The act of making the muffin went really well, better than I expected. But the actual muffins didn't turn out very well. So, this week we are going to try to amke something else! Hopefully whatever that is turns our yummy!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Baking with Marley
Last Thursday, Marley and I attempted our first baking adventure together! She was a great little helper, dumping in the ingredients and stirring them all together. She was also great at remembering to check the timer to see if the "muffee" was done!
The act of making the muffin went really well, better than I expected. But the actual muffins didn't turn out very well. So, this week we are going to try to amke something else! Hopefully whatever that is turns our yummy!
The act of making the muffin went really well, better than I expected. But the actual muffins didn't turn out very well. So, this week we are going to try to amke something else! Hopefully whatever that is turns our yummy!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
On the line
Last weekend, I hung Marley's diapers on the line for the last time! And I had to take some pictures, because they looked too cute!
So, I packed them all up in the closet, hopefully not to be used again until our next baby! Well, I left two out just in case there's some sort of problem. But she has been sleeping for about a week now without a diaper and hasn't had an accident. She is doing so well! But I will miss seeing all the brightly colored diapers hanging in the sun!
So, I packed them all up in the closet, hopefully not to be used again until our next baby! Well, I left two out just in case there's some sort of problem. But she has been sleeping for about a week now without a diaper and hasn't had an accident. She is doing so well! But I will miss seeing all the brightly colored diapers hanging in the sun!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
What's Mine Is Her's
Every night, when we put Marley to sleep, she is surrounded by things that I used to sleep next to. There's the pillowcase of bears that my mom made me years and years ago. When Marley lays down on it, she always points out that Mimi made it. And there is the quilt that my Aunt Julie made for me out of all my old t-shirts. Each t-shirt is a memory of swimming, lifeguarding, vacations with my family. And I love being able to tell her where each shirt came from.
She has bears from Daddy, Mimi, and Nana. And a few that were mine when I was younger. She has the bear I got when I was born and the bear I got at my first Christmas. Who knew when I was getting those items as gifts, and sleeping with them myself, that one day my daughter would be curled up with them, dreaming with them.
It gives me tingles to think that when she lays on the pillow case my mom made, underneath the quilt AJ made, and looks over at the bears that I once hugged, she is surrounded by all the love everyone gave to me long ago. Which can only lead to sweet dreams.
Toddler Activities: Comparing Flashcards
When I was walking around Dollar Tree last week with Asa's mom, I spotted this book.
I thumbed through it and thought some of the activities sounded like they would be fun to do with Marley. And for only $1, I just went ahead and bought it, along with the Preschooler version.
This afternoon Marley and I did our first activity from the book, and we had a blast! I thought it might be fun to share them with you all! And any other mothers who need some little ideas of learning games or rainy day activities, there will be a little link on the right hand side of the blog where you can find them all!
For this activity, all you need to do is draw different shapes on index cards (or pieces of paper). Draw three of them the same and one different. You can use different shapes, numbers, animals, colors, whatever you can draw! As you can see, my drawing skills are rather limited...
After they were all done, I sat down with Marley and asked her which one's were different from each card. It took a few tries for her to catch on to what we were trying to do. She would tell me what the different colors or shapes were (which are still good things to practice!), so I had to keep reminding her how to find the different one. But she got the hang of it, and kept asking for more and more!
This took barely any time to make, and Marley even had fun helping me make them. She helped me pick the colors I used and counted markers while I made them. So, I will throw them in a baggie and maybe make a few new ones next time!
Hope you enjoy and look forward to our next activity!
I thumbed through it and thought some of the activities sounded like they would be fun to do with Marley. And for only $1, I just went ahead and bought it, along with the Preschooler version.This afternoon Marley and I did our first activity from the book, and we had a blast! I thought it might be fun to share them with you all! And any other mothers who need some little ideas of learning games or rainy day activities, there will be a little link on the right hand side of the blog where you can find them all!
For this activity, all you need to do is draw different shapes on index cards (or pieces of paper). Draw three of them the same and one different. You can use different shapes, numbers, animals, colors, whatever you can draw! As you can see, my drawing skills are rather limited...After they were all done, I sat down with Marley and asked her which one's were different from each card. It took a few tries for her to catch on to what we were trying to do. She would tell me what the different colors or shapes were (which are still good things to practice!), so I had to keep reminding her how to find the different one. But she got the hang of it, and kept asking for more and more!
This took barely any time to make, and Marley even had fun helping me make them. She helped me pick the colors I used and counted markers while I made them. So, I will throw them in a baggie and maybe make a few new ones next time!
Hope you enjoy and look forward to our next activity!
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