Kenzie ate about half of her oatmeal and craisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate about half of her ground beef and all of her applesauce and her noodles with peas and cheese on it.
After breakfast both Kenzie and Morgan said they were done and asked to wash at the same time. I chose to have Kenzie wash first and Morgan started making little irritated sounds to let me know she wasn't happy with my choice. Kenzie looked at me and said, "Morgan's not being fun right now! She needs to be fun, so I will play with her!" We have been talking about behaviors that are fun and those that aren't so fun some lately. She is obviously getting it (for others, at least).
Kenzie was really trying to line everyone out this morning as far as what they could and couldn't do. She, Joslyn and Morgan were all in the box playing so the "babies" couldn't get them. Morgan didn't want to do something that Kenzie thought she should so she pushed Kenzie back from her (quite gently, actually) and told her to move back. Kenzie immediately bent over and bit her hand (also not hard enough to break skin or leave a lasting mark). She wasn't as interested in talking about whether of not that was "fun" for Morgan t get bit or for her to get pushed, but she did when I insisted and she knew it wasn't.
Kenzie, Emily and Morgan decided it was a great day for Halloween play. They were talking about dressing up in their costumes (Kenzie was still a witch) and going trick-or-treating. Kenzie was chanting "Trick or treat, smell my feet" over and over to make it complete.
The first ting that Morgan and Kenzie did when they got to the back room was find all of the Duplo flowers. Morgan asked Kenzie, "Shall we play the flower game?" I expected that to mean spinning them like they did yesterday, but instead, they proceeded to pick out the different colors then race over to me to verbally label and show them to me.
Kenzie was really playing the xylophone and singing pieces of Christmas songs this morning. It was super cute!
Friday, December 21, 2012
12/20/12
Morgan gave us a couple new books along with their Christmas gift and we had to look at them this morning. One was Silly Sally and the other one was The Mitten, both great books. The children all enjoy them. Of course, we also had to read several others in addition to the new ones.
All four of my "big kiddos" (that's stretching it for Riley) got in on the burying and being buried under the stuffed animal bears this morning. They all really enjoy both being buried and piling them on whoever is at the bottom.
The scarves have also been a big hit this week, and especially today. They were using them for towels after playing in the "water park", as Morgan labeled the blue carpet. They were also using them for peek a boo tools, hats, aprons, skirts, and coats. We love it when we find an item that the children just naturally use creatively for multiple things.
Kenzie's droopy snowball ponytail holders cracked me up today. I tightened them multiple times, but they just kept drooping back down.
When we switched to the back room KenIe and Morgan asked me to build them a car. I did help them build one and they played in it for most of the time we spent in that room. They even let Aaron and Riley join them, much to their delight.
Both Kenzie and Riley we exhausted this morning. They each had moments of testiness, zony-ness and zaniness. More than that, though, they were both asleep within a minute of laying down at nap time.
All four of my "big kiddos" (that's stretching it for Riley) got in on the burying and being buried under the stuffed animal bears this morning. They all really enjoy both being buried and piling them on whoever is at the bottom.
The scarves have also been a big hit this week, and especially today. They were using them for towels after playing in the "water park", as Morgan labeled the blue carpet. They were also using them for peek a boo tools, hats, aprons, skirts, and coats. We love it when we find an item that the children just naturally use creatively for multiple things.
Kenzie's droopy snowball ponytail holders cracked me up today. I tightened them multiple times, but they just kept drooping back down.
When we switched to the back room KenIe and Morgan asked me to build them a car. I did help them build one and they played in it for most of the time we spent in that room. They even let Aaron and Riley join them, much to their delight.
Both Kenzie and Riley we exhausted this morning. They each had moments of testiness, zony-ness and zaniness. More than that, though, they were both asleep within a minute of laying down at nap time.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
12/19/12
Kenzie ate about half of her jelly toast and all of her dried mangos at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her tropical fruit, most of her beef and bean burrito and about half of her sweet potatoes.
Kenzie had a stuffed teddy bear in her hand and was using it as her baby. She told Morgan, "I'm not going to feed my baby a bottle, I'm feeding it my booby. She then stuck it under her shirt to nurse. I always think that is so funny when they do that!
Morgan, Joslyn and Kenzie were taking turns sitting in the chair and being buried with the teddy bears. It's hard to tell if she likes being buried or doing the burying best.
Morgan and Kenzie discovered that the Duplo flower pieces can spin when they are on their tops and twisted just right. They worked and worked to do it repeated.
Morgan was putting together three pieces of white Duplo fence. Kenzie watched her for a while then asked, "Do you need help with the directions?" After Morgan was done playing with it, she put them together and showed me, "I made a triangle, see!" Sure enough! She must have read the directions! : ).
Kenzie had a stuffed teddy bear in her hand and was using it as her baby. She told Morgan, "I'm not going to feed my baby a bottle, I'm feeding it my booby. She then stuck it under her shirt to nurse. I always think that is so funny when they do that!
Morgan, Joslyn and Kenzie were taking turns sitting in the chair and being buried with the teddy bears. It's hard to tell if she likes being buried or doing the burying best.
Morgan and Kenzie discovered that the Duplo flower pieces can spin when they are on their tops and twisted just right. They worked and worked to do it repeated.
Morgan was putting together three pieces of white Duplo fence. Kenzie watched her for a while then asked, "Do you need help with the directions?" After Morgan was done playing with it, she put them together and showed me, "I made a triangle, see!" Sure enough! She must have read the directions! : ).
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
12/18/12
Kenzie ate seconds on cinnamon rolls and all of her prunes at breakfast. Kenzie ate all of her cantaloupe, most of her waffles, a couple bites of hash browns and a taste of scrambled eggs at breakfast.
Kenzie, Morgan and Joslyn were using the big yellow chair for their car today. They each had a purse and said they were "going shopping". Kenzie informed me that they were "getting apples". Sets of three seldom work, but for some reason, with this specific thing it worked well for 20 minutes before someone did something she didn't like.
Kenzie had a bloody nose this morning for no apparent reason. She didn't even know it was bleeding and hadn't bonked it or anything. I noticed that it was bleeding and told her I needed to wipe it. She said something like, "ya, it's kind of running." When she saw the blood on the tissue, she said, "oooo, that's yucky. It must be from bonking my nose on the door at home." I had to really control myself so I didn't laugh, since this was a couple hours after being home! It really I didn't bleed much and not for long, so wasn't a very bad one.
We heard a funny sound today and Kenzie was very intent on figuring out what it was. What really cracked me up was when she turned to Riley and asked her, "Do you know what that sound was Riley?"
Kenzie, Aaron and Thomas spent some time stacking the stuffed animals and lining them up. Kenzie was especially enjoying it because the boys went along with her when she was dictating where they could put each animal. One of the bears must have been getting a little upset or something because she told it to "Take a deep breath. It's okay!"
Kenzie, Morgan and Joslyn were using the big yellow chair for their car today. They each had a purse and said they were "going shopping". Kenzie informed me that they were "getting apples". Sets of three seldom work, but for some reason, with this specific thing it worked well for 20 minutes before someone did something she didn't like.
