tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80952322927600074902024-03-13T23:54:30.927-04:00.little moments.{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-25576766664978726542010-07-17T15:39:00.002-04:002010-07-17T15:46:37.839-04:00goodbye from here..<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I've decided to no longer post on this blog. I'm really enjoying keeping a separate daily photo project going at <a href="http://365momentsnoah.blogspot.com/">{365 moments}</a>, so you can keep up with us there if you'd like. I may still share Tot School and activities like that from time to time on the new blog, but I just don't want the responsibility of that right now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do hope that you will continue to visit us at the new blog! So see you there:)</div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-48746806014601986112010-06-23T23:00:00.001-04:002010-06-23T23:09:38.139-04:00a new project<div style="text-align: center;">The idea of documenting an entire year of your life through pictures is nothing new...the whole project 365 thing has been around for a while. I've really been wanting to do this, especially as Noah is growing and changing every day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I've started a separate blog called <a href="http://365momentsnoah.blogspot.com">{365} moments</a> that I'll be *hopefully* starting tomorrow to do it! I'm really excited, and so hope that I'll be able to keep up with everything. I think it'll be fun to come up with new picture ideas every day and to see how different our lives are one year from now. I'll still be doing tot school and such here though! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Feel free to pop over to the new blog...or not. I'm doing this one just for us:)</div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-354315494443339312010-06-20T22:00:00.001-04:002010-06-20T22:05:22.712-04:00tot school - letter s<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 21 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Well..here we are again! We're all moved and settled back in pretty well now, but still decided to keep tot school kind of light this past week. Given Noah's recent attitude changes, I think we'll be keeping the activities light for a while until I can get a better control of his behavior. It certainly it improving, but slowly. I have to remind myself that this is a completely normal stage and that I have to choose my battles wisely. Overall, I can't complain...even at his worst behavior moments, Noah is the best little guy I could ever ask for:)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Letter Ss</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ss is for snake, spider, silly, sort....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah LOVED making his Ss is for snake picture this week. He did great connecting the glue dots.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vmoux_0I/AAAAAAAACcE/t7MLw4yRbfE/s1600/DSC02091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vmoux_0I/AAAAAAAACcE/t7MLw4yRbfE/s320/DSC02091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485014474487365442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He also really enjoyed making the snake colorful with paint. Apparently this kind has purple eyes..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vl7MGYoI/AAAAAAAACb8/WLkbidyK8Ao/s1600/DSC02092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vl7MGYoI/AAAAAAAACb8/WLkbidyK8Ao/s320/DSC02092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485014462262305410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also made Noah an Ss is for spider picture after seeing it on <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/">No Time for Flashcards</a>. I say I made it because I did make it..the whole thing:( Noah absolutely refused to help with it, but I thought it was too cute not to finish.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vlACGONI/AAAAAAAACb0/cNLLqJLyjIc/s1600/DSC02105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vlACGONI/AAAAAAAACb0/cNLLqJLyjIc/s320/DSC02105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485014446382659794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We pulled out the playdough and made snakes, spiders, and more.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vkKtw5sI/AAAAAAAACbs/JpJLhPs8HBw/s1600/DSC02084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6vkKtw5sI/AAAAAAAACbs/JpJLhPs8HBw/s320/DSC02084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485014432070297282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We also got a little silly with the playdough and made snot. Yes I just typed snot....hey, it went with the Ss theme!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6viVQaZtI/AAAAAAAACbk/8aIHjMEJWPE/s1600/DSC02086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6viVQaZtI/AAAAAAAACbk/8aIHjMEJWPE/s320/DSC02086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485014400540239570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah worked on sorting pasta. Actually, he enjoyed pouring practice much more than the actual sorting, but at least he was happy:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tH2YphvI/AAAAAAAACbc/ph2YffEWMfI/s1600/DSC02096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tH2YphvI/AAAAAAAACbc/ph2YffEWMfI/s320/DSC02096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485011746553431794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We also spent lots of time outside enjoying the sunshine! On Wednesday, our life group (bible study) at church finished up for the summer with a pool party and potluck. Jimmy had to work, but Noah had an absolute ball playing the pool with the other kids (there were 9 kids there, from Noah at 21 months up to the two teenage girls). I didn't get any pictures at the party since I had to be in the pool the WHOLE time with Noah, but he sure was worn out! He didn't even wake up for me to put on his pjs!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tHKbXuGI/AAAAAAAACbU/PdcpF7HNNUc/s1600/DSC02102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tHKbXuGI/AAAAAAAACbU/PdcpF7HNNUc/s320/DSC02102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485011734753687650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Otherwise this week, we pulled out some old favorite activities found in the move...like pipe cleaners into a spice container.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tFjcwx8I/AAAAAAAACbM/qBDc4JeHJu0/s1600/DSC02090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tFjcwx8I/AAAAAAAACbM/qBDc4JeHJu0/s320/DSC02090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485011707110672322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Another fun thing we've been doing lately is working on learning the beat with music. Noah LOVES the Seeds Family Worship music, so we've been using that to pat the beat on our bellies, dance, and praise God all at the same time:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tE832Y7I/AAAAAAAACbE/L4rB-Kn_uE0/s1600/DSC02075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tE832Y7I/AAAAAAAACbE/L4rB-Kn_uE0/s320/DSC02075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485011696755303346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Noah has a new-found love of coloring since we've set up an art table in his room. He especially enjoyed making Father's Day cards for Daddy and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Papa:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tDwi7zKI/AAAAAAAACa8/TqzrhYtZFk4/s1600/DSC02077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB6tDwi7zKI/AAAAAAAACa8/TqzrhYtZFk4/s320/DSC02077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485011676266482850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">That's it for out week! See what others are up to in tot school and share your own ideas at <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</span></span></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-5688158579339544492010-06-20T11:25:00.000-04:002010-06-20T11:27:42.658-04:00love you daddy...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YaLu29ZI/AAAAAAAACa0/G1EnzMHGQo8/s1600/DSCF1084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YaLu29ZI/AAAAAAAACa0/G1EnzMHGQo8/s320/DSCF1084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848234288838034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZwYxM1I/AAAAAAAACas/2HKfhzwXZEg/s1600/DSCF1369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZwYxM1I/AAAAAAAACas/2HKfhzwXZEg/s320/DSCF1369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848226948428626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZWHqaCI/AAAAAAAACak/aG6-6SPJdtM/s1600/DSCF2341.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZWHqaCI/AAAAAAAACak/aG6-6SPJdtM/s320/DSCF2341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848219897358370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZLrNKHI/AAAAAAAACac/3M-dxemOQ4I/s1600/DSCF2893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YZLrNKHI/AAAAAAAACac/3M-dxemOQ4I/s320/DSCF2893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848217093646450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YYlNAspI/AAAAAAAACaU/VFA01fBF7PI/s1600/DSC01768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TB4YYlNAspI/AAAAAAAACaU/VFA01fBF7PI/s320/DSC01768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484848206766453394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i love you daddy!</span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-58549636661292223582010-06-07T01:15:00.004-04:002010-06-07T01:45:22.739-04:00tot school - letter x & random<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Noah is 20 months old.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will apologize upfront for my lack of pictures this week. Despite me never seeming to have the camera around, we finally really had a great week of tot school:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Xx is for x-ray</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For Noah's letter page, I tried to tape off a negative space painting to look kind of like an x-ray of a hand. We painted the whole black construction sheet with white paint using a pipe cleaner...</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCXU-73LI/AAAAAAAACaE/EAWoITY2wBk/s1600/DSC02068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCXU-73LI/AAAAAAAACaE/EAWoITY2wBk/s320/DSC02068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479898183884332210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Certainly not the prettiest page in our letter book, but Noah enjoyed making it:)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCWwhveOI/AAAAAAAACZ8/bdATIOqiBfE/s1600/DSC02071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCWwhveOI/AAAAAAAACZ8/bdATIOqiBfE/s320/DSC02071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479898174098208994" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I printed off x-ray cards from <a href="http://chasingmarcus.blogspot.com/search/label/Letter%20X">Chasing Marcus</a> and Noah enjoyed going over those all week. He has known his body parts for a while, but seeing just the x-ray pictures was a new challenge for him!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also made a face "puzzle" for Noah to review the parts of the face. **Please don't laugh at my VERY lacking artistic skills!!** It was also a good opportunity to review that we have two of some things. Noah put this picture together without any help..I was proud of his placement!</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCWfRUPzI/AAAAAAAACZ0/lQvwfL1WnWk/s1600/DSC02072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCWfRUPzI/AAAAAAAACZ0/lQvwfL1WnWk/s320/DSC02072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479898169465913138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry this picture is sideways..can't get it fixed. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah also worked on a more difficult puzzle to review body parts. (Sorry I forgot a picture!) I think it has 6 or 8 pieces and they are not the chunky-style he usually works with. Those were getting really easy for him, so a $1 Target find was a perfect way to test his readiness to move up. He did really well with the new puzzle by the end of the week, though he is still having trouble fitting the pieces together exactly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finally, we made Xx's out of bones:) Not real bones...I cut different sized bone shapes out of cardstock and Noah had to match up their lengths, then make Xx's. This was a big hit, so I hate I didn't get a picture:(</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other fun things Noah did this week included:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Coloring a birthday card for his Papa (my dad)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAyCX60rihI/AAAAAAAACaM/2v2hoH2TaQ8/s320/DSC02070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479898194041866770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Play outside...A LOT! He worked on learning how to peddle his tricycle, splashed in his water table, and helped his Granny pull weeds in her flower beds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Read LOTS of like-new books (I switched around his book basket)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A couple of other things around here...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Thanks a million for the behavior advice last week! As you can see, Noah was much happier this week, although the twos are here to stay:) I'm really working on choosing my battles and keeping his routine as predictable as possible...the latter especially seems to do wonders with his attitude.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*We're moving again! Actually we'll be moving back to my great-grandmothers old house that we lived in last year. I'm SUPER excited...while the move out was necessary at the time, we just aren't happy in our current place. We are beyond thankful that we have the opportunity to move back to such a wonderful (albeit small!) place. Hopefully things will go smoothly and we'll be settled in completely by the end of the week. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That being said, who knows what our tot school will look like next week. If I have anything to share, I'll be here, but if not, we'll be back asap when we get settled back in. Hope you all are having a fabulous summer so far, and we'll see ya when we see ya!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See what others have been up to in Tot School and share you own ideas at <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</span></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-3860763016373455752010-05-30T22:45:00.004-04:002010-05-31T00:06:31.794-04:00tot school & help needed!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah is 20 months old.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I debated not to even worry with posting this week for Tot School. We've adjusted back to our regular routine after our Disney vacation just fine, but we haven't really gotten back into the groove with Tot School just yet. I'm hoping to get back to our usual routine starting tomorrow. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We didn't do anything specifically planned, but there was lots of fun with playdough! We reviewed colors & matching and worked on shapes with it, and had some imaginative play making foods too.</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkNXSjyCI/AAAAAAAACZk/ajARMALaGc8/s1600/DSC02045.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkNXSjyCI/AAAAAAAACZk/ajARMALaGc8/s320/DSC02045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477261383821412386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah played LOTS with his MegaBlocks and Duplos this week too. He loves to build "BIG uns" and then "cash it":)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkMtesx9I/AAAAAAAACZc/eV5nIMl9_Ig/s1600/DSC02044.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkMtesx9I/AAAAAAAACZc/eV5nIMl9_Ig/s320/DSC02044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477261372598044626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">He has also reunited his love affair with our old Guitar Hero controller. John Mayer and Elvis concerts </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">must</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> be played daily so Noah can jam:)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkNoO5vYI/AAAAAAAACZs/IRKDlW30h8g/s1600/DSC02052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/TAMkNoO5vYI/AAAAAAAACZs/IRKDlW30h8g/s320/DSC02052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477261388369476994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sorry all of those pictures were from the same day, but we have </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">seriously</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and officially reached the terrible twos! Noah has been fiercely defiant the past four or five days, totally disobeying even the simplest things and throwing MAJOR fits when he doesn't get his way. While I know this is to be expected at this age, his independent streak has started to worry me because he is rebelling against safety precautions (like holding hands in public, staying out of the street, etc). I've prayed and prayed for God's guidance, and I'm hoping someone out there can offer some seasoned parenting wisdom on how to not suppress Noah's needs for independence while helping him learn obedience and keeping him safe. Thanks in advance for the help:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My apologizes for such a poor Tot School post, but we'll be back to our regular activities next week...Lord willing Noah behaves!