O Day

O day was a tricky letter. There aren’t too many preschool things that start with O. If only it had a been a few weeks later we could have just spent the day watching the Olympics.

We of course watched Olivia while we were eating breakfast.

Then for lunch we had an Orange and then as many Orange foods as I could think up.

Then during Will’s naptime we tried Origami and made an Ocean Liner on Orange paper.

Here is is decorated. Who wouldn’t want to travel on the USS Blueray.

Then my photography assistant woke up and noticed that the lens cap was a big O.

There is always some time for cheese.

Madeline completed an Olympic sized feat by finishing this puzzle all by herself.

Outstanding job! (Ignore the fact that it is 3:00pm and we are still in our pj’s.)

 

 

 

 

 

Then we had breakfast for dinner. We had a yummy Omelet filled with sautéed mushrooms, onions, ham, and cheese.

You can’t have breakfast for dinner without Orange Julius. We also had O shaped pancakes.

Throughout the day we read books that started with O, played Dr. and gave Mommy an Operation, and Organized Madeline’s craft tub. Oh my I can’t believe we are already to the letter O. Off to bed I head.

N Day

I was Not on my picture taking game today. But here are a few of our Notable N day activities.

We named this guy Nerdy Ned.

Then it was time for Necklace making. Madeline did an amazing job. Will would put one on and eat 2. I was surprised that his chubby little fingers could put them on. After he finished his necklace he ate it all in about 3 minutes.

I told the kids one of the N day activities was to be nice to each other. Madeline kept saying I love you Will and he would say I love you to- to and then start laughing.  He continued to say that the rest of the day and crack himself up.

 

 

When Nick came home we rushed out the door to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We stopped and picked up Subway for a picNic.

Madeline said the two best parts of the day were when we painted her Nails with her New purple Nail polish and feeding the fish.  My favorite part was listening to William count, sing, jump, read, laugh, and rearrange the curtains in his room during nap. It was 1 hour and 55 minutes of playing in his bed before he fell asleep for his Nap. At least he took a long Nap after all that playing and he Never cried.  Night Night everyone!

This

This is what brothers and sisters do I think? It is hard being an only child I am in uncharted territory.

Siblings????

M Day

The Marvelous M day finally arrived. Madeline was so excited when she went to bed she had a hard time falling asleep. This ALWAYS happens when the Mommy is planning to do something after they fall asleep and you don’t want them to see. After she was asleep I ran around the house hiding the letter M everywhere!

Madeline loved it. As she found each one she would yell here is a clue. Will would find them and say M and then flip it over and YELL W. We all know what his favorite letter might be.

For lunch we enjoyed Macaroni and Cheese along with our sandwich and huMus.  Will just uses his carrot as a way to get the huMus to his mouth.

During Will’s nap Madeline and I did some Marble art. We put a piece of paper inside the container. Then we dipped the Marble in paint and rolled that container all over town.

I thought they came out pretty Magnificent!

Then Madeline’s highlight for the day was getting to put on MoMMy’s Make-up.

She then ran into her room to put on something “fancy”. It was just that same old purple outfit she wants to wear everyday.

Will took a MIRACLE of a long nap and was proud to sport a shirt with our letter M and his favorite letter W. Now, he thought they were switch because from his view they do look a bit different.

Then we enjoyed one our family favorite meals, Mexican fiesta!  We end our evening with family Movie night. We also did a little Mail to Grandpa Ross and Uncle Eric and Sally.

Now I am going to Muster enough energy to Make my way to bed. Happy M day!

The End of Baseball Season

Saturday was the last game of the Season for the Penguins. Madeline was on her game. She hit two solid balls and was an all-star fielder. My favorite was during water break she informed me she had made two new friends.

Look at that fielding and hitting. She improved so much over the short season!

Big Hit!

Getting ready…

Look at those red cheeks! It was sooooo hot!

This is what I get to do most of the game. Hang out with my buddy William. He just wants in the game so badly!  Good thing he is super handsome.
We are proud of you Maddie Grace. You played a great season and were a wonderful listener to coach.

L Day

Today was a Lovely day filled with L’s.

We headed downtown to the library to get our first library card.

Today storyteller Gail was there and Madeline loved the stories. They were are about hair. Will squirmed the entire time and finally entertained himself by pulling everything out of my wallet. (Next library trip he gets strapped in the stroller.

Then the Little children made faces with tons of hair so they could tell their own stories. Madeline concentrated very hard on hers.

After finding some fun books and a video for William we headed home to pick up Nick. He had the day off for family day. We decided Lasagna from Olive Garden would be perfect for L day.

Then these two had a Lazy time on the couch reading the new Library books. Daddy fell asleep.

We had to have some Lion King for L day.

We had Left Overs for dinner along with some Lemonade over candle Light. I had a MOPS budget meeting so I Left Nick the directions on making a Lion with Madeline. Here it is…

I think I will Leave it at that. We sure have Loved our Letter days. It makes the days so fun! Madeline is getting so excited for M day. She thinks it is going to be all about her. I think it is going to be all about Mommy.

4th of July

The 4th of July was CRAZY. Nick and I decided to tile both of the upstairs bathrooms at the same time. Let’s just say it wouldn’t have fit into a 30 minute HGTV show. So we spent the fourth trying to get the last of the tile laid. We finally finished around 7:30pm. Long after the fun BBQ we were invited to was started and almost over. We decided to do a few fireworks of our own. Will hadn’t taken a nap so off to bed he went and outside we headed.

Madeline loved the sparklers. She must of done 20 of them. Her favorite was twirling and doing a dance while singing My Country Tis of Thee. Happy 4th of July!

(Please ignore the outfit, during tiling 4 year olds can wear whatever they can put on themselves.)

*Nick still has to put the potties in and the molding then there will be a post about that ADVENTURE.