Monday, June 27, 2011

4th of July Tot Trays

Goodbye, Bishies (fish), Hello Stars (4th of July). Charlotte loved the ocean unit, I am glad I planned some many activities. This week we are doing a short 4 of July unit. I introduced 4 new trays today. I have many fun art and crafts ideas to do this week. It is SO SO SO hot so we are just going to make the best of it and beat this heat with lots of blanket forts, playdough fun, dress up, and indoor games, like hide and go seek and memory.
Counting with plastic stars (the counting sheet is from 1+1+1=1 blogspot and the stars are from a cut up plastic patriotic necklace from Target $pot)
Counting with the stars
B Man filling up a container of pom poms.
Placing "fireworks" in styrofoam.
SO fun!
Matching patriotic foam stickers
One of her favorites concepts is matching same to same.
Transferring red and blue pom poms into an egg carton.
As soon as she saw the tongs she said, "Mommy, I make a salad okay?" I had know idea she understood that concept... such an observant little girl! :)
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Fishing snack

Charlotte fished for goldfish with peanut butter and veggie straws. You are suppose to use pretzel sticks, but we didn't have any and made do with what we had in the cupboard. This quick snack was so fun for Charlotte.


The happy snackers... :)
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More Ocean Tot Trays

Counting with fish cards and glass beads.
Counting 1 to 5 by placing glass beads on each fish.
Cutting shells
Working on open and closing and cutting in between the shells.
Same and Different: Finding the different item from the bunch using stickers and strips of card stock.
C found the plant (seaweed) out of all the fish.
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Dress Up

C LOVES LOVES LOVES dress up. B Man and I play along with her silliness.  
B Man was such a good sport with his pirate hat, construction worker vest and hawaiian lei!
The fairy Cinda-welly
B Man is completely obessed with this picture of all of us. He loves saying, Daa-dee and pointing to Kyle. It is so sweet to watch him carry the picture everywhere he goes.
Charlotte took this picture and giggle when she saw his face through the viewfinder.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Painting Pasta "Shells"

Charlotte painted these jumbo pasta shells today. She loves painting with lots of paint. She worked for a long time on each shell. This fun indoor art activity was perfect for a really hot summer day.
Painting the shells.
Focused.
Still working on them.
All done!
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Latest Drawings

B Man's 1st scribbles with a crayon!
Charlotte's 1st family picture!!!
Charlotte---Daddy---Brother---Mommy
Charlotte looked at me every time she finished a circle and told me who she had drawn. She searched my face for praise. It was such a memorable moment as she told me over and over "my family" and then each name of the circles. So so so cute.
P.S. Apparently the boy circles have more lines than the girls. Notice the similarity? She has been really into identifying girls and boys lately. I wonder if there is any connection?
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Ocean Trays

Beach gel clings
Charlotte making a setting with the sticky beach gel clings.
C's picture of the tray and my leg. She insisted, lol.
Transferring pasta shells in the fish tray with tongs
The tongs were a bit tricky, but she quickly worked it out and loved this!!!
Trying so hard with those tricky tongs.
Matching foam sea animals
She loved this. I can tell she loves to organize and is stimulated by the colorful animals.
We practiced pasting objects on paper
And counted the fish.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Child/Baby Dedication


Our little family praying
Brady was a such an fussy man. He threw his pacifier at the pastor and wanted to get down and wander everywhere.

These were the special vows are pastor voiced to the church. We said "I DO" after each statement. These vows were prayed for our children in the days leading up to the dedication and of course we will be praying thereafter.

Child Dedication “Vows”


Do you dedicate yourself to wholeheartedly pursue your relationship with God by trusting in the finished, saving work of Jesus Christ and depending on the Holy Spirit to guide and direct your life, knowing that the life you model will shape your children even more deeply than the words you say?

Do you dedicate yourself to faithfully pursue a vibrant relationship with your spouse: sacrificially loving each other, dating each other, prioritizing each other over your work and children, and seeking help and guidance from your church family to help your relationship thrive, knowing that one of the best gifts you can give your children is a joyful, godly marriage?

Do you dedicate yourself to actively participate in the church community: investing in people, learning from friends, and using your gifts for the sake of Jesus’ Kingdom, knowing that your children need input and examples from the church family in addition to your family?

Do you dedicate yourself to raise your children with biblical love, instruction and discipline? Will you take every opportunity that life gives you to diligently teach your children to love the Lord Jesus and observe all that he commanded, knowing that your primary responsibility as a parent is to train your child to be Jesus’ disciple?
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Little Swimmer!

I am SO proud of Charlotte's growth and her new swimming skills!!! She now happily gets into a pool, floats on her belly while kicking her legs and reaching and pulling her arms, swims underwater to fetch diving rings, jumps in from the pool deck and swims a length, and has learned the steps to climb out of the pool to the deck. The first week was full of screaming and tears. The second week was a little girl full of confidence and excitement about her ability to swim. I am so thrilled to build upon these skills!!!
Happily jumping to Miss "Mwally"
Reaching and Pulling
Kick, kick, kick
Taking a breath at the middle of the pool.
I am so proud of you, Sweet Girl!!!
Getting her swimming certificate.
Logan, Miss Mwally, Charlotte, and Charlie. These are currently Charlotte's most favorite people in the world.
With the exception of her father and her Sunday school teacher, Miss Lexi. :)
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