15pm
Special notes: I need to start taking notes during the day on a notepad (sometimes I do) because I always forget things. Samuel said “squirrel” twice today when he saw a squirrel! It was more like “quer,” but he was looking right at a squirrel and I could tell that’s what he meant. :)

A few things we did today: We were expecting to be inside most of the day today because of rain, but we were pleasantly surprised and spent most of the morning outside. We went for a walk, visited the store, went to the Tri playground, came home and played around outside for a few minutes. In between we played inside, read, etc. We got out the BIG tunnel for the first time (thanks, Mimi!) and the kids both seemed to really enjoy it. This afternoon, we played inside and also spent a little time outside walking around and playing with the plastic wheel barrow.

General notes:

Saturday, November 12, 2011

November 11, 2011 PICS





I just missed a great picture of Flora reading in the tunnel! Ahh...too late. :)




They were so cute playing on the floor together!!!

Friday, November 11, 2011

November 11, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-11-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, about half eggs, all pineapple
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, 1/2 apple, most of mixed veggies, all cheese, didn’t want sweet potato
Nap 2: 12:30-2:15
Snack 2: 2:30, crackers and raisins
BM: 8am, 12:00pm
Special notes: Flora also said “elbow” today. :)

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-11-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: ate beforehand
Snack 1: 9:30, 1/2 slice bread
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, loved the wonton soup!, about 1/2 rice, most broccoli (mixed with rice), most fruit (skipped around the apples)
Nap 2: 12:30-1:50
Snack 2: 2:30, grapes and cheese
BM: not yet
Special notes:

A few things we did today: mostly played in the house again, but we did get a walk in this afternoon. I hope to get out of the house a lot more next week!

General notes: Kids were really good today. Check pictures for one of them sitting together (no, I didn’t set them up this way!). They really are starting to interact with one another. It’s fun to watch them!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

November 10, 2011

Sorry I am late again today! Eeeeee...and no pics today.

Name: Flora
Date: 11-10-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:10am, some eggs, all pineapple
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, all grapes, some sweet potato, all broccoli, all cheese
Nap 2: 12:25-1:20
Snack 2: 2:30, crackers and raisins
BM: not yet
Special notes:

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-10-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 9:30, 1/2 slice bread
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, didn’t want pasta, ate most cauliflower with PB, didn’t really want fruit, ate some hummus…looking back now, I don’t think he ate very much
Nap 2: 12:25-1:50
Snack 2: 2:30, homemade PB oatmeal bar
BM: not yet
Special notes: Sammy said "elbow" today!

A few things we did today: mostly played inside (bubbles, reading, tunnel, “exercise” music, listen to other music, etc.). We also snuck in a walk, though with the breeze it was much colder than I anticipated!

General notes:

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

November 9, 2011 PICS



"I took my jacket off and now I'm smiling because I am taking my shoes off, too!" :)


Sammy loves wheels. This is a classic picture...makes me think he'll be just like his dad, working on all kinds of little projects.

November 9, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-9-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:10am, about half oatmeal
Snack 1: 9:15, dried fruit and cereal, some of the other guy’s snacks
Nap 1: ----
Lunch:
Nap 2: 12:45-1:35
Snack 2: 2:30, cereal, crackers, and dried fruit
BM: 7:45am, 11:45am
Special notes: Flora was getting all snuggly against me on the carpet as she tried to crawl on me. I turned and we were face to face as I said, “Hi.” She then gave me a big old kiss on the lips! It was so adorable!

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-9-11
Arrived: 7:30am
Breakfast: 7:45am, all of oatmeal bar, 1 banana (didn’t want blueberries)
Snack 1: 9:15, crackers (didn’t really want peas) and some of Milo’s snacks
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30
Nap 2: 12:40-1:55
Snack 2: 2:30, grapes and cheese
BM: 11:45am
Special notes: Sam used “please” again today in the appropriate context. I was impressed today, too, at breakfast. We were listening to music in the background, and when “If You’re Happy and You Know It” came on, he clapped in the appropriate places!

