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!
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