Kenzie had a bloody nose this morning for no apparent reason. She didn't even know it was bleeding and hadn't bonked it or anything. I noticed that it was bleeding and told her I needed to wipe it. She said something like, "ya, it's kind of running." When she saw the blood on the tissue, she said, "oooo, that's yucky. It must be from bonking my nose on the door at home." I had to really control myself so I didn't laugh, since this was a couple hours after being home! It really I didn't bleed much and not for long, so wasn't a very bad one.
We heard a funny sound today and Kenzie was very intent on figuring out what it was. What really cracked me up was when she turned to Riley and asked her, "Do you know what that sound was Riley?"
Kenzie, Aaron and Thomas spent some time stacking the stuffed animals and lining them up. Kenzie was especially enjoying it because the boys went along with her when she was dictating where they could put each animal. One of the bears must have been getting a little upset or something because she told it to "Take a deep breath. It's okay!"
Monday, December 17, 2012
12/17/12
Kenzie ate all of her Kix cereal and her mixed fruit at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her ham sandwich and seconds on both cooked peas and mandarin oranges.
Kenzie was quite excited to examine the toy exchange to see what was in it. She tried on several of the dress ups, including a couple tutus and an apron. She asked Joslyn to help her tie it, which Joslyn worked diligently at.
Kenzie and several of the other kiddos were excited when both jingle bells and frosty came on the iPod. They liked and really listened to several of the other songs also, but those two were definitely the favorites.
Kenzie, Morgan and several others immediately started carrying the new stuffed animals over to the black chair by the big room couch and piling them on it when I got them out. They kept piling until it just overflowed and no more would stay on top. That was when they thought it was Really fun!
Kenzie was walking around saying/singing loudly, "and Donner and Blitzen" over and over. She wasn't singing any of the other parts of the song, just that. When we went to the back room, she stacked all of the Duplo flowers together and was chanting, Jacob - Marley, Jacob - Marley. Morgan picked up on it and was chanting it too.
Kenzie was quite excited to examine the toy exchange to see what was in it. She tried on several of the dress ups, including a couple tutus and an apron. She asked Joslyn to help her tie it, which Joslyn worked diligently at.
Kenzie and several of the other kiddos were excited when both jingle bells and frosty came on the iPod. They liked and really listened to several of the other songs also, but those two were definitely the favorites.
Kenzie, Morgan and several others immediately started carrying the new stuffed animals over to the black chair by the big room couch and piling them on it when I got them out. They kept piling until it just overflowed and no more would stay on top. That was when they thought it was Really fun!
Kenzie was walking around saying/singing loudly, "and Donner and Blitzen" over and over. She wasn't singing any of the other parts of the song, just that. When we went to the back room, she stacked all of the Duplo flowers together and was chanting, Jacob - Marley, Jacob - Marley. Morgan picked up on it and was chanting it too.
12/14/12
Kenzie was very interested and a little anxious acting about Morgan going to "big girl school". Morgan didn't come until about 8:45 and Kenzie must have asked about her at least 15 times before she got there. After she came she was quizzing her -- "did you like it?", "what did you see there?" and "Are you going to visit again?" It was very cute actually.
Kenzie and Joslyn played together in one of the "workshops" for several minutes. They actually weren't playing WITH the workbenches at all. They were just using the space in the work bench to "hide" stuff from the other kiddos, according to them. They also were putting their dolls on top of the workbench as their "cart" while they went shopping. : )
Almost every time I have to get on Kenzie's case for something, she always says "My tummy hurts!" I am wondering if it is just with me, or if she does it at home also. She does occasionally say it at other times, but not nearly as often.
Kenzie was looking at my shirt today where it says, "HARVARD". She pointed out the two "A"s, told me they "matched" and asked me what they were. She has definitely been more interested in letters and words more lately.
Kenzie and Joslyn played together in one of the "workshops" for several minutes. They actually weren't playing WITH the workbenches at all. They were just using the space in the work bench to "hide" stuff from the other kiddos, according to them. They also were putting their dolls on top of the workbench as their "cart" while they went shopping. : )
Almost every time I have to get on Kenzie's case for something, she always says "My tummy hurts!" I am wondering if it is just with me, or if she does it at home also. She does occasionally say it at other times, but not nearly as often.
Kenzie was looking at my shirt today where it says, "HARVARD". She pointed out the two "A"s, told me they "matched" and asked me what they were. She has definitely been more interested in letters and words more lately.
12/13/12
Kenzie and Joslyn have been playing with minimal conflict for most of the morning big room play to me. They were mostly playing in the igloo and with the teddy bears. They like to get in the igloo then pull the big bear up to the entrance for a door.
Kenzie did play with Emily briefly also. Emily came up closely to her and asked, "Kenzie, do you smell me poopy?" Kenzie said "no" then bent over and sniffed her bottom, made a face and said, "yeah, you stink!" That just cracked me up!
Kenzie did play with Emily briefly also. Emily came up closely to her and asked, "Kenzie, do you smell me poopy?" Kenzie said "no" then bent over and sniffed her bottom, made a face and said, "yeah, you stink!" That just cracked me up!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
12/12/12
Kenzie ate all of her peaches and a teeny taste of bagel at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her ham and macaroni and cheese and about half of both her corn and salad with ranch
Kenzie was quite wound up again today and had to move away from the play a couple times because she kept grabbing and tackling the other kiddos when they weren't liking it. Riley is really the only that tolerates it most of the time (and Thomas occasionally).
Thomas, Emily and Kenzie were taking turns sitting in the black chair and the others were stacking all of the stuffed animals on top of them. Then the person sitting in the chair, would pop out and stuffed animals flew every where for the next person to be buried by.
Kenzie has really been identifying the colors of different things throughout her day's play. It doesn't matter if it is the Duplos, shirts, pony tail colors, eyes, cars, doll clothes... She just talks about colors a lot!
We have a chair in the back room that has a zipper on it where you can get to the stuffing inside. Kenzie found it and proceeded to begin taking stuffing out of it. Gary caught her before she had very much out,thankfully. I have no idea why they even have a zipper on it, but I know I am going to be sewing it up so it cannot be unzipped now.
Kenzie was quite wound up again today and had to move away from the play a couple times because she kept grabbing and tackling the other kiddos when they weren't liking it. Riley is really the only that tolerates it most of the time (and Thomas occasionally).
Thomas, Emily and Kenzie were taking turns sitting in the black chair and the others were stacking all of the stuffed animals on top of them. Then the person sitting in the chair, would pop out and stuffed animals flew every where for the next person to be buried by.
Kenzie has really been identifying the colors of different things throughout her day's play. It doesn't matter if it is the Duplos, shirts, pony tail colors, eyes, cars, doll clothes... She just talks about colors a lot!
