Jenga for preschoolers

This fine tower was built by Lillian way back in October.


For your viewing pleasure. The Lovely Lillian.

First Day of School --- Preschool that is.

We just signed Patrick up to finish this school year in preschool. He attends at one of our district's elementary schools. There are about 8 kids that are there for some kind of early intervention and 4 kids who are typical peers. Owen was in this program last year.

Here you can see that he was very excited to go.



And here is his teacher, Mrs. Bingham with his new friend, Molly.



We get to drop off and pick up curbside. Very nice. He'll attend for a full year next year.

Snow Day Survival

These pictures are from last year. But it will be February again.





What helps you survive snow days? Chocolate? Blanket forts? Sledding?

If you were to receive or give a Snow Day Survival Kit what would you include? I'm thinking activities for kids and chocolate for the moms. ;) What would help it be a fun day for everyone?

Fall and a Fall

After a nearly 5 month hiatus I thought that I'd post again.

Summer is over the Fall is here.

I am not going to try to "catch up" on my blog. I'm going to jump in right where we are.

School has already started. This is not a busy time in our home (compared to other times of the year).

Bradford has been out on his mission for 11 months.

Donovan is at BYU.

Spencer and Connor are conquering the High School and Ellery has the Middle school to himself.

Owen is in Kindergarten but it seems he never goes since it is every other day and we keep having days off. Last year he had preschool 4 mornings a week.

Patrick and Lillian hang out with Mom (and often Owen). Lillie is making good progress on getting potty trained.

That brings us to the second Fall.This an x-ray is of Donovan's right leg. He was playing pick up football on Saturday night. He made the catch, then dragged the guy who jumped on his back for a while before they collapsed in a heap and heard the pop. His foot was dislocated 90 degrees to the outside. He tore the tendon, broke the fibula and chipped the tibia. He had surgery on Sunday. He has a plate on the fibula and a screw between the tibia and the fibula. He'll be on crutches for 8 weeks.

So that is the big news of this week.

Summer plan?

Do you have summer plans? I don't mean, where are you going on vacation? I mean, how are you going to make it all work?

I have been trying to figure out summer chores, etc.

These are a few of the things that I've been thinking about.

http://www.howdoesshe.com/chore-chart-for-multiple-kids

http://stacysbigpicture.typepad.com/altogether_too_happy/2007/06/the_plan.html

http://giverslog.com/?p=7431

And
http://www.moderndaymartha.com/2010/05/03/a-new-start/

What are you guys doing? What are your friends doing?

Amy Butler

I was able to meet designer Amy Butler at a local quilting shop. She was vey nice and gave me a signed pattern for her cute Butterfly and Lady bug pillows.

http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/mainmenu.php

Too bad Lydia had to miss the fun since she was getting ready for her cruise. :)

Vocabulary Lesson: Ristra

Ristra -

n.

A string on which foodstuffs, such as chilies, onions, or garlic, are threaded or tied for storage.

This is common sight in New Mexico but rare in Ohio.