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I just received two toys to review (and give away!) … the fact that the kids are having a blast with them Makes My Monday!
Giraffalaff Limbo
Scatterpillar Scramble
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(Stayed tuned for the review and the giveaway…)
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A little while ago Goddess mentioned putting together a sticker chart to make bath time easier. I’d been hearing about sticker charts and other things to encourage kids to do stuff (or not do stuff) since before having kids – but reading it over there kicked my butt into gear to create one for Burke and Marjorie. For what, you ask? Trying to keep the bed dry over night.
Has it worked? Mostly. More to the side of “yes!” … but I still have to say mostly.
Here’s the thing about sticker charts…Mommy has to remember to put the stickers on! Well, I have to remember to have the kids put the stickers on. And, for the most part, the kids would remind me…but on mornings when we’re rushing around trying to get to school on time, the sticker chart slides. And guess what happens when Mommy slides? Yep…the very thing the chart is used for tends to slide a bit. Oh, and sick kids tend to impact said chart as well.
Anyway … I’m actually really impressed with how well the kids are doing. It started out that they’d get one sticker if their pull-up was dry. Three nights in dry pull-ups meant they’d get to wear undies. A dry night in undies got them two stickers. Toward the middle of the month, we ended up changing to two nights in dry pull-ups…then removed the pull-up factor all together. I also got sick of the “in and out of bed” bed-time routine, so I promised another sticker if they stayed in bed all night (unless they really did need to use the potty!)
Oh, one other seemingly very important part is that I let them color the square in with a highlighter before applying the sticker.
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This one was taken 3 years ago…September of 2006…during a visit to Vermont.
"See what I have to put up with??"
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We got a call on Friday telling us that Burke’s drawing class might be cancelled due to low enrollment.
Burke being able to attend his very first drawing class Makes My Monday!
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I have all these pictures and updates that relate to nothing but themselves, so I figured I’d just do one big post about them all. 🙂
Dancing
Remember last week? Marjorie wanted a skirt for dance class? Well, mom that I am…I couldn’t say “no”
(Yes, she has crocks on…we’re still in the car here 🙂 )
Grapes
Remember the grapes we found in our back yard? They’re now ripe!
And Jessica – my nanny – peeled and seeded them and then had Marjorie help her bake a grape pie! Holy cow. It’s delicious!!
(I also learned something…if your fruit pie looks like it will be runny, just add an egg and it will firm right up while cooking. Who knew??)
And a little story. Marjorie had a few blueberries in her hand and told Daddy that she wanted to make a blueberry pie. He kept telling her that we didn’t have enough blueberries for a pie, so she became thoughtful … apparently she remembered the bucket full of grapes we had picked earlier in the day and said, “Grape pie!” We’d never heard of grape pie before…
Birds
Remember Marjorie’s birdhouse? I finally got around to taking a picture of it hanging up.
Fish
Remember Fishful Thinking? Logan can’t wait to learn more fun activities either. 🙂
Logan Borrowed Mommy's Fishful Thinking Hat
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Last week, Marjorie got it into her head that she wanted to build a birdhouse. So we headed to A.C. Moore and found a nice (easy) kit for her and Daddy to put together.
Painting, of course, was a necessity.
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Marjorie had her first dance class yesterday. All of the girls were so cute!!
They had ballet and Tap shoes. Marjorie was so excited!
As you can see…she had a hard time looking away from the mirror that covered the wall…
(1 minute 57 seconds)
And here’s what happens if Burke tries to get in on the action:
"This is NOT your class!"
(I swear, I didn’t doctor the eyes here…LOL!)
You may notice that she’s the only one without a little frilly skirt…guess what Mom has to purchase over the weekend. By request… Oh goodie, it’s already starting. 😉
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In honor of yesterday’s first day back at school, today’s post is from the twins’ very first day of school … all the way back to September 10th of last year 🙂
First Day of Preschool 2008
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Today is Burke and Marjorie’s first day back at preschool.
I really thought we were in trouble when Burke woke up saying he didn’t feel well.
Then Marjorie came into the room with her backpack and lunch box.
So he was all better and we scrambled to get him dressed and ready on time.
Since we were in a hurry, this is the best picture I got with both of them together.
Once at school, Marjorie went straight for the play kitchen.
And Burke went for the easel.
I think he’ll be just fine.
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The Zimmer Zoo 