We have a chair in the back room that has a zipper on it where you can get to the stuffing inside. Kenzie found it and proceeded to begin taking stuffing out of it. Gary caught her before she had very much out,thankfully. I have no idea why they even have a zipper on it, but I know I am going to be sewing it up so it cannot be unzipped now.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
12/11/12
Kenzie ate all of her pears and a couple bites of blueberry waffle at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her tuna on saltine crackers and her orange slices and several bites of sweet potatoes. She might have finished them, but suddenly told me, "I'm tired and just want to lay down!" : )
She was in a rambunctious mood today and spent most of big room time on the rowdy side because she wanted to just run (and grab or wrestle, but we redirected that toward the stuffed animals rather than other kiddos). She did a good job of listening when we reminded her that she needed to use no hands and be gentle, but did need some reminders.
Kenzie said, "Morgan" about ten times and Morgan wasn't responding. She finally got frustrated, put her hands on her hips and said, "Morgan, say "what" when I talk to you!" They have all heard that reminder a few times from us. : )
Kenzie and Morgan were very engaged with both the "train" that they asked me to help them build with the big interlocking blocks and with building with the Duplos themselves. They always went some help getting started, but just take of from there. Kenzie just can't stand having the middle Emily (like a house) and always fills it n with blocks.
She was in a rambunctious mood today and spent most of big room time on the rowdy side because she wanted to just run (and grab or wrestle, but we redirected that toward the stuffed animals rather than other kiddos). She did a good job of listening when we reminded her that she needed to use no hands and be gentle, but did need some reminders.
Kenzie said, "Morgan" about ten times and Morgan wasn't responding. She finally got frustrated, put her hands on her hips and said, "Morgan, say "what" when I talk to you!" They have all heard that reminder a few times from us. : )
Kenzie and Morgan were very engaged with both the "train" that they asked me to help them build with the big interlocking blocks and with building with the Duplos themselves. They always went some help getting started, but just take of from there. Kenzie just can't stand having the middle Emily (like a house) and always fills it n with blocks.
Monday, December 10, 2012
12/10/12
Kenzie ate all of her fruit and over half of her Chex cereal at breakfast. At lunch she ate thirds on tomato soup and all of her roast beef sandwich and apple slices.
Morgan, Joslyn, Kenzie and I were all visiting about their elves on shelves this morning. Joslyn said hers was on the diaper bag, Kenzie's was in the "ball pit" and in the window and Morgan's as eating marshmallows, "but their was no fire"! It was fun to listen to them talk and laugh at where each other's elves were.
Morgan was sitting on the bottom step of the inside climber/balance beam and Kenzie was "fixing" her hair. That pretty much consisted of pulling the back into a ponytail in their hands over and over. Then they switched places and Morgan did Kenzie's.
Kenzie was building a train. It ended up being as tall as she is. Shen she got it to the height she wanted it she announced, "I gonna knock it over!" When she did, Aaron just cracked up! They then walked over it, back and forth.
Kenzie stood with one foot on a big block and started sliding around the room on them. She was calling them her "stilts". I have heard them called skates, skis, boots and shoes, but never stilts. Quite creative, I must say!
Morgan, Joslyn, Kenzie and I were all visiting about their elves on shelves this morning. Joslyn said hers was on the diaper bag, Kenzie's was in the "ball pit" and in the window and Morgan's as eating marshmallows, "but their was no fire"! It was fun to listen to them talk and laugh at where each other's elves were.
Morgan was sitting on the bottom step of the inside climber/balance beam and Kenzie was "fixing" her hair. That pretty much consisted of pulling the back into a ponytail in their hands over and over. Then they switched places and Morgan did Kenzie's.
Kenzie was building a train. It ended up being as tall as she is. Shen she got it to the height she wanted it she announced, "I gonna knock it over!" When she did, Aaron just cracked up! They then walked over it, back and forth.
Kenzie stood with one foot on a big block and started sliding around the room on them. She was calling them her "stilts". I have heard them called skates, skis, boots and shoes, but never stilts. Quite creative, I must say!
12/7/12
Kenzie took ahold of Riley's hand this morning and started leading her back and forth around the big room. When Joslyn asked what they were doing, Kenzie told her "We are walking across the stadium to see Mo and Monte."
Morgan was talking about the crazy places the elf on the shelf has been and what it has been doing. Kenzie and Joslyn had to come and join in the conversation. It was almost as if they were trying to outdo each other. : )
Kenzie was done eating breakfast before Morgan was this morning. Kenzie was standing in the big room doorway saying something to Morgan. Morgan obviously couldn't hear her so said, "Can you talk louder?" Hmm... I think she has probably heard that a few times from Gary! Kenzie really laughed!
Morgan and Kenzie were playing with the flip phones today. I overheard them saying the following phrases: "Let's check our email." "I'm gonna play a game". "I got my iPod." We have literally never heard the children talking about emails or iPods before. I believe it is the beginning of a new era in child care!
Morgan and Kenzie were each holding hands with one of the bears and twirling around in circles, doing ,"Rosies" with the teddy bears. They would fall down and have the bears fall on top of them at the right time and everything. They have probably played together as well today as they have for a long time.
Kenzie was spinning Riley in the swivel chair in the back room. Every couple turns Kenzie stopped the chair and asked, "do you like that, Riley?" which was very sweet! Riley was loving it and didn't want Kenzie to stop.
Morgan was talking about the crazy places the elf on the shelf has been and what it has been doing. Kenzie and Joslyn had to come and join in the conversation. It was almost as if they were trying to outdo each other. : )
Kenzie was done eating breakfast before Morgan was this morning. Kenzie was standing in the big room doorway saying something to Morgan. Morgan obviously couldn't hear her so said, "Can you talk louder?" Hmm... I think she has probably heard that a few times from Gary! Kenzie really laughed!
Morgan and Kenzie were playing with the flip phones today. I overheard them saying the following phrases: "Let's check our email." "I'm gonna play a game". "I got my iPod." We have literally never heard the children talking about emails or iPods before. I believe it is the beginning of a new era in child care!
Morgan and Kenzie were each holding hands with one of the bears and twirling around in circles, doing ,"Rosies" with the teddy bears. They would fall down and have the bears fall on top of them at the right time and everything. They have probably played together as well today as they have for a long time.
Kenzie was spinning Riley in the swivel chair in the back room. Every couple turns Kenzie stopped the chair and asked, "do you like that, Riley?" which was very sweet! Riley was loving it and didn't want Kenzie to stop.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
12/6/12
Kenzie ate seconds on French bread and all of her cantaloupe at breakfast. t lunch she ate a bite of her squash and all of her biscuit, turkey slice, and dried mangoes.
She loves to look at books and then ask me, "What does that page say?" on each page. It is a tricky way of getting me to read to her when it isn't story time. : )
Kenzie and Morgan played with all of the bears for a Long time this morning. After about a-half-an-hour, Kenzie started to not listen to her words. At that point I separated them.
She then moved to the other side and played with Joslyn in the dress up deal. They were both just cracking up. She was picking up and holding the dress ups with the pliers and Joslyn thought that was super funny for some reason.
