6/10/2014

Mia ate two servings of waffles and ate pears for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of tuna, ate crackers, sweet potatoes, and oranges.

I took this picture yesterday afternoon before we went outside while Riley and Cooper were still napping.  Mia and Nora started picking up the blocks getting ready for snack and outside time.  I didn't even go to that side of the room until they were done and this is what I found.  I was very impressed with how well they got the blocks all stacked so nicely on the toy shelves.  Good job Mia and Nora!!  They worked very hard and stayed right on task!

This picture of Mia in the wagon was also taken after nap yesterday.  Nora was pulling Mia up and down the sidewalk and Mia was going through all kinds of different antics and positions.  If you look close at her face you'll see she's having lots of fun.  :)

This is another picture of Mia in one of her usual morning activities.  Look at that stack of books.  Several trips to make a tall stack and then crawl up to read.

Darcy; I'm assuming Mia had her dinosaurs in the car with her today.  When she was waving bye to you at the window she was saying, "Bye dinosaurs!"  LOL  As parents, we always think their waving bye to us and begin so sweet!!  :)

We sang songs together, did sign language, dot painting, and played outside.  She tried to get Nora to pull her in the wagon again, like the picture above, but Nora wasn't interested.  Mia kept saying, "Pull me Mommy, pull me mommy."  Didn't work.  So she begged Riley for awhile, but that didn't work either.  So she moved on to Cooper and coaxed him into pulling her!  LOL

6/9/2014

Mia ate half of her chex cereal and ate mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate roast beef sandwich, drank tomato soup, and ate apple pieces.

I took this picture to show you what a rough life Mia has at Little Treasures!  She is always the first one here, so she gets lots of snuggle time with Gary and Lauralea.  Lauralea is singing to her and she is keeping an eye on what I am doing!

We played outside for a little while and Riley was laying on two of the big red balls while Mia was pulling the wagon.  Mia's Grandma (and a friend) arrived shortly after I took this picture and visited with Mia for a few minutes.  It's always fun to have friends and family stop by and see the kids.  Mia also rode the bikes and played on the climbers.

I sat up two of the stuffed birds (Pelicans) on the arm of the chair.  Mia came over and sat on the floor in front of them and said (over and over and over), "Hi Duckies!  I'm Mia!  What's your name?"  LOL So very cute!!  And that's pretty much the same way she is with any stranger that is walking by the Daycare.  "Hi! I'm Mia! What's your name?"

She had a stack of books in the big box and was busy reading them this morning.  I could pretty much tell what every book was just by listening to her.

6/6/2014

Mia ate oatmeal and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hash brown casserole, half of her biscuit, and ate mandarin oranges.

Cooper was playing with the microphone and Mia started complaining about how loud he was being!!  LOL!  Now that's a classic case of the "Pot calling the Kettle black!"  or however that saying goes!!  :)  Mia said, "Too loud!!  Hurt my ears!!"  She hears that occasionally!!  It's usually at Story Time when we're all on the big chair and her mouth is only a few inches from my ears.  Not when she's across the room like Cooper was!  Ha!  Then she said, "I don't like that game anymore!"  Mia, you crack me up!

Here's a picture of everyone working with their play dough.  We have pizza cutters, rollers, forks, cookie cutters, etc.  (Kenzie, Riley and Cooper's sister was here this morning and she is the one on the far right.) Kenzie was cutting her play dough and said, "Cookies for the Little Ones!!"  Mia used lots of the tools as well for playing with her dough.

Speaking of loud volume, Kenzie and Riley were singing a rousing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner this morning.  (It was very nicely done I might add!)  The volume of their singing was only exceeded by the length of the song!  :)   It went on and on and on and on.  So if you think you hear Mia singing our National Anthem, you're probably right!  I also have it on my iPod so the kids hear it frequently!

We played with bubbles outside this morning and the kids chased them around the yard.  Mia also rode the bikes and was happy to show Kenzie her pedaling skills.  Also, a cloud passed in front of the sun and Mia asked, "What happened to the light?"  :)

6/5/2014

Mia ate french bread and three servings of cantaloupe for breakfast.  For lunch she ate turkey, two servings of crescent roll (I added cinnamon when I cooked them), ate green beans, and two servings of mangoes.

Mia was asking for something at the lunch table (I can't remember what it was - maybe another napkin) and I said, "Oh, you're fine!"  And she asked, "I'm fine??"  LOL  Her response made me laugh! "Yup, you're fine."  

Here's a picture of the kids watching the City workers this morning.  They were doing some scheduled maintenance work on the septic system.  They were completely done and were gone by the time we were ready to go outside, but I took the kids out early so they could watch for a few minutes.  The pump was very loud and the kids kept asking, "What's that noise?"

I posted these next two pictures when Nora was being the "baby" and then they'd sometimes switch to Mia being the "baby."  I love how Mia was reading to her when I took this picture.  And Mia was also "feeding" Nora and then Riley joined to do some feeding too.  Cooper also tried, but Nora was not at all appreciative of his efforts!  :)

Here's Nora covering up her baby.  I like how Mia's legs are up the wall!  Soon after this picture Mia tried covering Nora's face and Nora said, "Not my face!!!"  :)

Mia was doing a great job of answering questions about the story we were reading at Story Time.  The book is titled "Somewhere in the Ocean."  I'd point and ask, "What's this?"  If they didn't know I'd tell them to listen as we sang the four lines for each page.  Mia would listen and identify every time.  The octopus was the only one I had to repeat - I think I did it three times and she got it.  Good job Mia.