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See what others are up to in Tot School and share your own ideas </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">at </span><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1+1+1=</span></a><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1!</span></a></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-1447887332491889542010-05-21T16:10:00.000-04:002010-05-21T16:13:54.144-04:00we're home!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We drug back into NC on Wednesday afternoon after a very full week of fun at Disney World:) I'll spare you the majority of the 582 pictures I took...but here are a few of my favorite memories from the trip!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Jammin' with a street band in Animal Kingdom..</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgdtY8EVI/AAAAAAAACWs/TTYbVfconUA/s320/DSC01767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473809198120440146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Swimming at the resort..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkZacv3DI/AAAAAAAACYU/li1JGK70RF4/s1600/DSC01207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkZacv3DI/AAAAAAAACYU/li1JGK70RF4/s320/DSC01207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473813522363178034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area in Hollywood Studios..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi84_KhKI/AAAAAAAACYE/r9wXo-ZQNTU/s1600/DSC01232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi84_KhKI/AAAAAAAACYE/r9wXo-ZQNTU/s320/DSC01232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473811932832760994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Meeting all the characters:)</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkaW-ic3I/AAAAAAAACYk/tlkHYpRoA0s/s1600/DSC01172.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkaW-ic3I/AAAAAAAACYk/tlkHYpRoA0s/s320/DSC01172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473813538611032946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkZ6C5jWI/AAAAAAAACYc/xM0czZ_AC44/s1600/DSC01196.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bkZ6C5jWI/AAAAAAAACYc/xM0czZ_AC44/s320/DSC01196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473813530844695906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi8CDLtJI/AAAAAAAACX8/1FahLvxND_E/s1600/DSC01258.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi8CDLtJI/AAAAAAAACX8/1FahLvxND_E/s320/DSC01258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473811918085665938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgeLtLFyI/AAAAAAAACW8/EMHDp1J6x2o/s320/DSC01643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473809206258374434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah was SO excited to meet each and every character there! I was so happy that he wasn't afraid of them....to our surprise, he just loved and kissed on all of them:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Breakfast at Chef Mickey's with all of Noah's favorites:)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhnhb4bKI/AAAAAAAACXU/K9AvpNoSwJQ/s320/DSC01466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473810466221878434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My favorite meal of the week....Le Cellier Steakhouse in Canada at Epcot. SOO yummy:)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgd3a6n0I/AAAAAAAACW0/mLx6yubS3pI/s320/DSC01730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473809200813088578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My second favorite meal of the week....San Angel Inn in Mexico at Epcot:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bmObLLlaI/AAAAAAAACY8/c-is5QOoNnc/s320/DSC01317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473815532602627490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dinner at T-Rex in Downtown Disney...my vote for coolest atmosphere:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgdFy5KdI/AAAAAAAACWk/QHds6FMcwi4/s320/DSC01795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473809187491883474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Since our FAVORITE RIDE EVER (Rockin' Rollercoaster in Hollywood Studios) was closed for refurbishment after we were only able to ride it ONCE, mine and Jimmy's favorite ride of the week was Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi6UyR-cI/AAAAAAAACXs/4IYb5Iufneg/s1600/DSC01356.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bi6UyR-cI/AAAAAAAACXs/4IYb5Iufneg/s320/DSC01356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473811888755308994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin...Noah's very favorite ride of the week:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bka0YEIcI/AAAAAAAACYs/0JHtNUi1UIw/s1600/DSC01150.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bka0YEIcI/AAAAAAAACYs/0JHtNUi1UIw/s320/DSC01150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473813546502726082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Kilamingaro Safari (sorry for spelling!) at Animal Kingdom..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhoTFcWfI/AAAAAAAACXk/3o7dg_AfSVg/s1600/DSC01345.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhoTFcWfI/AAAAAAAACXk/3o7dg_AfSVg/s320/DSC01345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473810479549536754" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Festival of the Lion King show at Animal Kingdom..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_boIxfrNeI/AAAAAAAACZE/1DHPX4w6p8M/s1600/DSC01358.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_boIxfrNeI/AAAAAAAACZE/1DHPX4w6p8M/s320/DSC01358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473817634538206690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Spectromagic Parade at Magic Kingdom..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhoOdBJsI/AAAAAAAACXc/HwpUP43-U68/s1600/DSC01405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhoOdBJsI/AAAAAAAACXc/HwpUP43-U68/s320/DSC01405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473810478306240194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Wishes fireworks show at Magic Kingdom..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_boJnDoiII/AAAAAAAACZM/JdeqU1hTdOk/s1600/DSC01881.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_boJnDoiII/AAAAAAAACZM/JdeqU1hTdOk/s320/DSC01881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473817648916105346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah's FIRST haircut! Rex, the barber, was amazing with Noah and was so clever to keep him occupied with the stickers:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhnFrWE1I/AAAAAAAACXM/g5g_2Mwu3GQ/s1600/DSC01513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhnFrWE1I/AAAAAAAACXM/g5g_2Mwu3GQ/s320/DSC01513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473810458770543442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Showing off his new big boy haircut!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhmv2KlNI/AAAAAAAACXE/xoPtfa9U3JQ/s1600/DSC01572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bhmv2KlNI/AAAAAAAACXE/xoPtfa9U3JQ/s320/DSC01572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473810452910347474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My favorite family shot of the week:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgcvLtEWI/AAAAAAAACWc/PH8Llg7--Jo/s1600/DSC01827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S_bgcvLtEWI/AAAAAAAACWc/PH8Llg7--Jo/s320/DSC01827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473809181421932898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hope you had a lovely week last week too! We're all still resting back up, so I'll see ya when I s</span></span>ee ya:)</div></div></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-83321131341204341512010-05-09T19:30:00.000-04:002010-05-09T19:30:07.922-04:00tot school - letter o<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 19 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Letter Oo</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>Oo is for octopus & ocean!</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We've had a fun week learning about the ocean & the animals that live in it...especially the octopus:) </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah <i>really</i> enjoyed all of the printables this week! He even asked to do some on his own, so you know they were a real hit. They came from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/04/prek-letter-o.html">Confessions of a Homeschooler</a> and the <a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/OceanAnimalsTotBook.html">Ocean Tot Book</a> from 1+1+1=1. </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBEt9rY_I/AAAAAAAACWU/RQ1jjycEL9E/s1600/DSC01136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBEt9rY_I/AAAAAAAACWU/RQ1jjycEL9E/s320/DSC01136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411821778330610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; ">I continue to be impressed with his patterning skills...I think I need to move onto something harder for him.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBEHU5PhI/AAAAAAAACWM/tqVWu9hS_sk/s1600/DSC01109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBEHU5PhI/AAAAAAAACWM/tqVWu9hS_sk/s320/DSC01109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411811406724626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">He did really well with all of them, though. I think his favorite was the number cards. He loves playing with the mini paperclips:)</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our books for the week were:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Squishy-Turtle-Friends-Cloth-Books/dp/0312491840/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273447747&sr=8-1">Squishy Turtle & Friends</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Fish-Marcus-Pfister-Herbert/dp/1558584412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273447769&sr=1-1">Rainbow Fish</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We made just two art projects this week because we ran out of glue and I kept forgetting to get more...oops!</span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBDoIORCI/AAAAAAAACWE/G4PV4RnNftQ/s1600/DSC01113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dBDoIORCI/AAAAAAAACWE/G4PV4RnNftQ/s320/DSC01113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411803032077346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">We made his letter page and a toilet paper roll octopus (not my original idea, but I've seen it several places). He was SUPER proud of both of these projects!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAbpxQjTI/AAAAAAAACV8/lvuY8DB_iak/s1600/DSC01134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAbpxQjTI/AAAAAAAACV8/lvuY8DB_iak/s320/DSC01134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411116277861682" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">Noah enjoyed playing with his ocean puzzles, especially the magnetic "fishing" puzzle:)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAbBs4u1I/AAAAAAAACV0/_MjHCyXwdEo/s1600/DSC01133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAbBs4u1I/AAAAAAAACV0/_MjHCyXwdEo/s320/DSC01133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411105522105170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">It was also VERY warm here this week, so we spent several days outside and playing in the water.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAak5poDI/AAAAAAAACVs/kwg-dGikORo/s1600/DSC01114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAak5poDI/AAAAAAAACVs/kwg-dGikORo/s320/DSC01114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411097791012914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">While he played a bit with the ocean animals I put in his play sink, he most liked dumping the water over his head:)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAZl1LV1I/AAAAAAAACVk/cK1_i3Vyz6I/s1600/DSC01118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAZl1LV1I/AAAAAAAACVk/cK1_i3Vyz6I/s320/DSC01118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411080860817234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">This was my favorite picture from the week!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAZCCkktI/AAAAAAAACVc/fI4V0JDrR_U/s1600/DSC01129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S-dAZCCkktI/AAAAAAAACVc/fI4V0JDrR_U/s320/DSC01129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469411071253320402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That's about all for this week...I kept it light because I've been finishing up my nursing finals and (more importantly!) packing for Disney! We won't be here next week for tot school, but we'll have LOTS of pictures from our trip when we return. Enjoy your next couple of weeks, and a (late) happy mother's day to you all:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Share what you're up to in Tot School and see other's ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1+1+1=1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">!</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-23619715532166491032010-05-04T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-04T08:00:00.395-04:00disney days<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">We are officially into the single digits in the countdown to our Disney trip:) We are all about to die with excitement! To get me even more in the mood (like I need any help!), I thought I'd share some of the details of our trip just in case you may be planning on visiting Disney World in the future or are just curious what we will be doing. If not, sorry...I feel the need to share so I don't spontaneously combust:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our trip - May 13-19</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We chose this time to hopefully miss the summer vacation crowds. Ideally we would have gone earlier (like end of April), but with my nursing school, I can't take time off. We're leaving the night after I finish finals, so this is the earliest we could go. I hoping its a good time! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh, and it is my, Jimmy (husband), Noah, and my mom going on this trip. We are beyond excited for Noah's first visit...we know he won't remember it, but we will:) Also, my mom has graciously offered to watch Noah for us when we want to do rides and stuff own our own, so Jimmy and I are excited to have a little alone time as well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our travel plan - driving our own cars all the way</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We opted not to fly for 1)the expense, 2)no car rental, and 3)we can bring more stuff there & back. We'll be traveling down in the middle of the night so Noah will sleep and traveling back right after lunch so he will nap for at least part of the trip (pray that this will work!). Yes, we'll have to pay to park each day we visit the parks, but we're willing to do that for the convenience of no rental car, no waiting on the Disney bus system, and no having to lug Noah's carseat around. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our resort - Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S99DbAdFMcI/AAAAAAAACVU/x5_xIx3RXHw/s320/cbr148.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467162603908575682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*photo from allears.net</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We chose to stay on the resort for several reasons (convenience, extra magic hours, etc), but we didn't want to spend a fortune, so we chose a moderate tier resort. We've heard wonderful things about this resort from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">many</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> different people, so we're super excited about it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meals</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We chose to purchase the dining plan this trip, and that is something we are super excited about! Jimmy and I were very unprepared when we visited Disney for our honeymoon (we waited to make reservations when we got here), so we really researched our options and decided to go with the plan so we could eat everywhere we wanted and not worry as much about the price. We also made our reservations WAY in advance. Here are our plans for meals:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 13 - Dinner @ Coral Reef Restaurant (in Epcot)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 14 - Dinner @ San Angel Inn (in Epcot)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 15 - Dinner @ Boma (in Animal Kingdom Lodge)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 16 - Breakfast @ Chef Mickey's (in Contemporary Resort); Dinner @ SciFi Dine In Theater (in Hollywood Studios)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 17 - Dinner @ Le Cellier (in Epcot)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 18 - Dinner @ Sanaa (in Animal Kingdom Lodge)</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 19 - Lunch @ T-Rex Cafe (in Downtown Disney...NOT ON DINING PLAN!)