Samuel is also starting to recognize things when we do the alphabet. When the letter “h” came up, before I switched to the picture, he touched his hair. Fun stuff!

A few things we did today: this morning we packed up and went to Milo’s, this afternoon we practiced the alphabet (Sam and I), went for a walk, and played for a little bit outside.

General notes:

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

November 8, 2011

So sorry for posting this late...I feel like I am slacking! I did have a really busy afternoon and evening, though. Not that I'm making excuses... :)

No Pics Today.

Name: Flora
Date: 11-8-11
Arrived: 7:10am
Breakfast: 7:15am, most of oatmeal
Snack 1: 9:20am, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: most grapes, most broccoli and carrots, some hummus
Nap 2: 12:00-1:00
Snack 2: with Grandma!
BM: 11:45am
Special notes: Flora was determined to feed Samuel his water today. It was really cute. She kept sticking the straw in his face, and Sammy would drink.

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-8-11
Arrived: 7:25am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: 9:20, raisins
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:20am, most blueberries, some of pasta, very little cauliflower, all yogurt
Nap 2: 2:30-3:30
Snack 2: 2:30pm, raisins, later some bread
BM: early afternoon
Special notes: Sammy would just not go to sleep this afternoon, so we saw Flora off and then went to the store, and he finally fell asleep when we got back. Not sure what was different about today…?

A few things we did today: we mostly played in the middle level of the house as I decided for a few reasons not to go to the Tri this morning and instead wait until next week. We did get to go for a walk mid-morning. I love when the kids grab books and come sit on my lap! They seem to do that more and more.

General notes: Both kids were watching me eat my salad and wanted to try some. Flora actually ate a piece of spinach as well as a few pieces of celery (she kept asking for more!). I was surprised. Sammy just looked at the spinach and decided otherwise, and he did try the celery but spit it out.

Monday, November 7, 2011

November 7, 2011

No Pics Today.

Name: Flora
Date: 11-7-11
Arrived: 7:05am
Breakfast: 7:10am, a little PB and bagel, but not much
Snack 1: 9am, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11am, all broccoli, carrots, grapes, and cheese, a little of Sammy’s pasta, a couple bites of PB and bagel, a little bread, a few blue berries
Nap 2: 12:00-1:00pm
Snack 2: 2:15, cereal and dried fruit
BM: 1:40pm
Special notes: Adriane, just a note. Be careful with the bubble containers. I noticed that the little bubble wand comes apart, and so either one of those pieces could be a choking hazard. Just a heads up if you didn’t notice that already.

Also to note, Flora was still hungry after eating all of her lunch today, so you may want to consider packing a little bit more for lunch time. I am also ok with sharing Sammy’s food. :) I think he had a couple bites of Flora’s PB and bagel today, so it all evens out. I could always give her some of her cereal snack, too.

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-7-11
Arrived: 7:25am
Breakfast: ate beforehand
Snack 1: 9am, a little bread
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11am, a little pasta, most blueberries, about 1/2 banana, a little bread, some cauliflower with PB
Nap 2: 12:25-1:25
Snack 2: 3:00pm, cheese
BM: 8am
Special notes: Andrea, you would have been so proud! Not only did Sammy use the “eat” sign when we were getting a snack, he suddenly did the “please” sign!!! It was so great. :) Also, I got out my old cell phone today. Samuel carried it around for a good chunk of the morning. Remind me to bring down the charger so you can charge it up. He likes it better when it is lighting up.

A few things we did today: blew bubbles, did a few “exercise” songs, read a lot, played outside, went for a walk, played in the “tunnel”

General notes: Mondays are street-sweeper day…it’s always fun to watch the kids. We can hear it when it is way down the street, so they make their way to the window and watch intently as it rumbles by.

November 4, 2011

No Pics Again...Forgot Camera at Flora's house!

