Friday, November 20, 2009

Writing and Reading

These are two very essential skills to teach your child and it is so exciting when they start trying to accomplish these tasks. Owen did both today and I can't say how elated I was.

This morning he said he wanted to read some books. So he ran over and picked one out and then told me, "No Mommy, let me read it to you." So adorable! He did the whole book and did a pretty darn good job. He of course is not reading words, he used the pictures to read it and got most of the whole book right.

Then after we finished playing outside I let him bring one piece of chalk in. After some drawing (a dinosaur and fire) he wanted to write his name. He loves to spell his name and uses the magnet letters to do so but now he wants to try to write it. He wrote each letter to the best of his ability but not in order, just around the page. He asked me to write them next to each letter. In my opinion the O is good, the W is so close, the E needs lots of work and the N is shockingly good.


"O" to the right, "W" is below my w, "E" is to the left of my e, "N" is to the left of my n.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Really Playing

Last week and honestly a lot of this week we have just stayed home. Last week it rained every day except Monday. Then this week the weather has been pretty nice but we have stayed home a lot and enjoyed playing in our own house and of course lots of outside. Owen and I can be home bodies and truthfully lots of times it is just easier to stay home with both boys. Don't get me wrong we still get out (I really need to have adult conversation after awhile) and have lots of fun activities. But I do really enjoy just staying home and playing with my two boys.


This is the mess we created last week after nap. We had a lot of FUN.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sun and Leaves

It has been raining here pretty much nonstop for the past week, but today the sunshine came out. WooHoo! We were all excited to get outside and play in the yard. Pretty much all the leaves have fallen, so we got to rake big piles of leaves and then have a ton of fun. I actually enjoy raking leaves so I did pretty much all of it. And I have to say please excuse my outfit, I had just gotten back from running the hike.

Owen grabbed his rake but then didn't really want to rake. He told me to get to work.


Aiden on the Move
Aiden and Chloe in Leaves
Owen sat in the pile and we thought it would be great to have both sitting there, but Aiden had different plans. Leaf Pile Owen What is better than running through leaf piles?
Owen would go from pile to pile. Aiden Trying to Rake Leaf Pile Running Boys in Leaves Then Owen figured out the game of throwing leaves at Aiden.
He got me a couple times too.
Aiden just sat there as Owen tossed leaves at him and over him. He never tried to get away. He just would take the leaves and finger through them. Leaf Head Aiden Chester Enjoying the Show
Falling Leaves on Aiden
Can you spot Owen and Aiden?

More Leaf Sprinkling on Aiden

I finished and it was time for pile jumping. On your mark, get set....
Go Owen!
Go Mommy! The Boys in the Leaves Leaf Cloud
Leaf Pile Aiden

My Handsome Boy

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Weekend Gym

JW Tumbles had free play this weekend. I have only ever been there once and Owen left sweating he had such a good time. So we decided to head over there for some family fun at the gym. Owen had a ton of fun running around, tumbling, sliding and being goofy. But he had the most fun when he met a girl that wanted to play. They had a fabulous time together. Aiden enjoyed chasing after the balls, going down slides and climbing over everything. It was a great time and Omer enjoyed getting to experience some of my week activities.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Leaf Piles

There is nothing more fun than running through a leaf pile. This one was at Omer's parents house this past weekend. Hopefully soon the rain will stop so we can make leaf piles at home for the boys to enjoy.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

At the Window

Aiden loves the outside and often enjoys to stand at the door. I think he enjoys just watching what is going on out there also and gets so excited when he sees one of the pups. He usually gives them a big laugh and bounce.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Reenactment

Owen has been very into reenacting situations. I love to hear how the story plays out and sometimes learn a lot of information about his day or experience this way. He very often reenacts something from school whether it be drop off line, or book, or song. This evening while I was making dinner he took his cars (aka classmates), put coats on them (play-doh), and then hung the coats up and then the cars went to play.

Hanging Coats on Their Hook

Cars Playing Together

A Very Proud Owen

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Hayride

One of my favorite parts of Fall is hayrides. I know corny, but I just love to snuggle with my family on top of hay and be pulled around by a tractor. Well the church where Owen's school is held a Fall Festival. It was pretty empty when we got there so we got a hayride all to ourselves. We also enjoyed some moon bounce fun and a couple other activities.

The Hayride

Me and My Boys

Friday, November 6, 2009

Pumpkin Bird Feeder

My neighborhood's playgroup got together to make pumpkin bird feeders. It was a great way to use your old pumpkin's from Halloween. We met at the park and this was Owen's first time meeting many of the kids as we just joined, but he had a great time. After making the feeders Owen had the most wonderful time playing chase with one of the girls.

Making Holes for the Perches

Filling up with Bird Seed

Pumpkin Bird Feeder
Aiden was happy to hang out and play in the leaves.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Beautiful Faces