She loves to look at books and then ask me, "What does that page say?" on each page. It is a tricky way of getting me to read to her when it isn't story time. : )
Kenzie and Morgan played with all of the bears for a Long time this morning. After about a-half-an-hour, Kenzie started to not listen to her words. At that point I separated them.
She then moved to the other side and played with Joslyn in the dress up deal. They were both just cracking up. She was picking up and holding the dress ups with the pliers and Joslyn thought that was super funny for some reason.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
12/4/12
This morning was a little crazy with learning baby Reid's signals and meeting his needs in a timely manner in addition to the usual routine. Consequently, I wasn't able to concentrate as much on taking notes for the blogs. I apologize, but know it will get easier again soon.
Kenzie and Morgan played with the stuffed bears the whole time until breakfast. They were pretending to give them check ups, even though the doctor stuff has been switched out.
Kenzie also played with Joslyn some today. They were mainly making food and playing with the dolls.
Kenzie was very interested and sweet with baby Reid each time he was at her level.
Kenzie and Morgan played with the stuffed bears the whole time until breakfast. They were pretending to give them check ups, even though the doctor stuff has been switched out.
Kenzie also played with Joslyn some today. They were mainly making food and playing with the dolls.
Kenzie was very interested and sweet with baby Reid each time he was at her level.
Monday, December 3, 2012
12/3/12
Kenzie ate a couple bites of both bagel and apricots at breakfast. At lunch she ate seconds on applesauce and all of her tilapia and her peas and pasta with cheese on it.
Morgan and Kenzie played together and alongside of each other in the box basically from the time Kenzie arrived until breakfast. I had put a work bench in each side of the box so they had their own work shops, but they chose to share one and actually did so very congenially. Kenzie calls it her "shop".
They then moved on to playing with the blankets, dolls and doll clothes. They were trying to switch between "clothes" and "Jammie's", doctoring them and wrapping them up to put them in bed.
I am not sure what got into her, but in the back room she decided to play the drums with the maracas on Aaron's head. Obviously, he didn't appreciate that at all and she had to be moved from her "friends" for a while.
Kenzie kept biting on her own arm (not very hard) until it made light marks then taking one of the play dish cloths over to the play sink and saying she was putting a "cold cloth on it". Silly goose! At least it was herself rather than someone else, I guess!
Joslyn was poopy and it was pretty powerful so I pulled my shirt up over my nose to block the smell out a little. Kenzie and Thomas watched me and tried to imitate what I was doing. It was pretty funny!
Morgan and Kenzie played together and alongside of each other in the box basically from the time Kenzie arrived until breakfast. I had put a work bench in each side of the box so they had their own work shops, but they chose to share one and actually did so very congenially. Kenzie calls it her "shop".
They then moved on to playing with the blankets, dolls and doll clothes. They were trying to switch between "clothes" and "Jammie's", doctoring them and wrapping them up to put them in bed.
I am not sure what got into her, but in the back room she decided to play the drums with the maracas on Aaron's head. Obviously, he didn't appreciate that at all and she had to be moved from her "friends" for a while.
Kenzie kept biting on her own arm (not very hard) until it made light marks then taking one of the play dish cloths over to the play sink and saying she was putting a "cold cloth on it". Silly goose! At least it was herself rather than someone else, I guess!
Joslyn was poopy and it was pretty powerful so I pulled my shirt up over my nose to block the smell out a little. Kenzie and Thomas watched me and tried to imitate what I was doing. It was pretty funny!
Friday, November 30, 2012
11/30/12
Kenzie ate about half of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her mixed fruit, tomato soup, macaroni noodles and about half of her spaghetti sauce with hamburger in it.
Kenzie started all of the children walking, running and walking backwards around the big bear this morning. She was even singing the song we sing about it -- "I am waking, walking, walking..." Emily, Riley and Thomas were all joining her.
Kenzie announced, "hey, it's decorate day!" I asked her if she wa going to go home and decorate for Christmas, and she put her little hands on her hips and said, "no, we already did that!" I guess 'decorate day' didn't mean what I assumed it meant!
I used a couple of the stuffed animals to illustrate some of the things Kenzie struggles with for her and how to handle it appropriately. All of the children ended up stopping what they are doing to watch and listen also, very intrigued. It is amazing how interesting a "lecture" can be with you add a couple props! : )
Kenzie and Morgan did some dramatic play cooking after our puppy lesson time. I don't know if it was just coincidence, but they played together quite well with no conflict!
In the back room, Kenzie was very proud of herself when she got a lot off of the Duplos on one of the Duplo plates all by herself. She asked me if I could take a picture of it to show her mommy.
Kenzie started all of the children walking, running and walking backwards around the big bear this morning. She was even singing the song we sing about it -- "I am waking, walking, walking..." Emily, Riley and Thomas were all joining her.
Kenzie announced, "hey, it's decorate day!" I asked her if she wa going to go home and decorate for Christmas, and she put her little hands on her hips and said, "no, we already did that!" I guess 'decorate day' didn't mean what I assumed it meant!
I used a couple of the stuffed animals to illustrate some of the things Kenzie struggles with for her and how to handle it appropriately. All of the children ended up stopping what they are doing to watch and listen also, very intrigued. It is amazing how interesting a "lecture" can be with you add a couple props! : )
Kenzie and Morgan did some dramatic play cooking after our puppy lesson time. I don't know if it was just coincidence, but they played together quite well with no conflict!
In the back room, Kenzie was very proud of herself when she got a lot off of the Duplos on one of the Duplo plates all by herself. She asked me if I could take a picture of it to show her mommy.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
11/29/12
Kenzie ate all of her cinnamon English muffin and a couple bites of bites of blueberries at breakfast.
Kenzie was orchestrating a crazy chase game first thing this morning, but it was on the 'rowdy side' so that was good. When it got carried away and they started screaming we interrupted the play to tone it down a few notches.
Kenzie raced around saying, 'Olie, Olie, Olie, where are you? Come back here!' I think Morgan started it, but I'm not sure. They both knew that he was from the baseball game.
She was also calling herself "Mo" with a cute little smirk on her face today. I think it is great how many of the sports thins she knows--logos, mascots, different types of balls..
She asked if she could take her jumper off because "I'm just too hot!" S she ran around the rest of the day with just shirt and tights on. I just bout did the same thing with Riley because her skirt kept flipping up instead of laying down, but I decided to just take it off for nap so it wouldn't ball up and be uncomfortable while she slept.
When we went to the back room Morgan build a great Duplo creation. Kenzie immediately started asking her to help her make one. At first Morgan said she couldn't because she was "busy", but the next time Kenzie asked, she told her, "sure, I can" and helped her start putting them together.
Kenzie's pony tail fell out before nap time this morning, so I decided to fix it. I asked her how many ponies she wanted and she sad three so we tried it. Actually, it came out pretty good.
Kenzie was orchestrating a crazy chase game first thing this morning, but it was on the 'rowdy side' so that was good. When it got carried away and they started screaming we interrupted the play to tone it down a few notches.
