S'MORES!!

We had a special guest visit us today as we were getting ready for circle time. The girls were helping me tidy up the living room when we had a knock at the door. Phillip (Ash Lee's dad) had heard about our imaginary camp out this morning and was there with s'more stuff!!

The girls were SO excited (picture them finding out they were going to Disneyland on Christmas Morning). They each held one of the ingredients ("guarding" them) while we had circle time. We decided that for singing time we would stand around the "campfire" and sing songs.

First we prepped the s'more and discussed the best techniques for such an endeavor. Then we talked about campfire safety (hold the stick by the end and keep your other hand down by your leg) and we sang "The Ants Go Marching One By One" while we toasted up the marshmallows (you didn't really expect me not to toast the marshmallows did you?! :-P).

Now they're sticky and chocolatey and so giggly...and it's time for reading...I better eat a s'more so I can keep up!

A is for Albert

Happy Birthday Dr. Einstein!

Some Day My Prince Will Come

Yesterday Scout was sick so we had a little bit of a lazy day and spent freetime watching Dora instead of playing. Today, everyone is feeling better but I'm still getting requests to watch TV. Ash Lee was tired of coloring and resisted my encouragements to go find a toy to play with. She wandered around the living room until she found her coat.

Old Pink-Marshmallow features prominently in our days. Whether it's her wanting to use it as a prop for a game, wearing it constantly because "Daddy washed it and it's all clean" or making sure it's zipped ALL the way up (no matter how hot it is outside) the pink marshmallow coat is a regular fixture.

Today Pink-Marshmallow died. Ash Lee brought her lifeless body to me and we petted her until she came back to life. Ash Lee was so thrilled with the resurrection that she turned into a princess and danced with Prince Pink Marshmallow. It was so cute I could barely stand it so I took a picture.

The older girls were coloring the whole time and giggled at Ash Lee...until they saw the camera. Then those little hams decided it wasn't beneath their station to also dance with their own Prince Pink Coats. It may have been contrivved but it was still cute!

Now they're "camping" while they lay on the living room floor and look up at the stars. I wish I had stuff for s'mores! That would be the perfect snack. *note to self: buy marshmallows and chocolate bars, you never know when you'll have a s'more emergency!

7 Days in A Week

Here are the girls singing our 7 days in a week song that we sing everyday during circle time. I thought about making them do it again because Scout was doing some weird eyebrow experiments, Sydney was stroking her imaginary mustache and Ash Lee was off on planet Space Cadet for a couple of bars but that's just kinda who they are. Weird, quirky, silly but oh so cute.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
There are 7 days, there are 7 days, there are 7 days in a week.

Wednesday WOOT!

Cute moment of the morning: Ash Lee has her coat on in these pictures because she really wanted to play Pink Marshmallow Light/Green Light. This is a variation on the game Red Light/Green Light but you must be wearing a Pink Marshmallow coat. She told me I could play White light/Green Light since I couldn't fit in the coat though...phew!

This morning for our letter time we worked on our A page for our alphabet books. The alligator I drew looks too much like a crocodile for the girls apparently. I told them to just use their imaginations and they seemed ok with that.

I was pretty proud of our snack today: apple slices and cheesey crackers. I know it's not the height of nutrition but it TOTALLY went along with our theme (A and the color orange for those of you who haven't been keeping up). Now if only I could find something oval shaped for tomorrow...

Today we'll be switching Music time and craft time. We'll be making Egg Maracas and I found a cute rhythm song I want to use them with (Hap Palmer's Rhythm on Parade). "Marching Around the Alphabet" was such a big hit last week that I realized we needed more props during music time.

I hope everyone is as excited as I am for our big day on Friday! We're going to be making an apple pie (Pi day just begs for pies) and having a birthday party for dear Dr. Einstein (A is for Albert!).

We've also added to circle time this week. We're covering the months of the year now. I've got a chant that we do but I think we need a song for it. If anybody knows a good one let me know!

Jokes

I tried to teach the kids a joke yesterday afternoon. I had a captive audience at the table during afterschool snack. Here's the joke:

Person 1: Knock-Knock
Person 2: Who's there?
Person 1: Interrupting Cow
Person 2: Interrupt---
Person 1: Mooooooo!

We practiced SO hard. Here's how it came out.

Sydney: Knock-Knock
Amanda: Who's there?
Sydney: What is it again?

Scout: Knock-Knock
Amanda: Who's there?
Scout: Interrupting Snake
Amanda: Interrupting Snake Who?
Scout: What does a snake say again?

Ash Lee: Knock-Knock
Amanda: Who's there?
Ash Lee: A cow MOOOO!

Isaac: Knock-Knock
Amanda: Who's there?
Isaac: Interrupting Cow
Amanda: Interrrrrrupting *pauses* cow *pauses* who?
Isaac: *waits for dramatic effect* Mooooo!

Obviously we need to work on our comedic timing!

I is for Imagination

The girls have been VERY imaginative today. They've had a tea party, a birthday party (Sydney informed me that she's 5 now because of it) and lived in this "house" for the last hour or so.

Right now they're in the Egypt (a.k.a. the bedroom) and deciding on what names would be the cutest. I think they may settle on Bluejay, Hello Kitty and Mermaid.