</span></span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We're planning on having breakfast in our room, using our quick service credits for lunch, and using snack credits whenever. We'll also have to purchase Noah kid's meals, but they are very reasonably priced.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Extra Stuff</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*I'll spare you the plans on which park we'll be visiting each day. I'll just say that we do have the park hopper option on our tickets, and plan on doing one park in the morning and one in the evening. Typically, the evening park coincides with our dinner reservations, but we just prefer to switch it up halfway through the day like that.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*One other fun thing we'll be doing our first day is getting Noah's first haircut at the Mainstreet Barbershop in the Magic Kingdom. They make it all very special (with "first ears" and a certificate and such), so that's something I'm personally very excited to do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Otherwise, we plan on taking it easy that week:) I'm not so crazy that I plan the order of the rides or anything, but we already know which attractions, which shows, and which parades and such that are at the top of our list. That is one benefit to having been before...you know what to expect, what you want to do again, and what to skip this time around. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you have any questions, please feel free to ask away:) I'm certainly no expert, but I've spent LOTS of time planning and researching this trip because I enjoy it and I want this to be an extra special one since it will be Noah's first time there. You know I'll have a million pictures and stories to share when we return too!</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-88098202341312506932010-05-03T15:45:00.000-04:002010-05-03T15:48:01.515-04:00tot school - letter f<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 19 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ff is for Farm</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We kept it kind of light again this week since my semester in nursing school is winding down, but we still had fun learning about farms and farm animals!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">First, Noah made his letter page. He did the gluing, and it was a good opportunity to talk about shapes as well with the barn. He loved making the fingerprint animals, and even though they don't really look like their supposed to, it was good to talk about their colors and what sounds they made.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9774AgORmI/AAAAAAAACVM/88oFoTiEpMM/s1600/DSC01099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9774AgORmI/AAAAAAAACVM/88oFoTiEpMM/s320/DSC01099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467083937300760162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I made a bingo board of farm animals for Noah to work with. We didn't really play the actual game, but it was great reinforcement on what the real animals look like and what sounds they make. I knew Noah knew all of his animal sounds, but I didn't realize he didn't know what many of the animals actually looked like! He knows all of the animals on the board now though:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9773qocTSI/AAAAAAAACVE/0EEzRMsY4rU/s1600/DSC01084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9773qocTSI/AAAAAAAACVE/0EEzRMsY4rU/s320/DSC01084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467083931429653794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Otherwise, Noah played with his many farm-themed toys throughout the week. The</span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/MEGA-Bloks-Buildn-Go-Farm/dp/B001RTSA82/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1272915846&sr=1-2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> megabloks farm</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> set has long been a favorite..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9773EcsDQI/AAAAAAAACU8/wS008uYfvI0/s1600/DSC01085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9773EcsDQI/AAAAAAAACU8/wS008uYfvI0/s320/DSC01085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467083921179806978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He also loves the </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Fridge-Farm-Magnetic-Animal/dp/B0001X0DR6/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1272915822&sr=8-3-fkmr0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">leapfrog fridge magnet set</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">...especially the songs it sings:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9772atMZ-I/AAAAAAAACU0/IgNjfDGmANs/s1600/DSC01095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9772atMZ-I/AAAAAAAACU0/IgNjfDGmANs/s320/DSC01095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467083909974747106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We also worked some more with his </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sticker-Paste-Kumon-First-Workbooks/dp/1933241136/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1272915767&sr=1-1-fkmr0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Kumon sticker/gluing workbook</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. He has moved onto the gluing exercises now...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9710NiHQKI/AAAAAAAACUM/Sox99e4wqRU/s320/DSC01091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467077275009106082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We did a couple of vegetable pages, and the horse page. He did so well with the horse!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S971y9Vdo8I/AAAAAAAACT8/oleIzoSICfY/s1600/DSC01101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S971y9Vdo8I/AAAAAAAACT8/oleIzoSICfY/s320/DSC01101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467077253481210818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Other activities Noah did that I didn't get pictures of were:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Read our many farm books...including </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Barnyard-Dance-Boynton-Board-Sandra/dp/1563054426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272915421&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Barnyard Dance</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moo-Baa-Sandra-Boynton/dp/0689870272/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272915444&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Moo Baa LaLaLa!</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, Farm Babies (no link...it is by Charles Reasoner), </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/John-Deere-Farm-1-2-3-Board/dp/B001QX7H7E/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272915511&sr=1-9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">John Deere Farm 123</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/John-Deere-Touch-Feel-Tractor/dp/0756635241/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272915547&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Touch & Feel Tractor</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, and </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/MacDonald-Farm-Salina-Yoon-Books/dp/0843128178/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1272915577&sr=1-1-fkmr1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Old MacDonald Had a Farm</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Watched our Brainy Baby Animals dvd</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Did Starfall letter Ff</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's all for our week! My exams start next week, but I'm planning on a regular week of tot school. And if you haven't noticed our Disney countdown...its down to 10 day!!! Woohoo! I'm hoping to do a short tot school week with all Disney themed activities the week we leave (just fyi).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Share your own ideas and see what others are doing for tot school at <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</span></span></div></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-66907516190859167612010-04-26T23:50:00.000-04:002010-04-27T02:06:39.336-04:00tot school - letter I (better late than never!)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 19 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Geeze...sorry this is so late. We are just not with it around here lately...I'm in my last two weeks of the semester for my nursing classes (2 clinical days, 3 tests, and a research paper this week alone!) and Noah just hasn't been himself lately. I think it must be all the pollen and such, but he isn't sleeping well, isn't eating as well, and just isn't his happy self all the time. Thankfully there are only 16 more days until we head to Disney, so that's my saving grace at this point:) I think a vacation will do us all a lot of good!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Anyway..onto our pitiful excuse for tot school this week. Ha! I tried...I really did. Noah just wasn't into things this week. But that's okay. It happens, so we'll just keep on keepin' on until next time:)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Letter Ii</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ii is for ice cream!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I was excited for this week because let's be honest..who doesn't love ice cream?! Apparently Noah! We tried ice cream field trips twice and even tried a little at home one night, but he just doesn't like the temperature. Silly boy:) Maybe that's why he wasn't too into these activities?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah did actually seem to enjoy making his letter page. He helped with all of the gluing and did the pink and red paint...I painted the cone. I'm really proud of how far his gluing has come!</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z4c91lc_I/AAAAAAAACTk/tX2w3jffkQo/s1600/DSC01069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z4c91lc_I/AAAAAAAACTk/tX2w3jffkQo/s320/DSC01069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464687636891661298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I saw this ice cream I on </span></span><a href="http://thepoefam.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Poe Family</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> a while back and thought it was too cute:) I painted the cone part again, but he did the purple (with some help/coaxing), red, blue, and brown paint, and even put the cherry on top:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z4cQYayfI/AAAAAAAACTc/dlHLhCpzi2w/s1600/DSC01067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z4cQYayfI/AAAAAAAACTc/dlHLhCpzi2w/s320/DSC01067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464687624689732082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I made a sorting game using </span></span><a href="http://www.leehansen.com/coloring/Parties/pages/ice-cream-activity.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">this</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> coloring sheet (found through Google). Noah has suddenly developed a love of coloring with crayons, so he enjoyed helping color the ice cream. He did really well with the sorting too (when he would actually participate)...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2wXeqWWI/AAAAAAAACTU/_lH1UWMpjug/s1600/DSC01070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2wXeqWWI/AAAAAAAACTU/_lH1UWMpjug/s320/DSC01070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685771169093986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I printed these out from </span></span><a href="http://www.first-school.ws/theme/mini_theme/ice-cream.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. We did color identification with just the papers, and using playdough. I didn't get a picture, but we played ice cream shop...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2vygGuBI/AAAAAAAACTM/b1JbN_dQdPk/s1600/DSC01071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2vygGuBI/AAAAAAAACTM/b1JbN_dQdPk/s320/DSC01071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685761243035666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I would "order" using the papers and he would match my order with the playdough. He liked this game early on, but not later in the week...</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also color sorted his pompoms using the ice cream papers from above using this tray. He was NOT into this though...he just wanted to throw them around the room..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2vWZT7GI/AAAAAAAACTE/S5B8wLn7Zag/s1600/DSC01072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2vWZT7GI/AAAAAAAACTE/S5B8wLn7Zag/s320/DSC01072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685753698348130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also thought we could get creative with ice this week for the letter Ii. Noah has enjoyed "painting" with ice in the past, so I had the brilliant idea to add food coloring to the ice cube tray. Well duh...of course the ice totally stained our hands for three days. Not my shining moment in planning...I guess that's what I get for trying to plan stuff while totally stressed out. Noah did make a pretty picture that day though...it is shown below.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Because I was a slacker in planning, I didn't have anything ready for Earth Day either. Ugh...so I pulled out some coffee filters and water and Noah made coffee filter earths at the last minute that day. I actually got a picture of him!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2unS11MI/AAAAAAAACS8/EwHkAGgsQTc/s1600/DSC01066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2unS11MI/AAAAAAAACS8/EwHkAGgsQTc/s320/DSC01066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685741054743746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He actually had fun with this one...he LOVES the rare times we use markers, and he thoroughly enjoyed dumping the water bowl on the table </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">even</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">though</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> the dropper was right there:) He also wanted to keep going after the coffee filters were gone, so we used construction paper too.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">On the left is the colored ice picture. Then, all the marker/water pictures & earths. I think they turned out quite pretty:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2uEj25NI/AAAAAAAACS0/qR-ngqyV4V4/s1600/DSC01068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S9Z2uEj25NI/AAAAAAAACS0/qR-ngqyV4V4/s320/DSC01068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464685731730875602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So yeah...my apologies for a less-than-stellar week here. I'm really going to try and get it together for the rest of this week, but no promises:) If I'm not here next week, look for me the week after to be back to normal. If I don't end up on a psych ward by the end of my week of tests and papers that is! Say a prayer for me please:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">See what others are up to in tot school and share your own ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1</span></span>+1+1=1</a>!</div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-55990275914587466652010-04-18T21:15:00.000-04:002010-04-18T21:23:40.475-04:00tot school - no school<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We decided to take the week off from any organized tot school activities this week. I spent most of the week catching up on nursing assignments for my own school, so we didn't do anything really planned. Mostly Noah played with some of his learning toys (puzzles, blocks, nesting toys, etc) and we reviewed the letters we've learned so far, but nothing else special. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We'll be back next week with our regular stuff! Enjoy your week...lucky me, I get to be home with Noah all day 5 out of the 7 days this next week:)</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-19403933585226060142010-04-12T18:35:00.000-04:002010-04-12T18:37:16.510-04:00tot school - letter k<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; "><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 18 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Letter Kk</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Kk is for kite!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Well...Noah has been sick AGAIN, so this was a short (but fun!) week. He seems to have inherited both my terrible seasonal allergies, and affinity towards croup. Ugh! Thankfully, he's much better now after another round of meds. But anyway, these activities were definitely done in spurts when Noah was feeling up to it. Still, we had a great week of learning fun:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah really, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">really</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> enjoyed making his Kk is for Kite picture for his alphabet book. He marked on the kite with a black marker while running around the room for about 30 minutes before I could coax him into gluing the pieces down. He loved that too:) So this was an all around hit!