Kenzie raced around saying, 'Olie, Olie, Olie, where are you? Come back here!' I think Morgan started it, but I'm not sure. They both knew that he was from the baseball game.
She was also calling herself "Mo" with a cute little smirk on her face today. I think it is great how many of the sports thins she knows--logos, mascots, different types of balls..
She asked if she could take her jumper off because "I'm just too hot!" S she ran around the rest of the day with just shirt and tights on. I just bout did the same thing with Riley because her skirt kept flipping up instead of laying down, but I decided to just take it off for nap so it wouldn't ball up and be uncomfortable while she slept.
When we went to the back room Morgan build a great Duplo creation. Kenzie immediately started asking her to help her make one. At first Morgan said she couldn't because she was "busy", but the next time Kenzie asked, she told her, "sure, I can" and helped her start putting them together.
Kenzie's pony tail fell out before nap time this morning, so I decided to fix it. I asked her how many ponies she wanted and she sad three so we tried it. Actually, it came out pretty good.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
11/28/12
Kenzie ate seconds on biscuits and all of her peaches at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her dinner roll and corn and about half of both her baked beans and pineapple.
Kenzie and Emily played together (at my arrangement) on one side of the room and Morgan and Joslyn on the other for most of our big room play time. They did pretty well. Emily just kind of goes with the flow so she plays well with either Morgan or Kenzie. Primarily she just does what they tell her, but if she has had enough she will just move away and play by herself. She doesn't engage in conflict like some of the others.
Kenzie and Emily were playing a form of hide and seek using a stuffed kitty as the item to seek. They funniest thing about it is that they just can't refrain from telling each other where they hid it. As soon as the child starts to look, they are giving the hiding place away. Goofy kiddos!
Kenzie and Morgan enjoyed playing with the little people airplanes, cars and parking garage in the one back room and in and around the building I helped them make with the big interlocking blocks in the other. They were cracking me up! They would stand on the edge of it and announce loudly, "Boys and gentlemen!" then jump into the middle of it. Gary will occasionally announce "ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages, welcome to the Sanks circus!" for whatever reason. I guess that was their interpretation of it! : )
Kenzie and Emily played together (at my arrangement) on one side of the room and Morgan and Joslyn on the other for most of our big room play time. They did pretty well. Emily just kind of goes with the flow so she plays well with either Morgan or Kenzie. Primarily she just does what they tell her, but if she has had enough she will just move away and play by herself. She doesn't engage in conflict like some of the others.
Kenzie and Emily were playing a form of hide and seek using a stuffed kitty as the item to seek. They funniest thing about it is that they just can't refrain from telling each other where they hid it. As soon as the child starts to look, they are giving the hiding place away. Goofy kiddos!
Kenzie and Morgan enjoyed playing with the little people airplanes, cars and parking garage in the one back room and in and around the building I helped them make with the big interlocking blocks in the other. They were cracking me up! They would stand on the edge of it and announce loudly, "Boys and gentlemen!" then jump into the middle of it. Gary will occasionally announce "ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages, welcome to the Sanks circus!" for whatever reason. I guess that was their interpretation of it! : )
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
11/27/12
Kenzie ate about half of her hash browns and all of her waffles at breakfast. At lunch she ate most of her colored peppers and all of her shrimp, rice and oranges.
It is so cool how often Kenzie and Riley play together or at least interacting with each other. Many times it is Kenzie trying to get Riley to come play with her. We hear, "hey Riley!" often throughout the day. It cracks me up. Riley almost always goes over to her and joins her with a big grin on her face. : )
I have been observing Kenzie closely during play times where she struggles the most. i have come to the conclusion that she has a hard time not grabbing the other kiddos. It often starts off in play, but usually the kiddos don't appreciate it so they either grab back or tell her to let go, which then leads to a more aggressive response. I feel like I am constantly reminding her "No hands" and to "be a good friend", but it doesn't seem to have much impact. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them with me. Today, for example, I has just given her the reminders when she went over to Thomas and grabbed him. He yelled no at her so she started kicking him. Riley then came over and joined in trying to kick him also.
Kenzie loves all of the little stuffed puppies and kitties out right now. She gathers as many as she can hold, and usually a couple more. It is really cute! As much as she loves them (and hates it when someone else gets one of her favorites), she will always share one with Riley. Riley always gets special treatment from Kenzie. : )
Kenzie and Joslyn were very involved in playing with the dolls. They were feeding them, putting them to bed, reading them stories, and otherwise playing with them for about 20-25 minutes.
I sat baby Noah in the chair when we went to the back room and Kenzie went over and talked to him several different times. It was very sweet. She really does like the babies!
It is so cool how often Kenzie and Riley play together or at least interacting with each other. Many times it is Kenzie trying to get Riley to come play with her. We hear, "hey Riley!" often throughout the day. It cracks me up. Riley almost always goes over to her and joins her with a big grin on her face. : )
I have been observing Kenzie closely during play times where she struggles the most. i have come to the conclusion that she has a hard time not grabbing the other kiddos. It often starts off in play, but usually the kiddos don't appreciate it so they either grab back or tell her to let go, which then leads to a more aggressive response. I feel like I am constantly reminding her "No hands" and to "be a good friend", but it doesn't seem to have much impact. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them with me. Today, for example, I has just given her the reminders when she went over to Thomas and grabbed him. He yelled no at her so she started kicking him. Riley then came over and joined in trying to kick him also.
Kenzie loves all of the little stuffed puppies and kitties out right now. She gathers as many as she can hold, and usually a couple more. It is really cute! As much as she loves them (and hates it when someone else gets one of her favorites), she will always share one with Riley. Riley always gets special treatment from Kenzie. : )
Kenzie and Joslyn were very involved in playing with the dolls. They were feeding them, putting them to bed, reading them stories, and otherwise playing with them for about 20-25 minutes.
I sat baby Noah in the chair when we went to the back room and Kenzie went over and talked to him several different times. It was very sweet. She really does like the babies!
Monday, November 26, 2012
11/26/12
Kenzie ate all of her Cheerios and most of her banana at breakfast. A lunch she ate all of her grilled cheese sandwich and apple slices and about half of her salad with ranch.
Kenzie and Emily were taking turns pretending to be kitties this morning. Whoever was the kitty would chase the non-kitty and they were just laughing and having so much fun. After one had been a kitty for a while, they would switch roles and the laughter continued!
Kenzie told me she was tired at least five times this morning. Everyone was actually tired acting and a Kind of cranky off and on, so i am attributing it to the long weekend with more stuff and people rammed into it. She was very in people's space without listening their words or sounds. She also was quick to attack, but no biting, so that was good. I had her take a break after a more aggressive attack and she did much better job of regulating after that.
She was thrilled that we had the Christmas decoration stuffed animals up on the ledges, compliments of grandma Annabelle... (Thank you again!) She also liked the Christmas tree, especially when we had the lights on. I have to find the Frosty snowman for outside still.
