Letter of the Week: Gg


 I chose the letter Gg this week since Mia had two gymnastics classes scheduled- her last session of mommy and tot gymnastics at the gym and we went to a gymnastics class with Moms Rock.  Gg was super fun and I easily could have spent another week on it.  If we would have had more time, I would have included garden and grandparents, but we'll have to save those for next time.

I always have the books we are working on on display in the playroom, so this can happen...



G is for green grass

 Mia loved playing with this Easter grass. The best part about doing all of these project is exploring new textures.
 A little messy, but really fun!



G is for gymnastics



 I highly recommend this book for toddlers in gymnastics. 


 


 
G is for green


To keep things toddler appropriate, we painted our Gg green.


 G is for giraffe and gorilla
Link to directions

If your toddler has a short attention span, you will want to have the giraffe prepared as you see above.  
 The directions suggest using a fingerprint to make the brown spots, but Mia didn't want to get messy so I gave her a q-tip instead.

 I highly recommend this project...it turned out so cute!! 
 Naomi wore her giraffe outfit for us too. 
This books is a little long, but a cute story.

We were supposed to go to the zoo to see the giraffes and the gorillas, but it was too cold.



 G is for God


We read the creation story in her Toddler Bible and Mia put animal foam stickers on a piece of construction paper that said, God made...  She wanted to take a picture of me holding her work; I must say, I was impressed with her photography skills.

G is for guitar

 When I told Mia to hold up her guitar so I could take a picture, she ran to daddy's office and sat in his chair (this is where he sits when he plays guitar for her). It melted my heart.
Apparently playing the guitar is exhausting!
*The guitar turned out super cute but I think it would be more appropriate for older kids so they could do more of the work.  I think Mia enjoyed making it but hasn't played with it since.

Exploring

My little Omi Om (pronounced with a long o sound), as we call her, is now CRAWLING!!  

 She is still hesitant to crawl long distances, but she can totally do it!

 This little lady LOVES to explore and is getting very curious about the world around her.
This is one of my favorite ages.


 Yesterday, we picked Joe up from work and went to the Children's Museum together.
 Mia had so much fun exploring bubbles with her daddy.
 
 Naomi wore her safety glasses just in case I decided to let her crawl through the sticky, bubbly floors. 


Ready for February

January was a hard month for me.  Naomi wasn't sleeping, Mia was feeling very threatened by her sister, and my husband was busy with school.
 I felt like I was failing at my job.
 Almost trapped with nowhere to go. Actually, overwhelmed but mostly guilty for feeling that way.
I am so ready for Joe to be done with school.  Having an unavailable husband is hard.  
 But, the end is near.  The babysitter is booked for his graduation!
 I am so ready to be a 'normal' family again.
 I really do love staying home.  I have AMAZING friends and get to show my girls so many exciting things.
 I just had a bad month, but I'm ready for February.

 A new month, a new attitude.
 Being a mom is hard,
 but also joyful.
 It really is an honor to shape their minds,
 show them the world,
 and teach them to love.
 Thanks for reading.
 I just don't want you to think I have it all together and every day is perfect.
 Because, I don't.
 But, I do LOVE these two more than I can describe and am SO thankful to have a husband that works so hard for our family.
Even though some months are hard, I know that I am truly blessed.

Letter of the Week: Aa

This week Mia and I started, Letter of the Week!  Mia has been asking for more activities lately and craving some one on one attention.  Since she is really interested in letters and I really like planning thematic units, I thought we would both enjoy learning a new letter each week.  Since Mia is not ready to write the letters, we are just working on recognition.  My original plan was to study the letters in chronological order but have since decided to jump around to coordinate with activities that we already have planned. I've been searching the web for ideas and have gathered my favorite two year old appropriate activities.



Aa books about apples, apple pie, alligators and airplanes.  Mia's favorites were My "a" Sound Box, Snip Snap! What's That! and A Plane Goes Ka-ZOOM!  We never finished Alligator Wedding because she lost interest; it would be more appropriate for older kids.




A is for apple.



A is for Aquarium.

Mia's first airbrushed tattoos. 
She made her own aquarium with blue watercolors and fish stickers on the letters Aa.


 A is for alligator.


A is for apple pie.

 A is for apple tree.




A is for airplane
We read the airplane book and tried to make paper airplanes, but it turns out that I'm not very good at making them.  Mia lost interest while I was searching the web for instructions. Oh well!

Next week we will be working on the letter Gg...

Hair Love

As you know, Naomi was born with a full head of hair, and I don't think it has stopped growing since she has been born!  Here are some pictures to show you exactly how long her hair is...





First pigtails-January 23, 2013

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