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8Oayy4kmJI/AAAAAAAACSU/-PU7tMV1ULg/s1600/DSC01039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8Oayy4kmJI/AAAAAAAACSU/-PU7tMV1ULg/s320/DSC01039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459377370746362002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also made a tissue paper kite using some leftover tissue paper from Easter. Gluing the tissue paper was a new challenge for him since it is so thin and sticks to your fingers, but he still enjoyed it!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaKmkPIWI/AAAAAAAACSM/H22VpNf0aBA/s1600/DSC01059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaKmkPIWI/AAAAAAAACSM/H22VpNf0aBA/s320/DSC01059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459376680245076322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Not sure why this came out sideways, but anyway...he also helped to lace the "string" for the kite's tail. </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaJwZsG0I/AAAAAAAACSE/YCQ69pl5eQI/s1600/DSC01060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaJwZsG0I/AAAAAAAACSE/YCQ69pl5eQI/s320/DSC01060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459376665705323330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Another lacing activity...I homemade this one:) We worked on numbers, lacing the correct number of bows on to the kite tails. Noah LOVED this one! He has gotten very good at lacing after this week too.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaIqUW7bI/AAAAAAAACR0/ltDWTTLH6E8/s1600/DSC01057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaIqUW7bI/AAAAAAAACR0/ltDWTTLH6E8/s320/DSC01057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459376646892481970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Kite patterns from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/03/prek-letter-k.html">here</a>. Noah did really great with this set..even the three colors one! I was very proud:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaIJN1a4I/AAAAAAAACRs/mOe8rU_wqR4/s1600/DSC01055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaIJN1a4I/AAAAAAAACRs/mOe8rU_wqR4/s320/DSC01055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459376638006750082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Big/little Kk matching from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/03/prek-letter-k.html">here</a>. Noah did great with this one too...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZVfQRSDI/AAAAAAAACRk/3nbluxoR30w/s1600/DSC01054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZVfQRSDI/AAAAAAAACRk/3nbluxoR30w/s320/DSC01054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459375767749216306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Finally from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/03/prek-letter-k.html">here</a>, color matching kites. Noah really did great with all of the printables I had for him this week, which was a rare and happy treat:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZU3DWV8I/AAAAAAAACRc/NEd0AljgwgA/s1600/DSC01056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZU3DWV8I/AAAAAAAACRc/NEd0AljgwgA/s320/DSC01056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459375756957603778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We also did a few kitchen-type activities for the letter K, including playing in the pots and pans, making yummy "treats" in his play kitchen, and washing dishes in his outdoor sink.</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8Oa07o5xuI/AAAAAAAACSs/9d3VYydHCfU/s1600/DSC01020.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8Oa07o5xuI/AAAAAAAACSs/9d3VYydHCfU/s320/DSC01020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459377407456298722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This was a great opportunity for pouring practice...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OazgMS9FI/AAAAAAAACSk/9-KGq0Nh_y4/s1600/DSC01022.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OazgMS9FI/AAAAAAAACSk/9-KGq0Nh_y4/s320/DSC01022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459377382908687442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And practice drinking from a regular cup. He did great for a while, until he got silly and poured water everywhere!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OazZ8wVfI/AAAAAAAACSc/mM1APwpTcos/s1600/DSC01024.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OazZ8wVfI/AAAAAAAACSc/mM1APwpTcos/s320/DSC01024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459377381232891378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Some other random activities we did this week included an alphabet review tray. I separated all of the parts of his alphabet eggs I made last week (and added Kk) and he had to match everything up. </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZUb1xUEI/AAAAAAAACRU/um2O_Zyfo5g/s1600/DSC01052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZUb1xUEI/AAAAAAAACRU/um2O_Zyfo5g/s320/DSC01052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459375749652893762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This was WAY hard for him, but he did well with help. I'll probably continue to use it too as review for all of the letters we've learned.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OaI8gjvFI/AAAAAAAACR8/_tftRxilOos/s320/DSC01025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459376651775491154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah LOVED this spring window clings from the Target dollar section. He played with these forever! </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZUFOYygI/AAAAAAAACRM/riIDS9AW85M/s1600/DSC01051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZUFOYygI/AAAAAAAACRM/riIDS9AW85M/s320/DSC01051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459375743582128642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also did the flower shape sorting activity I shared last week for more spring activities. I didn't do any of the other things I had planned because he wasn't feeling well, but I'm hoping to use them later.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Finally, Noah got some new, harder puzzles from Target as well ($3 for a 3-pack!). He amazed me with these! His favorite by far is the body parts puzzle, but the weather one is a close second:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZTQ1CniI/AAAAAAAACRE/n5zY1lua750/s1600/DSC01053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S8OZTQ1CniI/AAAAAAAACRE/n5zY1lua750/s320/DSC01053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459375729517174306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That's all for our week....sorry I was a bit late on getting it up. With all of the sickness (I had a sinus infection over the weekend too), we've been dragging our behinds around here!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">See what others are doing for Tot School and share your own ideas a</span></span>t <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</div></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-49978049663180234082010-04-05T14:40:00.002-04:002010-04-05T22:41:19.163-04:00tot school - letter e<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">**I went back and added the specific link to the flower shape printable since I was being asked for it...just know that it originally came from </span><a href="http://www.childcareland.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Childcare Land</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah is 18 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah was pretty sickly the first half of the week, apparently from some virus. He had a 101+ fever for two days and just wasn't himself. Even after that passed, he was still on the mend for most of the week. But we still managed to have a fun Easter week!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ee is for Easter!</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our activities for this week had to do with all things Easter & spring! Since Noah wasn't quite himself, I'm going to continue some of the activities (especially the spring things) on into this next week. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our books for the week were:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Comes-Easter-Caroline-Jayne-Church/dp/0545118166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270491261&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here Comes Easter!</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by Caroline Jayne Church</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Biscuits-Easter-Alyssa-Satin-Capucilli/dp/0061128392/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270491290&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BIscuit's Pet & Play Easter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by Alyssa Satin Capucilli</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Story-Easter-Pingry/dp/0824955609/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270491328&sr=1-5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Story of Easter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by Patricia Pingry</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love how Noah's letter page turned out this week! I painted Noah's palm and two fingers (index & ring) white, then he painted the noses and ears pink:)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oeuAOeyYI/AAAAAAAACP8/58s0MkIdJWs/s320/DSC01019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707674196330882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah liked making the handprint bunnies so much, we made an Easter card for my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew that live in Michigan with handprint bunnies too. I didn't get a picture of it, but it was cute:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In other Easter arts and crafts, Noah made bunny ears:) He got to use white glue, which is always a hit!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogc4Gz9yI/AAAAAAAACQc/orcO3F1YSTc/s1600/DSC00978.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogc4Gz9yI/AAAAAAAACQc/orcO3F1YSTc/s320/DSC00978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456709578982160162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But good luck getting the ears on his head! I got the idea from </span><a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/03/do-your-ears-hang-low-2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">No Time for Flashcards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, but Noah was NOT going to wear those ears for me, so no picture of the finished product.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah also made a footprint chick (I cannot find where I got this idea from...please let me know if it was you!). He LOVED this craft! He did every bit on his own (with a little help on making the feet), but he was very proud of his picture. And he made it into an Easter card for his Granny, who loved it too:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9xHYdpjI/AAAAAAAACPk/Pb88hKiExaE/s1600/DSC00980.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9xHYdpjI/AAAAAAAACPk/Pb88hKiExaE/s320/DSC00980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671443773138482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of course Noah played with eggs ALL WEEK LONG and had so much fun with them. We did several egg hunts all week long in our yard, but unfortunately I didn't get pictures of them. He would get SO excited when he found an egg, and would shout "yay!!!" and throw it in his basket...it was priceless:) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Otherwise, he loved scooping and transferring his eggs with this shovel..we also worked on matching and naming these sports eggs.</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogd8RB83I/AAAAAAAACQ0/5zjD7BU5Zh4/s1600/DSC00962.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogd8RB83I/AAAAAAAACQ0/5zjD7BU5Zh4/s320/DSC00962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456709597278630770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah got a water table this week, and he was a big help putting it together (with LOTS of supervision!) :)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7og4sMJnWI/AAAAAAAACQ8/2j_TG7oyi0Q/s1600/DSC00961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7og4sMJnWI/AAAAAAAACQ8/2j_TG7oyi0Q/s320/DSC00961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456710056819662178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I thought he would enjoy all of his eggs being in the table, and I was right! It was great coordination work to have him scoop the eggs into the little cups.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogdHRZreI/AAAAAAAACQk/Ql8ZAz4LEdY/s1600/DSC00966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7ogdHRZreI/AAAAAAAACQk/Ql8ZAz4LEdY/s320/DSC00966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456709583053106658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah did SUPER with these egg printouts from the 1+1+1=1 </span><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/SpringTotPack.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Easter Tot Pack</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. He loved sorting them, and also did very well with simple patterns.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oevsTe34I/AAAAAAAACQU/bNvnHgUXDgI/s1600/DSC00977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oevsTe34I/AAAAAAAACQU/bNvnHgUXDgI/s320/DSC00977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707703208337282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I found this egg matching activity </span><a href="http://www.childcareland.com/free.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (scroll down the list)...Noah didn't play with it much (I'm going to reuse it again this week), but he did well with it when he did.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oevNfr8WI/AAAAAAAACQM/ti6r-FRbl8A/s1600/DSC01016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oevNfr8WI/AAAAAAAACQM/ti6r-FRbl8A/s320/DSC01016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707694938026338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I saw these alphabet eggs all over the place last week, so I knew we had to made some. I got some jumbo eggs at Walmart, wrote the letters we've done so far on the outside, and filled them with the pieces from Noah's M&D magnetic alphabet puzzle book. Noah LOVED these, so I think I'll keep them out all the time and add to them as we do more letters. They're great for reviewing!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oeuz3LxiI/AAAAAAAACQE/DXX5hbOQB_o/s1600/DSC01018.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oeuz3LxiI/AAAAAAAACQE/DXX5hbOQB_o/s320/DSC01018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707688057259554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spring</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(We'll be continuing the spring activities next week too)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our only book for spring this week was:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Spring-Little-Scholastic-Ackerman/dp/0545088305/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270491388&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Welcome Spring</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by Jill Ackerman</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is an activity we'll be reusing next week as we continue doing spring themed activities. Noah has finally started showing some interest in shapes, so I printed this shape matching activity from </span><a href="http://www.earlylearningactivities.com/PDF/flowershapematc.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(THIS IS THE SPECIFIC LINK NOW!). Noah did great with it and really seemed to enjoy it!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9xmRfrII/AAAAAAAACPs/sOB4kQb3WlQ/s1600/DSC01017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9xmRfrII/AAAAAAAACPs/sOB4kQb3WlQ/s320/DSC01017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671452065410178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah made a spring tree, painted using a q-tip. Even though we had pink paint, I knew he would love the mix the paint himself. And he did:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9wo4O0LI/AAAAAAAACPc/uIQkb9lEO54/s1600/DSC00971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9wo4O0LI/AAAAAAAACPc/uIQkb9lEO54/s320/DSC00971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671435584884914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">He had lots of fun with this picture, and I thought it turned out great!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9v2iC-lI/AAAAAAAACPU/wJ9QR_Sa59E/s1600/DSC00975.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9v2iC-lI/AAAAAAAACPU/wJ9QR_Sa59E/s320/DSC00975.