Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Curtains in the kitchen
I put some curtains to dress up my wire shelving a little bit. It gives it more of a cottage feel than an industrial one.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Firefighter and soon to be one
Joseph's fire outfit that we put Gideon in. It is so cute on Gideon in the big gear. Joseph is enjoying becoming more involved with the fire dept. They burned a barn down for training purposes in Roseberry yesterday. He will start the advanced EMT class this month and he looks forward to doing that. he gets to do IV's on people after that class. So watch out every one. :)
Friday, May 1, 2009
First bon fire social night of the year
It was a nice evening and we spent it at a friends house having a campfire and a potluck. It was totally last minute that they called us and it ended up being so much fun. It really gets you so excited for summer camping trips with friends. Those are some of the best times. I really am blessed to have such great friends around me that are fun and wonderful. I look forward to lots of fun evenings with campfires and friends in the near future. Good Times!
The letter A
Here are some of the games we played for the letter A
Who has the Alligator?
Cut out a Alligator shape. Have everyone close their eyes while you give one child a the cut out. Then have your children guess who has the Alligator
Feed the Alligator
Draw a large Alligator face on a piece of poster board or the side of a box. Cut a hole out where the Alligator's mouth would be and add paper teeth (make it at least twice the size of the beanbag). Tape the board to a chair and let each of your children take three tries to feed the Alligator (by throwing a beanbag into the Alligator's mouth)
Who has the Alligator?
Cut out a Alligator shape. Have everyone close their eyes while you give one child a the cut out. Then have your children guess who has the Alligator
Feed the Alligator
Draw a large Alligator face on a piece of poster board or the side of a box. Cut a hole out where the Alligator's mouth would be and add paper teeth (make it at least twice the size of the beanbag). Tape the board to a chair and let each of your children take three tries to feed the Alligator (by throwing a beanbag into the Alligator's mouth)
My new schedule...We will see how good we stick to it. :)
This is a schedule I made myself to be able to be more accountable of my time and get more done during my day. I really have been wanting to spend more time with Gideon on Preschool items and it has been good. Today we learned about the letter A. We had a picture of an alligator that we hid around the house and played Hot and cold in order to find it. We started writing in his writing tablet. He takes his thumb and first finger and makes them open and close like the chirping of a bird and that is how I am teaching him how to grab his pencil. He started writing today and it will be fun teaching him. He can identify the letter A, sign the letter A, and we're working on the writing part.
The “Every Day” Schedule of Events
1) Get up and going……..Milk Goat
2) Load dishes
3) Work out ………………....Play time for boys
4) 20 minute pick up
5) The official get ready for the day
6) Snack time
7) Activity Time
8) Lunch
9) Bridger’s Nap……….........Pre-School for Gideon
10) Nap/Quiet Time………….Mommy Time
11) Snack time
12) Free time
13) Dinner
14) Load dishes
15) Milk goat
16) Family Time
17) Bed Time
18) Mom and Dad Time
Detailed Schedule of Events
1.) Get up and going- Get up, have breakfast and milk the goat
2.) Load dishes- Clear table, load dishes, wipe counter and table, tidy up (quick). Start a load of laundry too.
3.) Work out- get dressed for work out. Let the boys play while I do a 45 minute workout, have work out blanket for them to designate themselves while I work out…?
4.) 20 min pick up- Pick up the house and do all you can in the 20 minutes and no more than needed (except for dishes and laundry) do another load of laundry.
5.) The official get ready for the day- get dressed and ready. Kids too. Start potty training events now. (Underwear and show reward for the end of the day for staying dry)
6.) Snack Time- Carrots, crackers and cheese, toast, smoothie..?
7.) Activity Time- Go outside and play, go for a hike/walk, go fourwheeling, play with the goats, play a game in the yard,(mother may I) Something fun with the kids giving them my attention and having a good time together. Rainy day stuff like play a game, do an art project ext.
8.) Lunch- Sandwiches, smoothies, hotdogs, leftovers..?
9.) Bridger’s Nap and Preschool for Gideon- Have a lesson planned out for the day. Then do an art project, read books…one on one time with Gideon
10.) Nap/Quiet Time- Movie time for Gideon if he doesn’t go down. This is mommy time to take a nap, work on a project, computer time, do extra clean up jobs, read a book, ext…
11.) Snack Time- Carrots, crackers and cheese, toast, smoothie..?
12.) Free time- Go outside and play, play a game, Something fun with the kids giving them my attention and having a good time together. You can use this time to get ready for Dinner too.
13.) Dinner- Yummy!!!
14.) Load Dishes- As a family clear the table and load dishes and clean up after dinner
15.) Milk goat and gather eggs- Yup!
16.) Family Time- Little activity, Family Discussions, Scriptures, Song and Family Prayer.
17.) Bed Time- piggy back rides to bed. Work on personal prayers, sing a song and tuck Ins and HKI’s (Hugs, Kisses and I Love You’s)
18.) Mom and Dad Time- Movie night, Discussion, and/or Date night or go to bed
The “Every Day” Schedule of Events
1) Get up and going……..Milk Goat
2) Load dishes
3) Work out ………………....Play time for boys
4) 20 minute pick up
5) The official get ready for the day
6) Snack time
7) Activity Time
8) Lunch
9) Bridger’s Nap……….........Pre-School for Gideon
10) Nap/Quiet Time………….Mommy Time
11) Snack time
12) Free time
13) Dinner
14) Load dishes
15) Milk goat
16) Family Time
17) Bed Time
18) Mom and Dad Time
Detailed Schedule of Events
1.) Get up and going- Get up, have breakfast and milk the goat
2.) Load dishes- Clear table, load dishes, wipe counter and table, tidy up (quick). Start a load of laundry too.
3.) Work out- get dressed for work out. Let the boys play while I do a 45 minute workout, have work out blanket for them to designate themselves while I work out…?
4.) 20 min pick up- Pick up the house and do all you can in the 20 minutes and no more than needed (except for dishes and laundry) do another load of laundry.
5.) The official get ready for the day- get dressed and ready. Kids too. Start potty training events now. (Underwear and show reward for the end of the day for staying dry)
6.) Snack Time- Carrots, crackers and cheese, toast, smoothie..?
7.) Activity Time- Go outside and play, go for a hike/walk, go fourwheeling, play with the goats, play a game in the yard,(mother may I) Something fun with the kids giving them my attention and having a good time together. Rainy day stuff like play a game, do an art project ext.
8.) Lunch- Sandwiches, smoothies, hotdogs, leftovers..?
9.) Bridger’s Nap and Preschool for Gideon- Have a lesson planned out for the day. Then do an art project, read books…one on one time with Gideon
10.) Nap/Quiet Time- Movie time for Gideon if he doesn’t go down. This is mommy time to take a nap, work on a project, computer time, do extra clean up jobs, read a book, ext…
11.) Snack Time- Carrots, crackers and cheese, toast, smoothie..?
12.) Free time- Go outside and play, play a game, Something fun with the kids giving them my attention and having a good time together. You can use this time to get ready for Dinner too.
13.) Dinner- Yummy!!!
14.) Load Dishes- As a family clear the table and load dishes and clean up after dinner
15.) Milk goat and gather eggs- Yup!
16.) Family Time- Little activity, Family Discussions, Scriptures, Song and Family Prayer.
17.) Bed Time- piggy back rides to bed. Work on personal prayers, sing a song and tuck Ins and HKI’s (Hugs, Kisses and I Love You’s)
18.) Mom and Dad Time- Movie night, Discussion, and/or Date night or go to bed
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