When we were playing in back room Kenzie started to put big blocks together and was calling it her "salamander". It was one BIG and funny looking salamander from my viewpoint. : ) I also helped them make little "houses" with a opening so that they could slide the little Duplo people into the house through the "door". Kenzie and Morgan loved that!
Kenzie and Emily were taking turns pretending to be kitties this morning. Whoever was the kitty would chase the non-kitty and they were just laughing and having so much fun. After one had been a kitty for a while, they would switch roles and the laughter continued!
Kenzie told me she was tired at least five times this morning. Everyone was actually tired acting and a Kind of cranky off and on, so i am attributing it to the long weekend with more stuff and people rammed into it. She was very in people's space without listening their words or sounds. She also was quick to attack, but no biting, so that was good. I had her take a break after a more aggressive attack and she did much better job of regulating after that.
She was thrilled that we had the Christmas decoration stuffed animals up on the ledges, compliments of grandma Annabelle... (Thank you again!) She also liked the Christmas tree, especially when we had the lights on. I have to find the Frosty snowman for outside still.
When we were playing in back room Kenzie started to put big blocks together and was calling it her "salamander". It was one BIG and funny looking salamander from my viewpoint. : ) I also helped them make little "houses" with a opening so that they could slide the little Duplo people into the house through the "door". Kenzie and Morgan loved that!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
11/21/12
Kenzie ate all of her toast and thirds on dried mangos at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her beef and bean burrito and her tropical fruit and a bite of her sweet potatoes.
Kenzie was thrilled that Colt was here today. They started off all jumping onto the mattress from the balance beam, which lead to wresting with the bear, with lead to wrestling with each other, which lead to chaos and moving the to the other side of the room.
They started doing some doctor play, at Colt's leading and where giving all of the doll check-ups. It was great that he got them all engaged in it. Literally wherever Colt was the fur big girls were glued to him, unless I specifically made them not play together, which made whoever it was VERY unhappy.
Kenzie asked me to sing "frosty the snowman", so I was singing it. About halfway through she asked if I could sing "Rudolf next"! : )
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful long weekend. We are looking forward to ours.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
11/20/12
Kenzie ate all of her prunes and seconds on cinnamon roll at breakfast. At lunch Kenzie ate all of her waffles and cantaloupe and a tasting bite of hash browns and scrapped eggs.
Kenzie and Morgan were struggling first thing this morning, so I decided to just keep them apart until our small group time. Kenzie ended up playing with Joslyn most of the time and they were very cute wrestling with the big bear together, along with Riley or Nora for part of it.
Kenzie is very sweet with the mobile babies, often letting them explore her face, even letting them poke her eyes, nose and ears. She did draw the line when Mia pulled her hair. Of course I would too, since she pulls really hard!
When they switched to the other side of the big room, Kenzie and Joslyn looked at books for about 15 minutes then started putting all of the other kiddos on that side to bed. They were having them lay down and then covering them up, saying "nigh-night". If they were lucky the got a couple pats on the back or head!
Nora was on a blanket she was using and Kenzie kept trying to move her off. It wasn't being very successful so finally she got frustrated, put her little hands on her hips and indignantly said, "you've GOT legs!"
Joslyn had told Kenzie that she didn't want to do what Kenzie told her to do. Kenzie then came over to me and said, "Joslyn hurt my feelings!"
Kenzie put one of the dolls on her shoulders and told me she was giving the baby a ride "like daddy does".
Right before we were ready to switch rooms Morgan and Kenzie asked to play with the giant bear together, so I let them. Kenzie was in the front and Morgan behind her, while sitting on him. Kenzie had ahold of his ears and reared back like he was bucking. When she did, the back of her head smacked Morgan right in the nose. It hurt bad and Kenzie felt bad. She told her "I'm sorry!" Instantly, but also gave her a hug when she was holding a cold cloth on it, which I thought was great!
Monday, November 19, 2012
11/19/12
Kenzie ate all of her mixed fruit and Kix cereal at breakfast. At lunch she ate seconds on EVERYTHING! We had ham sandwich, mandarin oranges and steamed broccoli! Way to go, Kenzie!
Kenzie talked about her hair being wet multiple times this morning, even after it was mostly dry. Gary asked her if she had take a shower this morning and she chuckled and said, "No, a bath!" Silly Gary!
Christina, Matt and their friend, Mike make it in last night. Christina is Gary's daughter. They are in the process of moving up here from Louisiana. Their apartment won't be available until mid December, so they are staying with us until then. Kenzie acted like they hadn't been gone since they came up to visit in October.
For some reason, Kenzie frequently bites Morgan's nose (only leaving light marks once). I would have to say that my assumption is that Morgan is in her space, since I don't know how else she would get her nose in her mouth.
After today's nose incident I split the girls up and Kenzie ended up playing with Emily and Riley most of the rest of the morning until we split into small groups.
Kenzie cracked me up today when she started talking about Christmas and valentines day today! We haven't even made it to Thanksgiving yet! She started out by. chanting "putting up Christmas lights, putting up Christmas lights..." over and over as she played with the blocks. About five minutes later she announced, "Hey Lauralea, I got valentine cards!" It sounds like she is all set for a while!
Friday, November 16, 2012
11/16/12
Kenzie ate most of her rice and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her French bread, dried apricots and meatloaf and most of her cooked carrots.
I told Kenzie I was going to redo her hair and asked her what she wanted in her hair. She said "French"! I thought that was hilarious. She didn't even say "braids". She sat very well, especially for the second one. I think she realized it pulled less if she sat still. : )
Kenzie started to climb over me when I was sitting as the gate between the two sides of the big room. She accidentally kicked me on the way over and said, "Sorry, chief!" Gary says that a LOT! I think he got it from David Letterman a long time ago.
I think it is funny what kiddos remember. For example, when Alayna was here she started using the fire hats as the dollies' "car seat" and "bed". This week I heard Kenzie say "that's just like Alayna" when she put her doll in the hat.
Our giant bear got a two inch tear it the top of his chest (probably from the kiddos tugging and pulling on him so much). We put him outside the gate for the last couple days so it didn't get worse, or the stuffing get pulled out of him. Today I made a big production of having him come to the "doctor" to be fixed. I first lay him on the picnic table (examination table) and let the kiddos examine him. They used about every doctor's tool we have out, but especially the stethoscopes. After that we gave him some medicine so it wouldn't hurt so bad when I put stitches in him. I then took him over to the couch and they anxiously watched as I stitched him up. They were giving him kisses and petting him the whole time I was working him "to make him feel better!" It was very cute.
I remembered to check with everyone's (the bigger kiddos) mom or dad this morning so I could put on Griz tattoos and all of the kiddos loved it. All of them watched while their friends got theirs on too, not just for their own. It was quite the production. Thank you so much for the donations of the tattoos! You are so generous in so many ways!