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671422070061650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Last, Noah made a paint & sticker collage. First, he painted using a cotton ball clipped on a clothespin. I wish a had a picture...it was great fine motor work for him to clip the cotton ball, then dip it in the paint and make dots. I got the idea for that here, and it really was fun for him. He also loved these stickers...they were from Target a few weeks ago, and they have little wiggle eyes:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9vQ11-sI/AAAAAAAACPM/GjSRCxxYYtM/s1600/DSC01014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7n9vQ11-sI/AAAAAAAACPM/GjSRCxxYYtM/s320/DSC01014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671411952548546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bible Lesson</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After reading </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Story of Easter </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and out of his board book Bibles, we made this cross picture by painting over painter's tape. We made this picture on Easter, and since Noah was sleepy and kind of cranky, his cousins Abby & Ian (age 6 & 5) helped us finish it:) </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oetWFyE1I/AAAAAAAACP0/jZFsd07KRA8/s1600/DSC01015.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7oetWFyE1I/AAAAAAAACP0/jZFsd07KRA8/s320/DSC01015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707662885557074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I decided to keep the real Easter activities minimal this year just because I didn't think Noah would really get it. I know any teaching I do for him is important, but it can be hard to come up with activities that he'll understand. At this point, we mostly read a story, make a picture/craft, and pray. I'm excited next year to get some resurrection eggs and do more with him on the real meaning of Easter!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's it for our week! See what others are doing for Tot School and share your own ideas at </span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1+1+1=1</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-72881521667290555282010-04-03T23:35:00.002-04:002010-04-03T23:53:07.493-04:00easter pictures<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">At lunchtime today, we headed over to my Mimi's house to take some Easter pictures. My Mimi has always had the most beautiful yard...growing up, she won "Yard of the Week" from our local paper </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">countless</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> times. Even though she lives in a different house now, her yard is still gorgeous, so I knew I wanted to take some Easter pictures of Noah with all the lovely flowers:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzxRCoWI/AAAAAAAACPE/hNszim8NEAU/s1600/DSC00981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzxRCoWI/AAAAAAAACPE/hNszim8NEAU/s320/DSC00981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456121733562147170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah looks so much like my Pawpaw in his little caddy hat:) Oh how I wish Pawpaw could see him...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzopjxfI/AAAAAAAACO8/wBnMWQAKiGI/s1600/DSC00994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzopjxfI/AAAAAAAACO8/wBnMWQAKiGI/s320/DSC00994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456121731249063410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah has been sick this week (apparently a virus?), but I think these pictures turned out so great!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzWWioTI/AAAAAAAACO0/oa0cQky36BQ/s1600/DSC01001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJzWWioTI/AAAAAAAACO0/oa0cQky36BQ/s320/DSC01001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456121726337458482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Mimi loved the flower Noah picked for her:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJy0Z4KpI/AAAAAAAACOs/A8NRM2YAaTA/s1600/DSC01005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJy0Z4KpI/AAAAAAAACOs/A8NRM2YAaTA/s320/DSC01005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456121717224647314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And since Noah is going to be our future rock star, I thought some pictures with his guitar (matching no less!) was definitely in order...here is my favorite:</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJymShseI/AAAAAAAACOk/DyMod0jIZQs/s1600/DSC01011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S7gJymShseI/AAAAAAAACOk/DyMod0jIZQs/s320/DSC01011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456121713435718114" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here's wishing you all a wonderfully blessed Easter tomorrow!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>"He is not here; he is risen!"</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Matthew </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>28:6</i></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-88137985219318439982010-03-28T22:20:00.001-04:002010-03-28T22:29:05.841-04:00tot school - letter u<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 18 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We really had a fun week! We learned all about the letter Uu and the weather...I'm not sure why I chose this letter, but I knew I didn't want to keep going in order so we could be sure and do Ee Easter week. So anyway, we learned about Uu and had lots of fun with it:)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">--------------</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Uu is for for Umbrella</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">(...and weather, even though it doesn't start with a U:) )</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our only book for the week was </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Itsy-Bitsy-Spider-Kate-Toms/dp/1846109744/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269823201&sr=1-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Itsy Bitsy Spider</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Katie Toms...we never made it to the bookstore or library for more. But we read our book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">a lot</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and did the fingerplay about a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">million</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> times this week. This has always been his favorite fingerplay, and he got very good at doing it along with me by the end of the week.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">I printed two activities from Home Grown Hearts (<a href="http://lovemylifex4.blogspot.com/2009/08/alphabet-fun-letter-u.html">here</a>) for the letter Uu and umbrellas. Noah had a hard time with the letter sorting since the upper and lower case look alike. I tried to help him see that the lower case u has a little tail, and that seemed to help a bit. Mostly, though, he liked playing with the raindrops:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0pjwT7BI/AAAAAAAACOc/3jigAp4fJYQ/s1600/DSC00957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0pjwT7BI/AAAAAAAACOc/3jigAp4fJYQ/s320/DSC00957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846668578647058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Noah did great with these! I didn't do all of the colors provided and I also decided to not individually cut out each rain drop...mostly because I was too lazy to cut that much:) We had not reviewed colors like this in a while (since we did color boxes several weeks ago), but Noah still knew every color no problem and really enjoyed this activity. </span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ag3dJ6I/AAAAAAAACOU/F15Dsw-O1gA/s1600/DSC00958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ag3dJ6I/AAAAAAAACOU/F15Dsw-O1gA/s320/DSC00958.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846410105268130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">We did LOTS of art projects this week, and Noah was very into all of them:) First, we made our letter page...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0aXq42NI/AAAAAAAACOM/LztPUHbDkcU/s1600/DSC00937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0aXq42NI/AAAAAAAACOM/LztPUHbDkcU/s320/DSC00937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846407636637906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">He gets frustrated with glue sticks (I guess he thinks they're like markers and gets upset when the markings disappear), but I was out of white glue that day. He still did most of the gluing on his own, and LOVED making the raindrops with paint. He also boycotted coloring the umbrella despite my encouragement except for a few stray purple marks. </span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0Z2Qx1FI/AAAAAAAACOE/LKx7ss24ZHM/s1600/DSC00939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0Z2Qx1FI/AAAAAAAACOE/LKx7ss24ZHM/s320/DSC00939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846398668756050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Even so, Noah was very proud of this particular letter page and talked about it a lot over the week:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Next, Noah made a rain cloud...idea on <a href="http://madisonshafer.blogspot.com/2010/01/tot-school-time-rain-and-rainbows.html">this post</a> from The Shafer Family (LOVE that blog!). We used rice to fill up the paper, so Noah got to practice using a funnel. He loved that, and it was great pouring practice.</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ZV-VnVI/AAAAAAAACN8/v6Kk-cLo08E/s1600/DSC00948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ZV-VnVI/AAAAAAAACN8/v6Kk-cLo08E/s320/DSC00948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846390001474898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">He also really enjoyed gluing on the cotton balls...using white glue of course:)</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ZLYP_uI/AAAAAAAACN0/Vt_yv5V9Nb0/s1600/DSC00950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_0ZLYP_uI/AAAAAAAACN0/Vt_yv5V9Nb0/s320/DSC00950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846387157368546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">I love how this one turned out, and Noah did as well. He loved shaking it around, making the rain sounds.</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zol_tl9I/AAAAAAAACNs/EcB-NR763iQ/s1600/DSC00951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zol_tl9I/AAAAAAAACNs/EcB-NR763iQ/s320/DSC00951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453845552488617938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">This one didn't turn out as cute as I hoped, but it still got the concept across. Noah made a windsock (idea <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/03/windsocks-are-not-for-your-feet.html">here</a>) using construction paper, tissue paper, leftover stickers, and a pipe cleaner. Even though it wasn't the prettiest thing we've ever made, Noah enjoyed hanging it different places to "test" for the wind. We had fun making our own wind and blowing the streamers when we were inside too!</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zoVIMtyI/AAAAAAAACNk/0ZR4zJrQNXU/s1600/DSC00942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zoVIMtyI/AAAAAAAACNk/0ZR4zJrQNXU/s320/DSC00942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453845547960809250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Last, Noah made a handprint sunshine. I try to incorporate at least one handprint activity in each week just because Noah has come to love making handprint art:)</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zn_yMZ-I/AAAAAAAACNc/YcMEtkCvlTY/s1600/DSC00956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_zn_yMZ-I/AAAAAAAACNc/YcMEtkCvlTY/s320/DSC00956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453845542231369698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Other Uu/umbrella/weather activities we did this week that I didn't get pictures of included...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">*<a href="http://www.starfall.com/">Starfall</a> letter Uu...these are always one of Noah's favorite activities!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">*Rainy day walk around the driveway using our umbrellas:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">*Pretending to make it rain in the bathtub</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">*Warm clothes/cold clothes sorting with a few lingering winter items in Noah closet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Finally, earlier in the week, we had beautiful, really warm weather (unlike the cold & rainy weather today) and really enjoyed the sunshine:) Noah learned to climb up on his outdoor castle on his own (kind like a mini rock wall for the foot part)...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_znTlCnWI/AAAAAAAACNU/0CWXorXGxWY/s1600/DSC00943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_znTlCnWI/AAAAAAAACNU/0CWXorXGxWY/s320/DSC00943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453845530365042018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">...and learned how to go down the slide by himself.</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_znK14aAI/AAAAAAAACNM/1SEFP8kZZZY/s1600/DSC00944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6_znK14aAI/AAAAAAAACNM/1SEFP8kZZZY/s320/DSC00944.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453845528019757058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He was QUITE proud of his accomplishment:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">--------------</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That's all for our week! See what others are doing for Tot School and share your own ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1+1+1=1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">!</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-76241574273565979572010-03-24T12:15:00.002-04:002010-03-24T12:18:41.159-04:00wordless wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah loves to put stickers on his nose...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6o61kaBkPI/AAAAAAAACNE/zokx17LfjZA/s1600/DSC00893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6o61kaBkPI/AAAAAAAACNE/zokx17LfjZA/s320/DSC00893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452234990865715442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I have no clue where he learned to do that, but it sure does make me smile:</span></span>)</div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-40776675595858270692010-03-22T15:25:00.000-04:002010-03-22T15:28:49.417-04:00tot school - letter d<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 18 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">First, sorry I'm late in posting this. I woke up Sunday morning with my left eye in terrible shape! I think my contact may have scratched my cornea or something, but I was miserable all day long and couldn't stand to look at anything bright (like the computer). Nonetheless, here I am with our week!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">-------------------------</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><i>Letter of the Week: Dd</i></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dd is for dragon, dinosaur, & dancing</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Books for the Week</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Funny-Faces-Dizzy-Dragon-Priddy/dp/0312498942/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269285987&sr=1-1">Dizzy Dragon</a> by Roger Priddy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">T-Rex & Friends by Roger Priddy (no amazon link)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Dinosaurs-Love-Their-Dogs/dp/0545153522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269286070&sr=1-1">How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs?</a> by Jane Yolen </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oh-My-Dinosaurs-Boynton-Board/dp/1563054418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269286096&sr=1-1">Oh My, Oh My, Oh Dinosaurs! </a>by Sandra Boynton</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was on Spring Break from nursing school all week, and though I had several clinical days scheduled, we managed to get in lots of fun Dd activities!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah did SUPER with his letter page this week! I was going to do a dino page, but saw this dragon-D (from <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/07/letter-of-the-week-dd.html">here</a> on No Time for Flashcards) and knew we had to do it:) He glued everything almost completely on his own, and even "helped" me write dragon on the bottom. I think it turned out great!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-QZBXTcI/AAAAAAAACM8/iUzphVeLwPA/s1600-h/DSC00914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-QZBXTcI/AAAAAAAACM8/iUzphVeLwPA/s320/DSC00914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451394325270711746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah really enjoyed all of the dinosaur activities for the week. I'm amazed at how well he does with the upper/lower case matching activities from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2009/10/prek-letter-d_28.html">here</a> at Confessions of a Homeschooler.