Darcy; Mia is doing awesome with going potty today and she's been dry all morning.  When you pick her up today I'll try to remind you to bring some panties and pants for tomorrow.  She hasn't had a poopy diaper for two weeks so let's give it another try at Day Care.

6/4/2014

Mia ate whole wheat toast and most of her mixed berries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ham, bites of crackers, ate a large serving of bean & bacon soup, and had a bite of canned prunes.

Here's a picture of Mia holding herself up and she said, "I'm being a monkey!!"  :)  Earlier I stuck a piece of packing tape on her (I was repairing one of our books).  She put it on her forehead and kind of over her eye.  She said, "I'm a pirate!"  :)

I took this picture of a bird on our feeder this morning.  We're starting to see them more often and once or twice today they continued to feed even after the kids had moved to the big window.  The girls are always quick to alert us when there is a bird feeding.  Lots of feed gets spilled to the ground so the birds are frequently feeding there as well.

Mia was singing, "Baby Beluga" which is in this book exchange.  You might ask her to sing that song for you; she does it quite impressively!  All three girls love it and we sing it together - Loudly, I might add!!  :)

A little girl (about 4 or 5) and her Mommy were walking down the sidewalk while we were outside this morning.  They started talking to the kids outside and then the girl would run down the sidewalk and the Daycare kids would follow her down the fence line (inside) to the big gate.  Then she'd race back to the big gate and repeat over and over.  The kids love that game!!

Mia was playing with one of the dolls and was covering it with doll blankets.  She said, "My baby sleeping - I say prayer!"  I couldn't hear everything, but what I did hear went something like this; "Bless Nora, bless Cooper, bless Riley, bless Gary, bless Lauralea - Jesus, God, Amen!!"  :)  And I was feeling pretty Blessed!!  :)

6/3/2014

Mia ate two servings of whole wheat bagel and ate apricots for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, most of her elbow noodles, ate half of her peas, and most of her applesauce.

Mia had one of the combs in this toy set and was in front of the mirror and said, "I gotta comb my hair!"  She quickly whipped the comb through her hair ONE time and said, "There!  That's better!"

I took this picture yesterday afternoon of the kids talking to a police officer.  He was driving by fairly slow and had his window open.  He heard someone yelling, "Hi Hi Hi Hi!"  so he stopped, backed up, and pulled over.  Does anyone want to guess who was yelling?  :)  Ok, it was Mia.  So I asked him if he'd sit there for a minute while I grabbed the camera.  :)

Today Mia was looking at this picture of the zebras and she said, "Look look! Deer!!"  Riley said, "No!!! Giraffe!"  LOL  Then Mia started calling them "reindeer!"  (Lauralea actually took the picture of the zebras at the San Diego zoo and we had it enlarged.  We have a laminating machine to protect the pictures.)

Riley was being such a sweetheart and letting both Nora and Mia comb her hair.  Here's a picture of them lined up combing each other's hair.  I haven't seen them do that for a long time.  I no doubt posted a picture the last time!!  :)  I like how Mia has Nora's ponytail straight up!

Riley and Nora have been so sweet to cheer for Mia when she has success pooping on the potty.  Yesterday Mia came out yelling about her success and they both clapped their hands and cheered.  I also want to mention how well everyone has been doing when we pick up the toys in the afternoon. Mia always puts the books in the book rack and if she finishes before we're done with the rest of the toys she'll dive right in and help.

6/2/2014

Mia ate most of her breakfast: bran cereal and dried cranberries.  For lunch she ate most of her cheese pizza, ate corn, and tropical fruit.  At the breakfast table I was writing today's date on the top of a piece of paper (keeping notes for these journals).  I said (mostly to myself), "Today is ....."  And Mia yells, "Monday!!"  LOL  Thank you Mia!

We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange and Mia started playing with the food toys first thing this morning before anyone else arrived.  She had the eggs and was making toast in the pop-up toaster. She said, "I make breakfast for Riley and Cooper!"  :)  And they were not even here yet.  Very cute!

Mia brought me this head-band (at least that's what I call it!) and wanted me to help her put it on.  Then she went and got the wrap-around thing (Ha! that's what I call it!) made of the same material.  I thought it looked adorable and in this picture she kind of looks like a little hippy from the 60's!

Mia LOVED looking at the books in this toy exchange.  And she was thrilled the "Baby Beluga" book was out again!  (Mommy heard us singing it this morning.)  Like I told Darcy, I have 8 toy exchanges and they are out for 2 weeks at a time.  So the kids haven't seen these books for at least 16 weeks.  When we had Story Time I asked about several of the books and they remember LOTS of them.  When I asked, "What's this book about?" for "There's a Wocket in My Pocket" by Dr. Seuss, Mia said, "Pocket Pocket!"  Wow!  Good job Mia!

Mia has been enjoying the dress-up clothes a lot lately.  She put on these one-piece pajamas and then Lauralea put the head band on too.  So I had the camera ready when she headed for the mirror.  :)