7/10/2014

Mia ate whole wheat cinnamon toast and two servings of cantaloupe for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of turkey slice, ate crescent roll, most of green beans, and ate mangoes.

I was putting the crescent rolls in the oven this morning when Mia arrived and she asked what I was doing.  So I told her and she said, "Thank you for sharing with me Please!"  :)

Later when I took her potty she was talking about how big she is getting and the fact that she doesn't wear diapers anymore.  Except she said it this way; "I don't wear Pants anymore!"  LOL

The kids were putting on the swim goggles and jumping in the pool!  Mia kept saying, "Time to go swimming, time to go swimming!"   So, here's a picture of her going swimming!

Riley was leading the group in lots of play this morning.  "Ok, everybody line up!"  Then she was taking pictures of the group; "Ok, everybody say cheese!"  Then she had them sitting on the table bench; "Everyone want to sing a song?"  However, the pretend "potty" game was making me a little nervous.  ("I go potty, ok?")  Especially when Mia lifted up her dress and I was hoping she did not really go!!  And she didn't!  "Whewww!"

Riley yelled, "Spider!" this morning in the house and this time there really was a live spider!  (We've had LOTS of false alarms lately!)  :)  I got a tissue and took care of it and there was instant raucous cheering by all the kids!  :)  Liked I've mentioned before Mia has not been afraid of the bugs, but the reactions of the other kids have changed her perception of them somewhat I think!!

7/9/2014

Mia ate whole wheat toast and most of her mixed berries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of her ham, crackers, and bean & bacon soup; she ate her strawberries.

Mia was playing with Cooper in the igloo and they were pulling a large stack of blocks in front of the entrance to block the entrance.  I'd just noticed that Cooper was starting to smell and I was going to change his diaper as soon he came out.  But it didn't seem to bother Mia; they just kept on playing in that small area!  Yikes!

I included this picture in Mia's journal because I thought it was cute where she and Cooper are playing under the Big Bear (in the background).  You can see the top of Mia's head and Cooper's head is right next to her by the yellow bench piece.  They were snuggled right down under the bear.  (That's Cooper's sister Riley in the foreground.)

Nora was saying, "You can get in my wagon Mia!"  Mia was busy with the dump truck so Cooper jumped in.  Mia was racing up and down the sidewalk pushing that dump truck as fast as she could go.  Which was making me nervous because she can go fast!   I don't know how many times I've suggested; "Run on the grass; it will not hurt as much when you fall!"

Mia was also super busy outside on the slides, bikes, climbers, and throwing the balls around.  We are spending more time outside in the mornings during this time that it's getting so hot in the afternoons.

7/8/2014

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

This is a picture of what Mia was doing with her blanket after Daddy dropped her off at Daycare.  And she continued to play this way for several minutes.

Here's a picture of the three girls working on the same legos project.  This doesn't happen too often.  Probably the last time it happened I posted a picture too!!  :)

I haven't posted a "meal picture" for a long time so I took this one at lunch today.  Cooper was eating some chicken and he had some hanging off his chin.  Riley and Mia found that quite amusing and were laughing.

After Story Time I heard Mia repeating some of what we'd just read.  "Yawn yawn yawn my sleepies out...."  She know lots and lots of the songs and stories we sing and read!

I've mentioned this before, but Mia does an awesome job of helping during "pick up the toys" time.  Mia is such a "routine oriented little girl" and this is another area where we use it.  Her primary chore every day is picking up the books and she's super efficient and good at it.  And she will also pitch in with the rest of the toys if I need the help.  Good job Mia.

7/7/2014

Mia ate half of her bran cereal and ate dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of her cheese pizza, ate corn, and ate tropical fruit.  At the lunch table Riley's cup fell on the floor and Mia quickly jumped down and picked it up for her.  She said, "I be good friend to Riley and Nora!"  It obviously made her feel good while being a helper!

The kids were gathered around Lauralea watching her put on some make-up in front of the mirror.  Lauralea was passing around some of the make-up for the kids and each of them were getting a turn with each part.  Riley had already passed three of them on to Mia and Mia kept saying, "Can you share with me, can you share with me, can you share with me.....!?!"  Riley finally said, "No; no way!!"  It was pretty funny!

Mia played with the dolls and blankets and was using an "ice cream cone" to feed her baby.  She read lots of books and played with the building blocks with Riley.  They were inside a block structure they'd built and Riley was examining Mia's nose.  She said, "You have boogies!!"  Mia said, "I don't have boogies!!"  Then outside Cooper kept saying, "Bug bug bug bug....!"  Mia finally said, "I don't see a bug!!"  (I didn't either!)

Mia was pretty exhausted by 11:00.  We were playing outside and she went over and was just laying on the bench on the patio and every little thing was upsetting her.  (Those three day weekends are exhausting!!)  :)  So we ate a little early and she was asleep quickly.  Several times she was crying - "Cooper hit me, Cooper hit me, Cooper hit me!"  I was watching pretty closely; especially after the first time and it was true some of the time and some of the time he was just passing by and barely bumped her.  But she's in the middle of a good nap right now, so that will help a bunch!!