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-PyFNumI/AAAAAAAACM0/HQmVtb0puMo/s1600-h/DSC00917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-PyFNumI/AAAAAAAACM0/HQmVtb0puMo/s320/DSC00917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451394314817878626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I made our own simple pattern activity this week too just to see how he would do with it. I just searched for some cute dino clipart on google and made these on Word. This was one of his favorite activities of the week, and he asked for it many times! He did really well with it too.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-PXXWPoI/AAAAAAAACMs/9wuo5VJ14h4/s1600-h/DSC00916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-PXXWPoI/AAAAAAAACMs/9wuo5VJ14h4/s320/DSC00916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451394307646176898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah made a clothespin & shape dinosaur (from <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/02/we-dig-dinosaurs.html">here</a> at No Time for Flashcards) as well. He has loved these mini clothespins, so I thought this was a perfect activity for him. He didn't do as well with the gluing though....he would rather take the top on and off of the stick. And we named him Steggy because that is what they call the stegosaurus in T-Rex & Friends:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-O-DGcjI/AAAAAAAACMk/Jy1qqTl_Yg4/s1600-h/DSC00935.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-O-DGcjI/AAAAAAAACMk/Jy1qqTl_Yg4/s320/DSC00935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451394300850369074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've seen this done many times now, but I think the first place I saw the dino digging sensory box was <a href="http://chasingmarcus.blogspot.com/2010/01/tot-school-dinosaurs-and-letter-d.html">here</a> on Chasing Marcus. I didn't get quite as fancy with the molds (since I had no modeling clay), but Noah didn't mind. He LOVED this sensory box...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-OXDO3yI/AAAAAAAACMc/PpWmiWAs_4s/s1600-h/DSC00923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c-OXDO3yI/AAAAAAAACMc/PpWmiWAs_4s/s320/DSC00923.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451394290381938466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and he LOVED that I filled the box with instant grits:) I caught him <i>many</i> times licking the dinos then sticking them in the grits to sample the "sand" :)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6PMkdXPI/AAAAAAAACMU/pKcPGkAX_nU/s1600-h/DSC00925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6PMkdXPI/AAAAAAAACMU/pKcPGkAX_nU/s320/DSC00925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451389906701868274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah also enjoyed these stickers from the Target $1 section. They all had wiggle eyes, which Noah thinks are hilarious:) The sheets had more than dinosaurs on them, though, so we picked out all the dinos first, then I let him play with the others too.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6OoUVnUI/AAAAAAAACMM/FjFLQ-Ooso0/s1600-h/DSC00933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6OoUVnUI/AAAAAAAACMM/FjFLQ-Ooso0/s320/DSC00933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451389896970575170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also learned how to roar like a dinosaur this week:) He has really taken off with animal sounds and mimicking in the last couple of weeks, so I'm excited for when we go to Animal Kingdom at Disney in a few weeks to see his reaction to the animals up close!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The letter Dd would not be complete for Noah without some dancing in there! I have honestly never seen a child love music so much. So we danced and played with his little instruments <i>many</i> times over the week (like always).</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6Ne-vgcI/AAAAAAAACL8/J3BpCoF560Y/s1600-h/DSC00918.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6Ne-vgcI/AAAAAAAACL8/J3BpCoF560Y/s320/DSC00918.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451389877284209090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Miscellaneous Activities</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I felt pretty unfestive for St. Patrick's Day...all Noah made was a handprint 4-leaf clover. He loved it though...he has really gotten into making good handprints for pictures now that we've practiced a lot:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6M312rjI/AAAAAAAACL0/-M1Yct8oisw/s1600-h/DSC00921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6c6M312rjI/AAAAAAAACL0/-M1Yct8oisw/s320/DSC00921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451389866777947698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Otherwise last week, we spent a TON of time outside. The weather was gorgeous almost all week long, so Noah did a lot of Tot School outside, played on his castle, and practiced riding his trike. I'm so excited for summertime to get here so we can spend even more time outdoors...Noah just eats it up:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And I know I didn't get a Bible lesson in...I was conflicted on the verse to use, but I'll make up for it this week. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-------------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So that's it for us! See what others are up to in Tot School and share your own ideas at <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-818149333255367402010-03-16T23:50:00.000-04:002010-03-16T23:53:48.194-04:00my hubby rocks:)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't really listen to "popular" music. Typically, my music of choice is praise/worship, Christian kind of music. I don't really think there is anything wrong with listening to music that isn't "Christian"...I just tend to not like mainstream music very much. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The one exception to this is John Mayer....and its a BIG exception! I have loved John Mayer since his first album years ago, and I have wanted to see him in concert for forever. His tours haven't really come to my area, though, so I've been out of luck.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Until my oh-so-sweet hubby happened to see about a week ago that he was coming to Greensboro, NC (about 1.5-2 hours away) on March 15. And being the amazing man he is, surprised me with tickets! </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLeD_qPFI/AAAAAAAACLs/yR1SnPJ2-bE/s1600-h/DSC00897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLeD_qPFI/AAAAAAAACLs/yR1SnPJ2-bE/s320/DSC00897.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449438528958774354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We had a wonderful evening together, just the two of us...and about 12,000 other Mayer fans:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLdndrCII/AAAAAAAACLk/v0fXrJcCG5k/s1600-h/DSC00898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLdndrCII/AAAAAAAACLk/v0fXrJcCG5k/s320/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449438521300027522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(I have video, but I can't get it to load on my computer)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My hubby was quite skeptical about going...he isn't John Mayer's biggest fan. But he truly had a great time. I know this because he put all of my John Mayer music on his iPod this morning:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLdDIPU2I/AAAAAAAACLc/yuC7TwB7inU/s1600-h/DSC00906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S6BLdDIPU2I/AAAAAAAACLc/yuC7TwB7inU/s320/DSC00906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449438511546454882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Michael Franti & Spearhead was with John Mayer on this tour. Neither my hubby or I had a clue who they were. I didn't take any pictures of them, but he was </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">quite</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> energetic. But not bad....just not our style of music (we're not into reagae...sorry I can't spell!). He seemed to be a very nice guy and went into the crowd to see & dance with a disabled child, and even invited the other kids in the audience to dance on stage with him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The only downside to the night was the umm...not-so-shy couple next to us that spent the evening groping and dancing on each other. They really made us uncomfortable after a while, but we did our best to ignore them. Our section also seemed to be completely full of high school girls. So if the music didn't make us deaf, their screaming and shrieking definitely did. But I won't complain...we had great seats and could see really well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Really, I thought that John Mayer was amazing. I was a little nervous about how the whole experience would be since I've only ever been to Christian music concerts before, but I really did enjoy myself. And even if you don't like him, you have to admit that he is an incredible musician. He was super entertaining and funny too. The show really did exceed my expectations!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">---------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, my point of sharing this was: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">#1)record the memory for later, and </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">#2)take time to do fun stuff with </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">just</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> your spouse.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So often I get caught up in trying to be a good mommy, a good nursing student, and all my other responsibilities that being a good wife can fall by the wayside. But taking the time to do things alone with my hubby and focus on our relationship needs to be a priority if I want all of my other roles to be fulfilled too!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take time this week to do something alone with your husband....your husband will thank you, your children will thank you, and YOU will thank you:)</span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-69281718369289916262010-03-14T18:15:00.000-04:002010-03-14T18:19:19.155-04:00tot school - letter Cc<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 17 months old.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Even though we got started a little late with all of our themed tot school this week (our printer was out of ink!), we still managed to have a full, fun week of learning:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">------------------</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Letter of the Week: Cc</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Cc is for caterpillar and cookies</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Books for the week:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/B001IB1DZ6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268602262&sr=1-3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Very Hungry Caterpillar</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Eric Carle</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Mouse-Cookie-Board-Give/dp/069401270X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268602195&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Best Mouse Cookie</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For the second week in a row, Noah was a little less than interested in our art projects:( He only glued the eyes and two of the Cs on to our first picture...but it was a good lesson in connecting the dots.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S27F9aFI/AAAAAAAACLM/JWevLn6PrSE/s1600-h/DSC00863.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S27F9aFI/AAAAAAAACLM/JWevLn6PrSE/s320/DSC00863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448602227717269586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He was much more excited to play with the marker! He helped color in the Cc and made several of the legs. I got the idea for this picture from </span></span><a href="http://jennwa.blogspot.com/2009/02/two-caterpillar-crafts.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ramblings of a Crazy Woman</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> via </span></span><a href="http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2010/03/crafty-corner-spring-time.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Totally Tots</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S3IdZxLI/AAAAAAAACLU/VoXVFhzZHvM/s1600-h/DSC00888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S3IdZxLI/AAAAAAAACLU/VoXVFhzZHvM/s320/DSC00888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448602231305258162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I tried using mini clothespins for with these caterpillar number cards (found </span></span><a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2009/10/prek-letter-c.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">) this week, and Noah did much better! He really loved the pincher work, and did super with numbers 1-3. I think its time to add a few more numbers now:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S2G00FtI/AAAAAAAACLE/E_VbHclaEEI/s1600-h/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S2G00FtI/AAAAAAAACLE/E_VbHclaEEI/s320/DSC00890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448602213686712018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also had a two caterpillar snacks this week! I don't have pictures...again. Sorry! I don't bring the camera into the kitchen usually, so it isn't typically handy during snack time. Anyway, the first was shared </span></span><a href="http://mama-jenn.blogspot.com/2009/09/preschool-corner-letter-c.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and the second I made using circular crackers, nutella, and raisins. I thought the banana one was much cuter, but Noah liked mine better:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Overall, I think Noah enjoyed the cookie activities much more than the caterpillar ones! He was much more agreeable in helping with this picture, and really enjoyed filling in the circle with paint (we used cotton balls to dab the paint on this time) and gluing on the "chocolate chips." </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S1V0lmHI/AAAAAAAACK8/5GBzBEiJkqY/s1600-h/DSC00872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51S1V0lmHI/AAAAAAAACK8/5GBzBEiJkqY/s320/DSC00872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448602200532424818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He also </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">really</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> enjoyed some pretend play with baking cookies:) Using playdough, Noah had a ball stirring up the dough...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Ry3hzdtI/AAAAAAAACK0/FOI49LqlHbs/s1600-h/DSC00876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Ry3hzdtI/AAAAAAAACK0/FOI49LqlHbs/s320/DSC00876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448601058529212114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And making the little balls to put on the "pan" to bake. We played with these for hours over the week, and he loved every minute of it:) </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51RyI0Jt3I/AAAAAAAACKs/tpSbUt_Nvmc/s1600-h/DSC00877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51RyI0Jt3I/AAAAAAAACKs/tpSbUt_Nvmc/s320/DSC00877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448601045989701490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also enjoyed flattening out the dough balls and using cookie cutters on them, but I didn't get pictures of that either. Geeze...I need to get it together!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Other Cc activities this week included...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**A little outdoor play with chalk...this was the first time Noah had played with sidewalk chalk, and he was totally enthralled! I'm so ready for spring to really get here so we can spend more than 15 minutes outside at a time!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Rxt1GE2I/AAAAAAAACKk/RzNhcf2yLQM/s1600-h/DSC00883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Rxt1GE2I/AAAAAAAACKk/RzNhcf2yLQM/s320/DSC00883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448601038745899874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**Watched the Starfall Cc video. He really liked this one and even did well identifying the letter a as well at the end to spell c-a-m-p! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**Learned Cc animal sounds. He did great with "cluck", but refused to learn "meow". He already knew "moo." Noah also reviewed his other animal sounds...so far he knows cow, dog, chicken, pig, sheep, horse, lion/tiger, and elephant (complete with the nose wave!).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bible Lesson</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">2 Corinthians 5:17a</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This was the perfect verse to use for this time of year, as well as given the caterpillar stuff this week and butterfly stuff last week! I was also inspired by Carisa's </span></span><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/Easter.