Name: Flora
Date: 11-4-11
Arrived: 7:00am
Breakfast: 7:20am, oatmeal with 1/2 banana, raisins, and a little whole milk
Snack 1: 9:15, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12pm, a little pasta and mushroom sauce, edamame, quite a bit of apple sauce, a little PB and bagel (she didn’t seem to eat as much as usual and was pretty picky)
Nap 2: 1pm-1:40pm
Snack 2: 2:50pm, bagel and PB
BM: 7:45am
Special notes: Today was the Battle of the Bib! Ha Flora would not put it on for me for lunch. However, little does Flora know that I can out-stubborn just about anyone, so while she cried for a couple minutes sitting in her chair, I washed dishes. It took about 3 tries, but she finally stopped crying and stuck out her arms to put them through the bib. :)

Cool note: I have often seen Flora shake her head no, but I think she is finally starting to nod yes! Maybe she has been doing this at home, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen her do it, and it is SO helpful! And exciting! :)

We also had an extra long walk today…we were backpacking, and when we got back, I noticed Flora was missing a shoe. Oops! I remembered checking a couple times to make sure she still had both, so I knew it couldn’t be super far, but I had no idea where it fell off. We loaded back up and headed back out. Luckily, it was only about 5 minutes of hiking until we found the missing shoe. :)

Name: Samuel (sick day) :(
Date:
Arrived:
Breakfast:
Snack 1:
Nap 1:
Lunch:
Nap 2:
Snack 2:
BM:
Special notes:

A few things we did today:

General notes:

Thursday, November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011

Name: Flora
Date: 11-3-11
Arrived: 7am
Breakfast: 7:15am, didn’t seem interested in bagel and PB, but she was excited about oatmeal. At almost all of what was in the fridge
Snack 1: 9:15, bagel and PB
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 12:10pm, cheese, 1/2 banana, some organic frozen mixed veggies, some grapes…didn’t want pear or yogurt (yogurt container is open in the fridge…be careful!)
Nap 2: 1:10pm-2:20pm
Snack 2:
BM: 11:45am
Special notes: Flora took a little while to fall asleep, but not horribly long (20 min). She was great today! I think it was fun for her to be in her environment and show off a little bit. She climbed onto the couch many times, bounced around on her zebra, pulled out many toys (i.e. the shopping cart). She is so cute and getting smarter every day.

The bath seemed to go well, though her hair may still be slightly greasy…? Didn’t notice anything unusual. I let her play in there for quite a while.

Name: Samuel…sick day. :(

11-3-11 post for 11-2-11

An update:

Sorry about no post yesterday! Things were a bit crazy in the house. If you don't know the story, I'll let the parents tell it if they want to. Otherwise, we'll just say it was quite an adventure for all of us... :)

Anyway, I will have a post today, but no pics because I don't have my camera with me. Hopefully tomorrow I can snap a couple fun ones.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

October 31, 2011 PICS

The kids have been super-interested in books lately. I love it!


While Sammy was chilling on the floor, Flora decided to come over and sit on him! I think she was trying to be playful. It was really funny. :)

November 1, 2011

Happy November!!!! :)

Name: Flora
Date: 11-1-11
Arrived: 7:35am
Breakfast: 7:40am, almost all oatmeal and apples
Snack 1: 9:30, cereal and dried fruit
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30am, most peas, some sweet potatoes, all cheese, all grapes, a little of Sammy’s whole wheat pasta
Nap 2: 12:30-1:20
Snack 2: left with Grandma!
BM: not yet
Special notes: Flora gets more fun every day! :)

Name: Samuel
Date: 11-1-11
Arrived: 7:40am
Breakfast: already ate
Snack 1: ----
Nap 1: ----
Lunch: 11:30, some pasta, all beans, all broccoli, all pineapple, all soup. He is a hungry growing boy! :)
Nap 2: 12:30-1:50
Snack 2: 3:15pm, cheese
BM: 12pm
Special notes: Sammy was blowing bubbles today!

A few things we did today: Today we mostly played in the middle room. Also went for a walk. After Flora left, Sammy and I did our regular grocery run, then headed to the music store in Hamilton.

General notes: Again, the kids overall seemed really happy and content. They are getting better at entertaining themselves, and they are SOMEWHAT starting to actually play with one another. And sorry I haven’t posted pictures! I have some to post from yesterday…I hope to get to it later tonight.