Traveling Bear Fair

The second grade students sent out traveling bears to help them learn about geography. Anika's bear, Butterscotch, went to Indonesia, Malaysia, Wisconsin, Utah and Nebraska. Thanks to everyone who participated in this fun project, she loved showing off her pictures and things at the Traveling Bear Fair.

TV Junkie

Lochlan has been addicted to Baby Einstein movies since he was 8 months old. He now watches at least one a day; he brings them to us and says "show" then runs to sit down. Sometimes when Anika and Celtin are watching the big TV he gets stuck using the little portable player. A couple of Saturdays ago he was watching his show and eating Cheerios out of the box, then I heard a strange sound. I looked over just in time to see him dump the entire box on the floor. I grabbed the camera and asked him "What are you doing?" He just pointed at the pile spoke some gibberish then went back to watching his movie and snacking on his Cheerios.

Art projects

My kids love art and they do some really fun projects in art class at school. I have set a few aside to frame and tucked some away but most of them I have to throw out... I just don't have room to store all of them. I try to take pictures of the kids with each of their projects; it makes me feel better when I have to throw these cute little works of art out! These pictures are from the past few weeks...Celtin has a lot more since he is still in kindergarten and they do art projects in class as well.

Ode to shoes

About one month ago we were at the store and I saw these really cute little boy shoes. Lochlan had just about worn a hole in his first set of shoes so I had him try them on. He loved them from the moment I put them on his feet. They were a little pricey for toddler shoes so I was not sure I wanted to buy them, but when I tried to take them off he freaked out. I gave in and bought them; I was on the fence but his love for them convinced me it was a good buy. :) He wore them out of the store and every day since.

Sometimes at the park sand and bark get in the sides and I have to take them off, clean them out and put them back on, so I thought a pair of tennis shoes would be good for him to have as well. Last week I saw a cute pair on clearance so I tried them on Lochlan, he screamed and kicked his feet then handed his shoes back to me. Isn't he too young to have such an opinion? What will I do when they wear out or get too small?

Carnival and Prime Time

A couple of weeks ago we attended the annual school carnival! The kids played a ton of ghetto carnival games, won a bunch of cheapo prizes and ate a ton of free popcorn! They loved seeing their friends and insisted on playing each and every game. Lochlan was so happy to get his own balloon and loved running around with his cousin Hayden.

Later that week Anika and I went to "Second Grade Prime Time"; it was an evening filled with reading, games, pizza, storytellers and singing around a campfire. It started at 6 pm and lasted until 10:30 and I am quite sure Anika smiled the entire time. I was a group leader and was supposed to keep the kids reading during silent read time (not an easy task) and usher them to and from each activity. Most kids in our group had parents with them so I didn't have to do much. It was such a neat experience for Anika and it was totally free for all the kids. A bunch of local sponsors covered the entire cost.

Ask and ye shall receive...

Blog and it shall come. We had several sunny days and the kids and I thoroughly took advantage of them. We played at the park, went for walks, rode bikes and scooters, colored with chalk and so much more. The house cleaning was a little neglected and our fridge was more than a little bare, until yesterday, but sometimes that's okay-at least that is what I tell myself. :) It is currently rainy again but the weatherman says it will be sunny tomorrow!

Rain

Rain, rain go away come again another day! It has been raining for the past week and although I enjoy the green that comes with this abundant moisture I am ready for a sunny day. Lochlan feels the same way and just stares outside anxious for a chance to go out and play.