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Easter printables</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, but for some reason the writing on the pdf files weren't showing up correctly. So I made my own bible verse paper, and used similar ideas.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We talked about the bible verse all week, and I tried to tie in how caterpillars turn into butterflies is like how God makes us into new creations in Him. I doubt Noah really understands any of this just yet, but I think it is so important to begin Bible lessons with little ones really early. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also made a craft (inspired by one of the printables) to go along with his verse. First, Noah made a caterpillar out of big pompoms...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51RxCIyB6I/AAAAAAAACKc/LvRlA4y9F_E/s1600-h/DSC00879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51RxCIyB6I/AAAAAAAACKc/LvRlA4y9F_E/s320/DSC00879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448601027017312162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We talked then again about becoming a "new creation" and then made the caterpillar into a butterfly. Noah LOVES to fingerpaint, so making handprint wings was right up his alley:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Rwg74mHI/AAAAAAAACKU/yTGGNr8TD-I/s1600-h/DSC00887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S51Rwg74mHI/AAAAAAAACKU/yTGGNr8TD-I/s320/DSC00887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448601018104846450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He also decided that my Bible verse page was a little plain and needed some paint as well:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That's all for our week! See what others are up to in Tot School, and share you own ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1+1+1=1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">! </span></span></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-3716669361612698582010-03-09T01:00:00.001-05:002010-03-09T01:00:46.475-05:00tot school - letter b<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah is 17 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had a SUPER crazy week last week in nursing school, so my apologies on being a little late in posting our stuff. But, we still managed to get in a TON of fun tot school even with my crazy to-do list:) I am really loving having a letter of the week....Noah is doing really will with it, and it making planning activities easier!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--------------</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our letter for last week was Bb!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bb is for butterfly, bee, bear, and bubbles...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am really itching for spring to get here, so I was happy that Bb had lots of springy things to focus on:) </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our books for the week were:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Benny's Garden by Genny Haines (couldn't find a link....this is a pull-the-tab book about a bee; lots of bee/butterfly pictures)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Bear-What-You-See/dp/0805087184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268103335&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brown Bear Brown Bear</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> & </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Bear-What-Brown-Friends/dp/0805023461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268103357&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Polar Bear Polar Bear</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sesame-Beginnings-Bubbles-board-beginnings/dp/B001M9FV8O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268103299&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bubbles Bubbles</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Sesame Beginnings book)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I must be honest...Noah was not very into making his letter page this week. He was really against holding the black marker ad scribbling away, so I made the stripes and colored in most of the top myself. I think Noah was hoping to paint, but I didn't have any black finger paint, so I colored the tip of his finger with the marker and let him smear a little before it dried....that made him a little more happy:)</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VByuguP8I/AAAAAAAACJc/RWg6WVDHzv0/s1600-h/DSC00844.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VByuguP8I/AAAAAAAACJc/RWg6WVDHzv0/s320/DSC00844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446331664109027266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah did, however, help me glue the B and b down, as well as the wiggle eye and wing. He really does will with glue too. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">Here is out finished alphabet page...I think this one turned out so cute:)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBQdVpYAI/AAAAAAAACJU/1mFSM0W8VPA/s1600-h/DSC00846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBQdVpYAI/AAAAAAAACJU/1mFSM0W8VPA/s320/DSC00846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446331075383615490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">We also made coffee filter butterflies. Again, Noah was NOT into coloring with the markers, but he was amazed at how the colors blended with water. He carried that dropper around for two days after we made these:)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBzIy2uHI/AAAAAAAACJk/xWlUrZPN56M/s320/DSC00840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446331671164401778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In keeping with butterflies, I printed more letter activities from</span></span><a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Confessions of a Homeschooler</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I LOVE the letter ideas there....so cute and fun! Here, Noah had to sort B from b....he did really well with this when he would sit still long enough to do it:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBPgEb55I/AAAAAAAACJE/r0oMX2m93p4/s1600-h/DSC00832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBPgEb55I/AAAAAAAACJE/r0oMX2m93p4/s320/DSC00832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446331058936866706" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: small; ">Noah also worked on sorting large, medium, and small butterflies. He really enjoyed this activity and went to it on his own a lot over the week.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBPP_hgRI/AAAAAAAACI8/wJCYOg10blo/s1600-h/DSC00834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5VBPP_hgRI/AAAAAAAACI8/wJCYOg10blo/s320/DSC00834.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446331054621294866" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also printed off the butterfly number cards. These clips were from the Target dollar section a couple of weeks ago, and they're really too hard for Noah to do on his own, but did pretty well in helping me clip the correct numbers on to each butterfly (we only do 1-3 for now).</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WycA5rT7I/AAAAAAAACKE/UqvzeZqXJMo/s1600-h/DSC00856.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WycA5rT7I/AAAAAAAACKE/UqvzeZqXJMo/s320/DSC00856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446455518722478002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I didn't get pictures of any other Bb activities we did, but I'll share a list of those things now....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Watch </span></span><a href="http://www.starfall.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Starfall</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Bb over and over and over....the "big brown bear" always seemed to scare Noah a little though!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Pull out some of the </span></span><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/BrowBearBrownBear.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brown Bear tot pack</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> activities from 1+1+1=1. Noah enjoyed doing the heads & tails and size sorting activities, and did both very well!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Played with bubble wrap! Noah thought this was really fun, and I intended on doing some bubble wrap painting, but never got around to it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Took a BIG bubble bath! About once a week, Noah gets to take a bath with the whirlpool jets on, and I put extra bath gel in that night so he would have lots of bubbles to play in. He had a ball, and especially loved making beards on himself and Daddy:) I hate I don't have of the beard pictures, but Noah can get a little splash-happy in the tub, so valuable electronics are best kept away!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--------------</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bible Lesson</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I decided to combine last week and next week's letters to talk about caterpillars turning into butterflies to focus Noah's Bible lesson. The verse will be 2 Cornithians 5:17....</span></span><a href="http://totallytots.blogspot.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Totally Tot</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s just did a lesson on this verse, so I'll be using some things from there as well. I'll share what we do with next weeks post!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--------------</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Misc. Tot School</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noah is always doing additional learning activities throughout the day, and this week was no exception. He kept himself busy with puzzles, other books, animal figures, and more. But I wanted to share his latest sticker pages from his Kumon workbook. Noah put all of these stickers on by himself. I told him the names of the stickers, and only that mittens go on your hands...everything else I let him decide where it should go. I was SO proud at how well he did!</span></span></span></div></span></span></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WybqY8LBI/AAAAAAAACJ8/wjUptYBo_Ws/s1600-h/DSC00857.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WybqY8LBI/AAAAAAAACJ8/wjUptYBo_Ws/s320/DSC00857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446455512679590930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was also super proud at these pages....I didn't prompt him except to say "let's choose the [red, green] sticker" when he picked them off the page. I did reinforce the shape name after he stuck the sticker down.</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WybLn-giI/AAAAAAAACJ0/PZvUht6tiM4/s1600-h/DSC00859.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S5WybLn-giI/AAAAAAAACJ0/PZvUht6tiM4/s320/DSC00859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446455504421159458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was really amazed at how well he did matching the sticker to the blank space because he has not shown much interest at all in learning shapes so far.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--------------</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's all for our week! See what others are doing for tot school and share your own ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1+1+1=1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-43881648083020992682010-02-28T22:25:00.000-05:002010-02-28T22:28:33.308-05:00tot school - letter a<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>Noah is 17 months old.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We began two new long-term themes this week....Letter of the Week, and a weekly Bible lesson! I've been itching to start both of these, but have been waiting for Noah to be interested in letters & to have the attention span for a real Bible lesson. Happily, Noah did super this week with both new themes:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">----------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Letter of the Week - Aa</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I made the focus on ants & apples for our Aa learning. Here are Noah's two art projects of the week... </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXWAGbRBI/AAAAAAAACH0/mw0WyjpIYCg/s320/DSC00828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443470241358890002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah did every bit of the gluing on the apple tree picture by himself! I was quite proud & impressed:) He did go a little crazy with the glue though... </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He also really enjoyed making the ants page. I took that idea from the </span></span><a href="http://totallytots.homestead.com/ABC2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Totally Tots ABC page</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. He always enjoys finger painting, but this was a good opportunity for listening (only make dots), practicing counting (1-2-3 dots), and learning "A" versus "a."</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I made some other counting cards to work more with numbers while still keeping with the apple/ant theme. He did okay with these...I think they bored him:) But I set it up with big pompoms to correspond to the small pompoms.</span></span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG"></a></span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s320/DSC00825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443470255898608946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah shocked me with these! I printed these Aa ants from </span></span><a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2009/10/prek-letter.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Confessions of a Homeschooler</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> hoping to review colors with Noah. He has consistently been identifying his colors for about a month, but I still thought he would enjoy these. I set out a few at a time, with one as a guide...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXWszL_NI/AAAAAAAACH8/s0cePz7Mls8/s1600-h/DSC00827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXWszL_NI/AAAAAAAACH8/s0cePz7Mls8/s320/DSC00827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443470253357792466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">But Noah decided that these needed to be sorted into "A" and "a" piles instead of by color! I think he got this from doing the Starfall "Aa" page where you sort the apples at the end, but I was very impressed! He eventually did sort them by color too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That is all the pictures I have for our letter activities, but some of the other things we did included:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Reading Alpha-Bite! by Charles Reasoner and Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin Jr.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*</span></span><a href="http://www.starfall.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Starfall</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> "Aa" many times (Noah points, I move the mouse/click)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Having an "Aa" snack day! This one was very fun, and I hate I don't have pictures! Noah had apple juice, apple chips, apple sauce, and our own version of ants on a log...pretzels with hummus and raisins. I call them ants on a twig:) I wanted to make this a picnic, but our weather was just too cold.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Watching the Leapfrog Letter Factory dvd</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">*Doing our ABC puzzle book (from Melissa & Doug)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I think Noah did super with all of the Aa activities! I am really looking forward to continuing learning his letters:)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">---------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bible Lesson</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I began our Bible lessons focusing on (part of) Philippians 2:15 - "shine like stars in the universe." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A little back story...I have a list of several scriptures I pray for Noah, and Philippians 2:14-15 is one of them. This is actually one of the verses </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Carisa</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> was inspired by for </span></span><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/RaisingRockStars.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Raising Rock Stars</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> too! Anyway, since I have felt it was time to begin having a Bible lesson with Noah each week, I thought focusing on a verse I already pray for him would be a perfect place to start! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I made a little paper for Noah to use during our lesson, and I explained how Jesus wants us to be his light in the world. I used a flashlight to help illustrate this concept...Noah loved playing with it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXn1BCitI/AAAAAAAACIc/3fHHBlnSpZ0/s320/DSC00822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443470547621153490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also explained how when Jesus lives in your heart, his light will shine from inside you for all to see. Then he practiced making his light shine:) </span></span></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sj4sw7RJI/AAAAAAAACIs/5fE2j6o_l6Y/s320/DSC00823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443484031603393682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXXY_YqeI/AAAAAAAACIM/Zh3wIgw5vOc/s1600-h/DSC00819.JPG"></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Then we had to sing This Little Light of Mine! We HAD to keep using the flashlight too:) </span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXXY_YqeI/AAAAAAAACIM/Zh3wIgw5vOc/s1600-h/DSC00819.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXXY_YqeI/AAAAAAAACIM/Zh3wIgw5vOc/s320/DSC00819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443470265220114914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We talked about letting our lights shine all week! Noah also made a picture of a shiny star (made with foil) to help him remember to shine like a star:) He did all of the gluing on this one too (obviously!), and it was great shape reinforcement!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sjJLAFtgI/AAAAAAAACIk/V5uG7lE7PCY/s1600-h/DSC00831.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sjJLAFtgI/AAAAAAAACIk/V5uG7lE7PCY/s320/DSC00831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443483215086335490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I cannot encourage everyone enough to do a Bible lesson with your children each week! It has been such a blessing to me this week to see Noah learn about God...I am very excited to continue this each week!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">-------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">That's all for our week! See what others are doing for tot school and share your own ideas at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1+1+1=1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">! </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4sXW2Q9xTI/AAAAAAAACIE/MwgseSQ-x4U/s1600-h/DSC00825.JPG"></a></div></div></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-49288204912518479872010-02-24T14:46:00.000-05:002010-02-24T14:48:14.261-05:00wordless wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4WCVl6o9zI/AAAAAAAACHs/_QO5TM1N0tg/s1600-h/DSC00809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4WCVl6o9zI/AAAAAAAACHs/_QO5TM1N0tg/s320/DSC00809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441899032214042418" /></a>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-65321851690622835532010-02-22T14:20:00.000-05:002010-02-22T14:21:29.693-05:00tot school - no theme<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 17 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We had another low key week again. I couldn't decide on a theme to follow, so our tot school activities included playing with some of our "learning" toys, lots of books, a playdate, and even some outside fun!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">While Noah read a MILLION books this week, he got an awesome Look & Find Mickey Mouse Clubhouse book for Valentine's Day, and has been glued to it all week long:) I am so impressed with how well he does with these already too! He always identifies Mickey and Goofy, usually will find Minnie & Pluto, but Donald & Daisy are still hit or miss. He does pretty well finding the objects too.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LRAcvDpJI/AAAAAAAACHk/kpUHVTw9pkI/s1600-h/DSC00749.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LRAcvDpJI/AAAAAAAACHk/kpUHVTw9pkI/s320/DSC00749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441141105460749458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also got his first workbook for Valentine's Day:) He got a Kumon sticker & gluing workbook and has had so much fun with the sticker pages! Here are a few of the ones he's completed so far...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQ_4vzEiI/AAAAAAAACHc/9rqBnPr1b2s/s1600-h/DSC00750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQ_4vzEiI/AAAAAAAACHc/9rqBnPr1b2s/s320/DSC00750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441141095800181282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Jimmy (daddy) said the fish page was his favorite since it looks like the blue fish is dead. Haha!</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I dumped all of our pompoms together to make a new sensory bin....a less messy one finally:) Noah still loves spooning/transferring, and the different sized pompoms was a good challenge for him!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQSryEusI/AAAAAAAACHU/upL6GeJpSMA/s1600-h/DSC00754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQSryEusI/AAAAAAAACHU/upL6GeJpSMA/s320/DSC00754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441140319225952962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah has finally started showing interest in letters! Yay! I'm so excited to begin a letter of the week next week:) He can do this alphabet puzzle book completely on his own now!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQR3bNmQI/AAAAAAAACHM/pb-_-P-g0kQ/s1600-h/DSC00744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQR3bNmQI/AAAAAAAACHM/pb-_-P-g0kQ/s320/DSC00744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441140305171421442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He had lots of fun with his other puzzles this week too. I spread them out on the floor, and made it a puzzle race. Noah thought this was hilarious and loved running from puzzle to puzzle:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQRS4JuEI/AAAAAAAACHE/UlkZdyDIyEU/s1600-h/DSC00746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQRS4JuEI/AAAAAAAACHE/UlkZdyDIyEU/s320/DSC00746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441140295360690242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">These stacking & nesting blocks are still one of Noah's favorite toys. He is getting much better at stacking too, and is up to five blocks now. </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQROO1TaI/AAAAAAAACG8/tBCTjoxNe2U/s1600-h/DSC00747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LQROO1TaI/AAAAAAAACG8/tBCTjoxNe2U/s320/DSC00747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441140294113643938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We had a fun playdate with one of my best friends this week! Brittney and I went to high school together, and her son Conor is almost 9 months. We had a blast playing with trains, Noah's kitchen, blocks, and even had a little dance party:) This was a change up for Noah, though, as he doesn't play with kids younger than him very often. This definitely proved a good learning experience in self-control and sharing. Noah still has a ways to go though:) And sorry for no pictures...my camera was MIA for the afternoon (it was in my car!).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We also had a yummy dinner at Applebees! Noah was quite testy, hence the paci:) But the camera was found!</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LPAFQKu9I/AAAAAAAACGs/wm0Qcac3kIA/s1600-h/DSC00772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LPAFQKu9I/AAAAAAAACGs/wm0Qcac3kIA/s320/DSC00772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441138900133919698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I so wish these guys lived closer then 45 minutes away! I miss Conor's chubby cheeks:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO_tnDTvI/AAAAAAAACGk/lfdcNPHrIKc/s1600-h/DSC00774.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO_tnDTvI/AAAAAAAACGk/lfdcNPHrIKc/s320/DSC00774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441138893787451122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sunday was the most gorgeous day! It was warm and sunny...almost spring-like! We took full advantage of the opportunity and spent some time outside after church. Noah played on his castle...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO_GMD4qI/AAAAAAAACGc/EpT5adQcVLs/s1600-h/DSC00795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO_GMD4qI/AAAAAAAACGc/EpT5adQcVLs/s320/DSC00795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441138883205259938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He got in some tricycle practice:) He actually peddled a little on his own too! But mostly there was lost of pushing from daddy..</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO-0xZYiI/AAAAAAAACGU/1obl6w4106g/s1600-h/DSC00802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO-0xZYiI/AAAAAAAACGU/1obl6w4106g/s320/DSC00802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441138878530019874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah also had fun with my mom's dog. He absolutely loves to take Patch on walks, so this was the perfect day for it:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO-bAoW6I/AAAAAAAACGM/SpeaQbr-iws/s1600-h/DSC00811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S4LO-bAoW6I/AAAAAAAACGM/SpeaQbr-iws/s320/DSC00811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441138871614593954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So all in all, a pretty quiet and simple week, but we still had lots of fun! Share your own ideas and see what others are up to in tot school a</span></span>t <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">1+1+1=1</a>!</div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095232292760007490.post-57074044596696541442010-02-14T22:45:00.000-05:002010-02-14T23:00:12.835-05:00tot school - valentine's part 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/carisahinson/Tot-School.gif" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah is 16 months old.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We didn't have the best of weeks around here...Noah just wasn't into the activities I had planned. Actually, we redid everything from last week, with just a few new things added in, but even his favorites from before seemed to fall flat this time. So I don't have a ton to show, and nothing is super creative or anything. But that's okay...sometimes weeks are like that! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">---------------------</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Noah made several new art projects this week to give away as Valentines for our family. I let him have </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">totally</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> free reign with the finger paints (I usually somewhat supervise), and he had a blast! He used several different tools for painting throughout the week, including his hands, pipe cleaners, and various utensils. He did such a great job not slinging the paint everywhere too....he has a tendency to get a little wild when he gets going with some things (paint included).</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_YqzNh5I/AAAAAAAACF0/hY4jE8_uFMc/s1600-h/DSC00740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_YqzNh5I/AAAAAAAACF0/hY4jE8_uFMc/s320/DSC00740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306980576724882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here is one of the pictures he made for my mom. I helped him make some good hand prints, but he painted a page on his own to make the base, as well as put the stickers on himself following my directions. Granny loved it by the way:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_YdYkC2I/AAAAAAAACFs/fGgvZhl9Zqs/s1600-h/DSC00719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_YdYkC2I/AAAAAAAACFs/fGgvZhl9Zqs/s320/DSC00719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306976975293282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">He made several other Valentines, including another super cute "flower bouquet" for Mimi (my grandmother), but I forgot to take pictures of those before they were delivered. Everyone really loved their keepsakes though!</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This homemade book was an idea from </span></span><a href="http://apgacruz.blogspot.com/2010/01/heart-colors-book.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">April Showers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. I LOVED this idea, and thought it would be a great way to review names and colors. I used the book several different ways:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**lay the pictures out and let Noah find the different people/colors (point to them, put a marker on them, etc)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**ring clip the pages together and have him flip to find the different people/colors</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">**match colored objects to the colored hearts (this was hard for him, I think because of the other pictures)</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This particular page with my parents' dog was his favorite page:)</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_X8ArpTI/AAAAAAAACFk/mHIXMNaU218/s1600-h/DSC00733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i_X8ArpTI/AAAAAAAACFk/mHIXMNaU218/s320/DSC00733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306968016758066" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I tried using smaller pieces of pipe cleaners for Noah to put in a spice container. He did so well with this, and really loved this activity! He also enjoyed trying to take the top off/on of the container (as the picture shows), but he hasn't mastered twisting rather than pulling the tops yet. </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-tOFE9MI/AAAAAAAACFU/g2JM8brxv4w/s1600-h/DSC00723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-tOFE9MI/AAAAAAAACFU/g2JM8brxv4w/s320/DSC00723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306234132657346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I also thought Noah would enjoy spooning some different objects this week. Giant sweetheart candy was not a favorite though. The hearts were hard to scoop up into the shaped spoon, so he preferred to transfer the candy with his fingers. This did prove to be a good opportunity for color review, but Noah had a bit of trouble with the pastel colors.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-sjVDxSI/AAAAAAAACFM/tgSrcOXtecM/s1600-h/DSC00742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-sjVDxSI/AAAAAAAACFM/tgSrcOXtecM/s320/DSC00742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306222656963874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">If you can't see in the last picture, Noah got a MAJOR boo-boo this week. He slipped on the hardwood in his jammies and face-planted into a rocking chair. The bottom part where all the bars and screws and such are. He got a BIG pop knot over his eye plus a scrape. </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-seAVWiI/AAAAAAAACFE/7B86pGPuWuk/s1600-h/DSC00743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-seAVWiI/AAAAAAAACFE/7B86pGPuWuk/s320/DSC00743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306221227858466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">But he was a trooper! And he proudly displayed his battle scar at church this morning too:)</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Crazily enough, we got our THIRD snow hit this weekend. More is predicted over this week too. This is so unusual in NC...talking to my brother in Michigan, we've actually gotten more snow this winter than he has! We're all pretty tired of it honestly. Noah wanted </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">nothing</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to do with it when we ventured out Saturday morning...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-r7crZlI/AAAAAAAACE8/sr7Z2qxc83I/s1600-h/DSC00741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-r7crZlI/AAAAAAAACE8/sr7Z2qxc83I/s320/DSC00741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306211951502930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I'm right there with ya buddy! I'm desperate for flowers, green grass, and sunshine!</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And one last picture....I'm really trying to allow Noah more autonomy and decision-making opportunities. On days we're home, I'm beginning to let him choose his clothing. This was one particular ensemble he chose this week...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-rr-Rc2I/AAAAAAAACE0/1GfsnVyviSw/s1600-h/DSC00726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uerkJAorY_0/S3i-rr-Rc2I/AAAAAAAACE0/1GfsnVyviSw/s320/DSC00726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306207797441378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Actually, he just chose the Aerosmith t-shirt and his hat, but I thought long sleeves and pants were in order since it is February:)</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">See what others are up to, and share your own ideas for Tot School at </span></span><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1</span></span>+1+1=1!</a></div>{lauren}http://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221787073520719noreply@blogger.com5