Life with the BOYS: November 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Grotto Falls

We took both the boys hiking in the Smoky Mountains...Chris had to carry Sam... I forgot the "hippie wrap"...oops

we saw DINNER...these turkeys blocks the road...so funny to see on Thanksgiving

...the views were breath taking...Tanner talked the whole time about all the things GOD made...when we saw the waterfalls he asked..."How did He do that, Mom?"

...big ol' bundle of joy

Loving My Family

We came to the mountains for Thanksgiving...it's amazing. The boys are in heaven. Tanner brought his rifle and immediately had to go looking for bears and deer.

...it's 3am in this photo...the boys got a second wind when we got here...Chris was sound asleep with the boys crawling all over him...we were looking forward to the king size bed...looks like the boys are gonna be sharing...fun, fun

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Whatever it takes!

To Do List:
Cook dinner for a friend.
Go to Target.
Finish the laundry.
Pack for Gatlinburg.
Clean out my car.
Give the dog a bath.
Give the boys a bath.
Finish paperwork for work.
Make muffins for the trip.
Put bills in the mail.
TRY to pick up the house before we leave.
Try to remember what I'm not thinking of????

...NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY I LET SAM TEAR AND EAT PAPER FOR AN HOUR!!!

My Little HOARDER

I THROW EVERYTHING AWAY...TO THE POINT WHERE SOMETIMES I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AND REMEMBER I GAVE IT AWAY OR TOSSED IT! FOR TANNER, EVERY ITEM HAS A SPECIAL MEANING.

THIS IS TANNER...REFUSING TO GIVE AWAY HIS PUMPKIN...BECAUSE IT WAS "THE FIRST PUMPKIN HE AND SAM PICKED TOGETHER"...AND YES WE PUT OUT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BEFORE THANKSGIVING!

Can we do school today?

COLOR WHEEL EXPERIMENT

SINK OR FLOAT

His guess of what will sink and what will float...

He had so much fun!

Friday, November 13, 2009

All Smiles!

Sweet Sam..You are 7 months today!

I love the way your cheeks fluff up when you sleep.
I love how you are only interested in Tanner's toys.
I love when you reach out for me when someone else is holding you.
I love those big blue eyes.
I love that you had us all fooled by being such a sweet, quiet baby and now you go 90 miles an hour just like Tanner.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tub Tablets

COLORFUL ICE CUBES FOR THE BATH
Need:
food coloring
muffin tin
water
freezer

These worked great in the TUB! You need to use about 5-6 food coloring drops per muffin tin. They were lots of fun to make and CHEAP!!!
(this was not my idea...but i can't remember where i saw it)

Monday, November 9, 2009

HIppie Mom

NO I'M NOT DOING CLOTH DIAPERS...

I just wanted everyone to see my HIPPIE wrap (MOBY wrap). Both of my boys LOVE this crazy wrap. I LOOK LIKE I'M ON MY WAY TO MUSIC FEST (what you can't see is I haven't showered...it really adds to the wrap look)...actually we are just getting ready to run errands...and yes the wrap is coming with us...and yes I do wear it out in public!

Organizing the School Stuff

I starting digging though my teaching stuff and found my charts. I thumb tacked (yes thumb tacked) them to the kitchen wall and I am rotating games for Tanner.

Letter Sound Match and Address/Phone Number/Birthday

I saw this ALPHABET BOX on the blog: http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com/2009/09/preschool-in-box-abc-box.html . Tanner and I made this one for about $35. We had most of the items in the boxes at home already. B is open and inside is a block, bug, bell, butterfly, balloon, etc.

This is just the beginning of organizing our SCHOOL and ART supplies. Chris is building shelves in the living room closet for us...when I get it organized I will reveal before and afters!

Estimating

After our walk...Tanner wanted to count all of the leaves, pine cones and acorns we collected. We had hundreds in our wagon so I thought lets ESTIMATE! We got out a jar and got started. Tanner loved it...not the best guesser yet though. After we played with our Nature Walk items he went all though the house getting more stuff to estimate!

100 WAS HIS FAVORITE # TO GUESS!

Sitting Up, Crawling, Standing

So I forgot to do a 6 month post for Sam but here's an update:

About three weeks ago all within a few days Sam: sat up by himself, is crawling (and he can go eveywhere), and starting pulling up on the furniture and in his bed! Whew! It was a CRAZY week...but he is so proud of himself. He is every bit as BUSY as Tanner was...I can't believe it!

Dirt: Inside and Outside

Sensory Days...Tanner loves dirt, mud well anything messy. This is potting soil with tiny animals hidden in it...he used his diggers and excavators to find them. It really wasn't that messy so we brought it in the next day. He loved that he was playing with dirt in the house.