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Learning

I've decided to stop being a slacker and try to teach my daughter something. To be perfectly honest I get a little bored being home all day doing nothing but laundry and playing dolls. Reese started preschool, well really mothers day out and because of her age shes still in the twos class. In the twos they do a lot social learning along with shapes and colors. Reese already knows her shapes and colors so I feel like focusing on her abc, numbers is what we should be doing. I also decided to start teaching her a bible story each week. I feel like Aaron and I should be the ones to teach her about the Lord and not overly depend on the church, her school etc to do this. Its our job. So I'm doing a letter of the week, number of the week and a bible story.

This week is was Aa, 1, and creation. I'm doing it very simple. We're making a book. I am using most of my print outs and activity ideas from

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/bible_and_rhyme.html

I only do 3 days a week and its fast and fun. Heres some pictures of our learning.


Shaving cream numbers. See the number 1



Heres some of the ABC things we've done. We colored an A, put apple painting dots on one, looked for As in magazines


Heres the girls doing an apple painting. We learned that A says the a sound like in apple.

Music

Saige LOVES music. She will start dancing, bobbing her head and shaking her leg anytime she hears a beat. It melts my heart. When we were in the car this morning ther radio was off and Saige started SINGING a song all by herself. We have a kid cd and we listen to a song called "bubbles" allllll the time. (YES, poor mommy) And Saige started singing some of the words by herself. I asked her if she wanted to listen to the bubble song and she said "Otay" :) I'm going to enroll her into a kindermusik class on a day when Reese is in school.

Preschool

We went to meet the teacher on Monday. When we walked in she grabbed my hand tighter. Aaron was with us so he took her to the kitchen center to play while I filled out some paper work. She soon relaxed and was playing with the other girls. She quickly found the Sleeping Beauty dress. She was very excited to wear it again. I had told her that her teachers go by their first names. We practiced and practiced and of course when we get there they go by their LAST names. UGH!!!!


The big day finally came and Reese was all dressed. I bought her some fancy new shoes and she was dying to wear them. I had picked out her dress, socks, shoes, hair bows etc so it would be ready. She threw the biggest fit because she wanted to wear the fancy new shoes. She said NO NO I need to wear my fancy fancy shoes. I can't believe we are already there where she tells me what SHE wants to wear. I thought we had a few years before that would start LOL!! She went right into her room and started playing. When I picked her up she was all smiles. I have to say that it was very odd just hanging out with Saige today. Our lives really revolve around Reese~her activities, what she wants to do, eat, watch etc. And not having her around was like missing a leg or something. Saige and I survived and I know this one on one time will be good for her.

Heres a few pictures. (I'm going to try very hard to get them in order but I can't promise anything!)



Look at my new shoes



The girls



All ready to go. Ariel backpack and all


Her in the classroom.

Ariel in the making

Row Row Row Your Boat

Saige LOVES this song more than any other. If you ask her to sing a song she will say "row row" while doing her hands in motion. If you choose another song she will say NO NO :) Tonight I was about to get the girls out of their bath and had let the water out when Saige started saying row row so I grabbed the camera and was able to record it. Here it is...

A few stories

I've been so busy that updating is getting harder (sorry Nana)

Today I was measuring the girls rooms trying to decide if they could ever share a room with two small twin beds. (the answer is no) But as I was doing this Saige was playing in Reese's room. She likes to get Reese's shoes out and put them on. We keep them in her bottom dresser drawer. Well I was in Saiges room so not paying attention to what she was doing. It got REALLY quiet...ya know TOO quiet so I went in and she was standing in Reese's bottom drawer and all the shoes were thrown out. She pointed down and said NO NO NO NO and I looked down to see POOP! She pooped in Reese's drawer. It ran down her leg and in the drawer. It was soooooooooooooo gross. I told her it was ok and cleaned her up and then cleaned the drawer up. As I was doing that I was seriously thinking to myself that I never thought this was something I'd have to do. Oh the surprises of motherhood!





Reese is also in FULL ON pretend mode. She has little conversations with her dolls and bath toys. They talk to each other and sometimes its hard to get her attention. I love it.


Last night Aaron brought home a sonic blast. He didn't announce it and I didn't mention it but Reese saw the container it was in and knew it was ice cream. She was all cleaned up (after baths) and was snuggling with me on the couch and she flew off the couch and said ICE CREAM ICE CREAM. I have never seen anyone move that fast for ice cream. Then tonight she said "mommy is daddy bringing me more ice cream?" So I said yes, maybe and she said "I sure do like strawberry" We had to make a phone call to fill that request! She was very happy about it too :)