Daddy-Mobile
I love it when Stuart gets silly with the kids. Here he is being a Daddy-Mobile for them. They absolutely loved it (and so did I)!
Special Guest Reader at Naptime
Nicholas is such a sweet big brother. He is very protective of Rachel. He loves to teach her new things and he enjoys helping take care of her.
Recently he has started reading to her and even trying to teach her to read. She's a bit too young to start reading but the more she's exposed to books and reading, the more she will love and appreciate books as she gets older.
I must admit that I especially like that Nicholas enjoys reading to Rachel at naptime. We usually read to the kids about 20 minutes or so before they go to sleep, whether it is naptime or bedtime. It's makes for a relaxing bedtime routine for them and special snuggle time for Stuart and me. But sometimes on hectic days when I'm trying to get 3 things done at once and it's creeping up on the little girl's naptime, it is such a relief that Nicholas jumps at the chance to take care of reading time for me.
He uses a sweet soft voice as he reads to her and Rachel seems to enjoy the special time with her big brother.
And it actually seems to help relax her and make her sleepy.
YES!
Recently he has started reading to her and even trying to teach her to read. She's a bit too young to start reading but the more she's exposed to books and reading, the more she will love and appreciate books as she gets older.
I must admit that I especially like that Nicholas enjoys reading to Rachel at naptime. We usually read to the kids about 20 minutes or so before they go to sleep, whether it is naptime or bedtime. It's makes for a relaxing bedtime routine for them and special snuggle time for Stuart and me. But sometimes on hectic days when I'm trying to get 3 things done at once and it's creeping up on the little girl's naptime, it is such a relief that Nicholas jumps at the chance to take care of reading time for me.
He uses a sweet soft voice as he reads to her and Rachel seems to enjoy the special time with her big brother.
And it actually seems to help relax her and make her sleepy.
YES!
First Snow 2011
We had our first snow of the season today. It wasn't much but it was enough to make a Tinker Toy snow man!
Stay warm!
Stay warm!
When It's Ok To Draw on the Wall
I love recycled art - taking things that you might normally just throw away and re-purposing it into some form of art. We recently received a package that had some big sheet of plain paper as packing material. Instead of just throwing it away, I taped it to the kitchen wall so the kids and I could draw on it.
Rachel decided to color the eyes of my cartoon character. Thanks, baby!
The kids really enjoyed the new way to be artistic.
I just thought it was cool to finally let the kids draw on the wall!
Rachel decided to color the eyes of my cartoon character. Thanks, baby!
The kids really enjoyed the new way to be artistic.
I just thought it was cool to finally let the kids draw on the wall!
Geaux Tigers!
We are so proud of our LSU Tigers! They played in the Cotton Bowl tonight, right here in the DFW area. They whooped the Texas A&M Aggies with a final score of 41-24!
As much as I wanted to go to the game, I couldn't justify the cost of childcare, parking, and game tickets so I had to settle for watching it at home. But all day long we cheered on the Tigers and even went to the local high school where the LSU Band was practicing. Of course, we had on our LSU garb and got out our own little Mike the Tiger. Grandmama O gave Mike to Nicholas many years ago and he always comes out at game time to play the LSU Fight Song for us. Rachel carried him around with her most of the day and liked when he bumped her as he danced around the floor.
As much as I wanted to go to the game, I couldn't justify the cost of childcare, parking, and game tickets so I had to settle for watching it at home. But all day long we cheered on the Tigers and even went to the local high school where the LSU Band was practicing. Of course, we had on our LSU garb and got out our own little Mike the Tiger. Grandmama O gave Mike to Nicholas many years ago and he always comes out at game time to play the LSU Fight Song for us. Rachel carried him around with her most of the day and liked when he bumped her as he danced around the floor.
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