In the back room Kenzie and Morgan were stacking up big blocks and making a "camp sight". Morgan started the idea, but Kenzie really went with it! Morgan put a yellow one on top of several brown ones and said it was the "camp fire". Kenzie was excited about that.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
11/15/12
Kenzie ate all of her fruit and cinnamon toast at breakfast. A lunch Kenzie ate all of her chicken, roll and canned cherries. She also ate about half of her mashed potatoes.
Kenzie has been so cute and funny with the whole "Rivalry Week" thing. She has just popped out with "Go Griz!" or "beat the cats" several times and it is so funny.
Kenzie was slapping at both Morgan and Joslyn on the mattress side of the room (Emily) was on that side also , but doesn't play close to her very often) so I had her go play on the other side of the big room. She looked forlornly around at all of the 'babies' and Thomas and Peyton and said, "Does anybody want to play with me?" She ended up trying to read a book to Nora, which as very cute.
Kenzie likes to lay down and then pretend she can't get up and needs help. That is when some of her friends (usually Morgan and Emily) each grab an arm and try to pull her up. That usually ends up with them falling down with her and all of them cracking up.
Morgan was building very tall towers with the duplos in the back room. Kenzie watched for a couple minutes then started to make her own. Morgan kept trying to make hers "the same height" as Kenzie's, but every time she got close, Kenzie would add more and tell her it was NOT the same size!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
11/14/12
Kenzie ate all of her peaches and about half of her mini bagel at breakfast. At lunch Kenzie at all of her macaroni and cheese and her ham, most of her salad with ranch and abut half of her corn.
Morgan was pretending that the mattress was a swimming pool and Kenzie was very excited to join her. They were diving and "splashing" and really enjoying it.
Just so you know, Kenzie has been being pretty aggressive the last day and a half. Yesterday afternoon she bit two different kiddos and today there have been two already also. Granted, she is having more control when she is biting and isn't biting as hard, either leaving no marks or just light marks all but one time. It isn't just biting, but also grabbing, pushing, hitting and landing on the kiddos. Today I finally had her go play in the back room by herself once and later when the back rooms had sleeping babies in them, just sit outside the gate for a while. The phrasing I have been using is that "I can't let you hurt the kiddos so I will have to move you out of the room if you aren't gentle with them." I really think she understands because when she is ready to try again, she either says that she "will be a good friend" or "be gentle with my friends". If you have other suggestions, please let me know.
Morgan and Kenzie were pretending it was bed time on the mattress. They took turns telling each other, "Sorry Honey, but you have to go to sleep!" I think Kenzie started it, but not sure. She was the first one I heard say it anyway. Probably hears the same thing herself. : )
When we went to the back room, I sat with them and we played with the race cars. They are pretty good sized and roll really well on the hardwood floors. After doing it with just one to get the hang of it. I added another one and it got a little crazy. They were just cracking up, especially when the cars "accidentally" crashed into each other.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
11/13/12
Kenzie ate all of her pears and about half of her waffle at breakfast. At lunch Kenzie ate all of her tuna on saltines and her orange slices and about half of her sweet potatoes.
Morgan and Kenzie vacillated from getting along to having enough of each other and one of them moving away. When one of them moved away the other one rejoined them within couple minutes almost every time and they would be back to being buddies again. It is interesting to observe!
Morgan and Kenzie were visiting this morning and Morgan told her, "she's upside-down like a wombat" about how Kenzie was holding her doll. She must have learned that at home, because I don't think we have ever even said the word "wombat" here.
Kenzie, Emily and Morgan had a playful tug of war with the giant bear for several minutes. They pulled him from side to side on the rowdy part of the room, off of and back on the mattress.
Gary is very proud of Kenzie for finishing his sentence when he says "Go Griz! Beat those stinking'..." And she will enthusiastically shout, "CATS!" It's pretty cute.
Kenzie is sure nice and responsive to her little sister! Every time that Riley comes over to her, she is always so ready to interact with her or give her loves! Most of the time she also respects it when Riley makes sounds to let her know she is done or doesn't want her to do something.
Kenzie asked to do puzzles and asked Emily if she wanted to join her not very long before we were ready to switch to the back rooms. We actually stayed out in the big room a little longer than usual so they could work on puzzles for a while.
Monday, November 12, 2012
11/12/12
Kenzie didn't eat any of her breakfast -- Chex and fruit salad. At lunch she ate about half of her roast beef sandwich and all of her tomato soup and her apple slices,
Kenzie was very excited about the new toy exchange. She immediately started exploring what was out. She tried on several of the dress ups, checked out each of the dolls that was out, and played with the doctor stuff.
Kenzie was walking around with a stethoscope in her ears asking several of her friends, including Riley, "Can I listen to your heart?" Most of them responded positively to her doctoring, although Riley got tired of it pretty quickly.
Morgan was looking at he dog end cat stuffed animals that are out with this set and was finding the matching "twins". When Kenzie heard Morgan say that, she chuckled, pointed to Riley and said "No, we're the twins!" : )
Joslyn was her primary play mate today. She started off playing with Morgan, but didn't enjoy Morgan's mood, so moved on. At first, they played with the stuffed cats and dogs in the igloo then they moved over to the other side of the room and played with the dolls and doctor stu ff. Kenzie was the doctor and was feeding medicine to both Joslyn and the dolls.
She and Morgan did play with one on and around the black chair. one was on and the other one under it. I am not sure what the game was, but Kenzie would either bark (woof-woof) or say meow and Morgan would peek over the edge of the chair and Kenzie would crack up. Her laugh is SO contagious and adorable!
Friday, November 9, 2012
11/9/12
Kenzie ate about half of her oatmeal and prunes at breakfast. At lunch she ate several bites of her hash brown casserole and all of her biscuit and her mandarin oranges.
The kiddos wanted to do Magna Doodles this morning, Kenzie was actually the first one it point to them and ask. I got them out but she only ended up playing with them for a fe minutes, she was the second one done (after Thomas). She then wanted to do the magnet ing mosaic boards, but I vetoed it for another day. I have noticed that some days she kind of just gets into an "I want to play with whatever isn't available right now" mode!
Morgan and Kenzie were struggling quite a bit with getting along, so I had to separate them -- Kenzie went to the back room to play with Emily for quite a while (until breakfast).
After breakfast, they continued to play together in the big room. Kenzie convinced her to sit at the base of the mattress and "cheer for the game". They were both cheering "Go Griz, Go!" They were buying "tickets" from me and wanting money back. I'm assuming that meant change.
The kiddos were watching a crow in the big tree out of the big window and making cawing sounds. They also banged n the window to try to scare him away, but he just waited to fly until he was good and ready -- must be taking lessons from our kiddos! : )
Thursday, November 8, 2012
11/8/12
Kenzie ate all of her French toast and about half of her cantaloupe at breakfast. At lunch she ate a bite of her squash and all of her dried mangoes turkey slices and crescent roll.
We had a pretty busy morning today. A early childhood education student was here doing an observation and checklist on our program for about 90 minutes. She was very good about being unobtrusive, but it still changes the dynamics somewhat. About 10 minutes after she got here, Bode's mom, Leslie, brought him and the baby (Reid) down for about the same length of time. All of the kiddos were very excited to see baby Reid. The four bigger kiddos followed Bode around like the Pied Piper! It was so funny!