7/3/2014

Mia ate whole wheat english muffin and blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, crackers, sweet potatoes, and cherries.

This picture was taken yesterday afternoon and the kids were enjoying playing in the water.  I'm sure you all can figure it out, but Mia is in the back.

Kenzie was here this morning and here's a picture of her reading to Mia.  She read to all the kids individually and they were all loving the attention from her.

I had this conversation with Darcy this morning, but I just wanted to remind all parents that this time of year always produces skinned knees with the children wearing shorts and then running up and down the sidewalk, pushing toys on the concrete, riding the bikes, etc.  I try to encourage them to run on the grass, but invariably they fall on the patio, sidewalk, or somewhere and without the protection of pants or leggings......we see the skinned knees every year!  Kenzie was looking at Riley and Cooper's knees this morning and said, "They both have the same owies!!"

Kenzie likes to lead the activities when she is here and Mia is ok with that for awhile, but she also likes to do her own thing too.  Here's a picture of Kenzie having the others in the wagons (and Nora in the play house) all arranged the way she wants them arranged.  (Mia is in the red wagon.)  It was about at this point that Mia was growing weary of being bossed around!!  :)  However, Mia does like the extra energy and activity that Kenzie brings to the table!  They were jumping on the mattress like crazy kids and playing wildly on the climber.  Nora watched from a distance and said, "This a movie!"  :)

7/2/2014

Mia ate half of her biscuit and ate peaches for breakfast.  At the breakfast table Mia announced, "I have hiccups!"  Riley said, "Sometimes you puke when hiccups!"  Mia said, "I don't puke."  Riley said, "Kenzie puke at home!"  :)  For lunch Mia ate a large serving of baked beans, ate dinner roll, a large serving of peas, and a large serving of pineapple.  Right after lunch Mia said to me; "You're my best Gary now!!"  :)

The kids were "swimming" again and I took this picture of Mia with the dark swim goggles.  Note the dress-up pants she's wearing too.  She lifted up her dress this morning and said, "I don't have pants!" And she went over and put on these pants.  :)

Right after Mia arrived this morning she was talking about "TiTi."  Lauralea asked her, "Does Gary have a dog?"  She thought about it for a moment and said, "No; he have to fly in airplane and get another book!"  LOL  Now that was random!  However, it was pretty cool because I did bring back a board book for the kids from Alaska!  Not so sure what it had to do with the dog question!!  :)

The kids were playing outside and Nora announced from the play house on the patio "Dinner ready!" Everyone went running over there and a minute later Riley yelled, "Spider!"  Everyone vacated the play house way faster than they went in!  Cooper is getting interested in bugs, but the tone of Riley's voice was enough to frighten him!  :)  Mia really isn't afraid of bugs either, but Nora and Riley yelling about the bugs has made her much more aware of them.  (Right now she's basically the only one not afraid of bugs.)  They were also playing with the little balls and had them tucked up under their shirts and dresses.  Nora said, "I have my baby under here; my baby Sophie." Riley said, "My baby Cooper."  And Mia was tucking a ball under her shirt and said it looked like "Mommy Molly!"

Here's the link to some pictures on Snapfish.com if anyone is interested.  They start with a picture I took flying into Skagway, Alaska and they end with some pictures taken from a little plane heading to Juneau.  (The camp on the Glacier is a Dog Mushing Camp.)  The guy with the longer hair and big pack was the Porter I hired.  It's also his feet with the big blister.  Poor guy.  However, he never complained and he did an awesome job.  Copy and Paste the Link below to your address bar.

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=12618692008/a=45987170_45987170/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

7/1/2014

Mia had two servings of waffles and ate hash browns for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of her beef & cheese quesadilla, half of her carrots, and ate oranges.

This is just an FYI thing, but yesterday and this morning Mia has been saying, "My mouth hurts." She held her mouth wide open for me and I got a pretty good look this morning, but I couldn't see anything.  She's been pointing to the same spot every time.  (On the left side - her left side.)

I took this picture when Mia was playing her "piano" and singing LOUDLY.  It was unrecognizable to me, but she said, "That Frozen song!!"  :)  I've not seen the movie or heard the song.  Cooper soon joined in and he was also playing a piano and singing LOUDLY!  :)

We have this routine outside - when one of the girls has to go potty they/or me yell, "Potty Run!"  And they all sprint for the house.  Whoever has to go potty heads directly to the bathroom and the other three play in the big room, waiting to go back outside.  The same routine every time.  Even Cooper will frequently be the first one to the door when he hears, "Potty Run!"  :)

I think it's funny (and cute) when Mia will make a statement or ask a question and rather than wait for an answer, she'll comment or answer for herself.  Here's a couple of examples; Something happened on the bike and she said, "Ow ow ow - I'm gonna be ok!"  And she went right back to playing.  Yesterday a light burned out in the Day Care room and I needed a ladder to fix it, so I brought one in from the garage and leaned it against the wall.  I soon realized Mia was saying, "Don't touch the ladder - ok, I won't.  Don't touch the ladder - ok, I won't!"  :)