Then Coral only had half a day of school, so she came and ate lunch with us and will be with us the rest of the afternoon. She just hangs out in her room during nap time so that is no issue, it just made an addition for lunch.
The kiddos asked to "do more leaves" today so we used the last of the sticker fall items Emily's momma Cynthia donated . They all had fun and I really enjoyed seeing who stacked them, who didn't, who chose mostly leaves and who didn't...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
11/7/12
Kenzie ate all of her whole wheat toast and a tiny berry at breakfast. By about 10:40 she was asking when "breakfast" was. At lunch she ate all of her bean soup and kiwi, most of her saltine cracker and about half of her ham.
Kenzie helped bring Nora food toys when she managed to get herself up to the table and sitting there. When Nora scooted them off of the table and wanted them back, Kenzie was also great about getting them back for her.
Morgan, Joslyn and Kenzie were all in the igloo together. They actually managed to play without conflict in the close quarters! It may not be a record, but it's well above average!
Morgan and Kenzie were playing and Morgan came over to me and announced, "look at me! I'm all dressed up like a prince". Kenzie then added that she was Cinderella. All they were doing differently was putting their hoods from their shirt/dress up over their heads.
Kenzie had a blast loading one of the backpacks totally full of play food then trying to figure out how to get it onto her back. First it was upside down, then she managed to get her head in the arm hole, then she had both arms in one hole and even dumped everything out of it when trying to flip it over like her coat. .. Even after she had it stuffed full and on her back she kept asking the other kiddos to help her put more stuff into it.
Kenzie joined Riley while she was laying on the big bear and Riley thought it was funny and started chucking. Kenzie liked that. Several other times when Kenzie noticed Riley laying somewhere she would go lay by her and each time Riley responded by chuckling.
Kenzie decided to start taking pictures of all of her friends with the telephones. She told Morgan not to say "fuzzy pickles" like she was actually saying. She said, "say cheesy pickles"! I have never heard that one! : )
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
11/6/12
Kenzie ate a couple bites of her whole wheat bagel and several dried apricot bits at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her applesauce, most of her pea pasta with cheese dish and a bite of her tilapia.
Kenzie and Morgan were "having a party" with the back packs, a bunch of the food toys and several other toys, including books. They started out on the floor, but Mia wouldn't leave them alone so they moved their party to the box and protection from those pesky babies. : )
Kenzie and Joslyn went out to do puzzles as soon as breakfast was over. They actually worked on them for quite a while. Joslyn finally got tired of it and left, but Kenzie stayed. Morgan joined her and they continued to do puzzles for several more minutes. It is fun to listen to them dialogue about where the pieces go, what they needed to do to make them fit and just chatting in general.
When we went back to the back room, Kenzie immediately started bringing me big blocks for me to build a "really big tractor" for her. She and Morgan rode on it for a while and worked with the "wheat"' then decided they needed to add more to the play. She announced "We filling our seats up!" while taking toys out of the Duplo table and put them on the "tractor" by their feet.
Kenzie was asleep literally almost as soon as her head hit the pillow at nap time. For being that tired, she had a very good morning - several reminders and redirections, but no melt-downs or major aggression issues.
Monday, November 5, 2012
11/5/12
Kenzie ate several bites of craisins and bran flakes at breakfast. A lunch Kenzie ate all of her cheese pizza and tropical fruit and a bite of steamed cauliflower.
Morgan and Kenzie were "decorating" with the animals this morning. They were "decorating" the igloo and the inside climber/balance beam.
Kenzie kept talking about how tired she was after breakfast. Morgan picked up on it and they started pretending to go to sleep. They were making beds on the big bear, in the igloo, under the chair, on the couch and in the box.
She and Morgan were trying to "make a tent for their babies". Of course, to them that means putting everything in the box that they can get away with.
Kenzie and Morgan were really vacillating between being buddies and excited to play with each other to yelling "move back!" and wanting nothing to do with each other. It made for quite the emotional roller coaster ride.
Kenzie and I had a visit about the Elmo show and you could tell she really enjoyed it. I asked her if different Sesame Street characters were there and she either told me yes or no and usually had a little story to tell me about them.
Friday, November 2, 2012
11/2/12
Kenzie ate a couple bites of her malt-o-meal and raisins at breakfast. At lunch she ate all of her salad with ranch and her mixed fruit and most of her spaghetti.
Yesterday afternoon Morgan and Kenzie has so much fun playing hide and seek, with Coral's help. Coral helped them find several really good places to hide, burying them with the stuffed animals or the dress up suits. They are actually starting to realize that they need to not look while the other one is hiding. Also they (especially Kenzie) are also starting to be very quiet and still when hiding rather than either popping out of the hiding place immediately when the other starts searching or saying "here I am!"
Morgan and Kenzie were pretending the box was their bedrooms again today. They asked me to make them pillows and cover them up. They thought it was funny when I used the dress up clothes to make pillows with.
She and Morgan were playing with the stuffed animals today and chose one small panda to be their baby. They did this whole elaborate dramatic play with it. First of all they each held one of pandas hand and helped him "walk" to the car to go to the doctor. It just continued from there until they were in a storm with him getting all wet in the rain.
At lunch the kiddos were talking about why Thomas didn't have the same kind of dressing as they did. Kenzie answered that it was "because it's Ranch" and Morgan said it was because "it has milk in it". Both were right on. We have had more discussions about the foods we are eating since we have had Thomas that I can EVER remember before! : ). It's actually been a great learning opportunity.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
11/1/12
Kenzie decided she didn't want to eat breakfast after all this morning. A lunch she ate all of her canned chicken on saltines, cherries and most of her corn.
Kenzie snuggled only briefly then got down to play with Morgan. They played for about five minutes before the was conflict and Morgan moved to the other side. Within a couple minutes, Morgan asked to go play with "my friend, Kenzie" again. She went over to her with hands on hips and said, "are you gonna be nice to me now?" Kenzie put her hands on her hips also and told her "ya, will you be nice to me too?" They just crack me up! Talk about very similar temperaments in so many ways!
I don't know how many times a day one of the kiddos -- usually either Morgan or Kenzie ask me, "Will you sing shirts?" That means "Kenzie has a pink shirt, pink shirt, pink shirt. Kenzie has a pink shirt on today". What cracks me up is when they ask me to do their moms or dads (as if I should know what kind of shirts you guys are wearing!)
One of Morgan and Kenzie's favorite place to hang out and play is in the corner behind the igloo. They often take a bunch of the stuffed animals back there with them to cuddle and play with.
Kenzie coughed pretty loudly and Morgan looked at her and said, "Wow! Are you sick?" Kenzie laughed and told her no.
Gary and I have decided that we have a group of five mini teenagers. They were all sitting around with phones, speaking cell phone language (watching movies on the phone, turn it on speaker, gotta take this call, I gettin' a text...). It just cracks me up!
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