2/10/2015

Mia ate half of her breakfast: waffle and hash browns.  For lunch she ate chicken and cheese quesadilla, carrots, and three servings of mandarin oranges.  After lunch she was wanting to help Elliott drink his milk out of his cup.  She said, "He wants a drink!"  Ha ha.  So I told her she could hold it for him and he drank quite a bit of it.  He started pushing the cup away and Mia yells, "Hey! He's pushing it away!  That's not nice!!  He needs to drink it all!"  (I think she had an agenda!)  But she figured it out and said, "He doesn't want anymore!!!"  :)  Good job helping Mia!

In this first picture Mia is explaining to Cooper their "camping strategy."  The pile of toys beside them is their camping gear.  :)  Mia grabbed a phone and called Lauralea and then Jamie.  Cooper was using a phone as well.  Mia said, "Hi Lauralea!  We're having a picnic!"  "Hi Jamie!!  You want Cooper to join you!?....oh. ok!!"  Cooper said, "Hi Jamie!"  Hee hee.  I guess Mia had Lauralea on hold because then she said, "Bye Lauralea!  I'll call you later!"

Cooper and Mia had fun with the play dough this morning.  They like the animal cookie cutters the best - rabbit, pig, hippo, duck, dolphin, etc.  You can see the pizza cutters, spoons, knives, rollers and more that they like to use too.  Mia looked at the knives and said, "We can share these Cooper!"  (Of course sharing is much easier when they each have one!!)  :)  This play dough came from the Cline Family at Kenzie's birthday party # 4.  Today happens to be Kenzie's birthday # 5 and this dough is just as pliable today as then.  It's an awesome play dough recipe!

Cooper and Mia had built a pretty good barricade around the igloo.  (First line of defense to hold Elliott at bay!)  I was actually blocking off this side of the room so they could build with the blocks without a baby invasion.  Mia noticed what I was doing and said, "Gary!  You're my hero!"  Ha ha! Silly Mia!  She makes me laugh!

2/9/2015

Mia ate half of her cheerios and ate banana for breakfast.  For lunch she didn't eat too much (she was really tired!); bites of cheese sandwich, sip or two of tomato soup, and bite of lettuce salad.  I just remembered something from Friday afternoon snack.  We were having biscuits and I smelled them and said, "Boy those smell good!"  Mia ate one and asked for another; "More smelly biscuit!"  Ha ha!

We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and playing with the combs was one of their first activities this morning.  (Which surprised me because there are dinosaurs in this toy set!)  As usual, Mia was asking Cooper if he wanted a "ponytail or a braid."   And he had a choice of what color of ponytail holder as well!

They stayed real busy all morning playing hide-n-seek (Toddler Version - "You go in the igloo and I'll find you!"), making cakes with legos, jumping on mattress, jumping off the igloo, and playing "puppy."  Cooper told Mia, "Come in here puppy!  You're in trouble!"  :)  Their jumping turned into quite the competition!  Cooper said, "I win, I win!"  Mia said, "Ok; now can I win!?"  Then, "I win, I win!!  I get a trophy!  Go get your own trophy!"  Eventually they were a team; "We win, we win!!"

2/6/2015

Mia ate a large serving of breakfast: oatmeal and dried cranberries.  For lunch she ate half of her ground beef, half of elbow noodles topped with shredded cheese, ate a large serving of peas, and a large serving of applesauce.  At breakfast Mia said, "Don't put your face in your bowl!"  Cooper answered, "I was looking at it!"  :)  During lunch Mia was saying, "Apple" and Cooper would say "Sauce."  Over and over!  :)

I took this first picture yesterday afternoon and it was cute listening to their conversation about the different things they could see on Cooper's shirt.

This picture makes it look like a very calm Art Time.  :)  They are using the "Dot Painters" and using them quite aggressively I might add!!  We did it in the Day Care Room so we weren't separated from the babies and Elliott was sure laughing.  Hey!  I can pound on the table too!!  Cooper said, "It sploosh on me!"  :)

Cooper and Mia were having a conflict over a baby blanket.  (As with most of the toys I have multiples!)  It looked as if Cooper was trying to take Mia's blanket from her.  So I said, "Get your own blanket Cooper."  Mia responds (quite indignantly I might say), "But this IS Coop's blanket!!"  Well give him back his blanket then!!  :)

Shortly before lunch Mia was getting more rowdy and out of control and I told her she needed to settle down.  She said, "You don't understand Gary!"  Ha ha!  Well Mia, actually I understand quite well so come and hang out with me as I put the food on the table and that will help you mellow out a little.  :)  Earlier she was being an animal (her answer told me what kind of animal) and I asked her if she was "pawing" the ground.  She said, "I'm just digging my bone out silly!"  Ha!

2/5/2015

Mia had several bites of whole wheat english muffin and ate blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate turkey sandwich, green beans, and strawberries.  Cooper apparently saw Mia drip some milk at lunch.  He said (at least five times or more), "You spilled some!"  And he was quite concerned about it!  I asked him, "Spilled what?"  And he told me "milk."  Mia, meanwhile, is yelling, "Oh yes I didn't!!"  Over and over and the volume from both sides was escalating quickly.  :)

Here's another funny exchange between Cooper and Mia this morning.  (Well it was funny to me, but more serious to them!)  I didn't see what Mia did that Cooper didn't appreciate, but he was saying, "I not happy with you!"  And, of course, he was repeating it several times.  Mia responded, "Come on Coop!!  Give me another chance!!"  Somehow I managed to not roar aloud!!  Dang it was funny!  Then after at least a 3 second pause (that's a LONG pause in Mia's world) Mia asked him, "Now are you happy with me!?!"  LOL  

Mia asked me to get out the Panda Bear and I told her I would as soon as Sophie was awake.  The second Sophie was awake Cooper remembered and asked for the Panda.  They probably played for at least 45 minutes and as you can imagine it was very rowdy!  Elliott is closely watching the craziness in the first picture.  Later, he was steamrolled under Panda Bear and he didn't even whimper.  Mia said, "He's ok!!"

Here's a picture of Mia launching off the top of the igloo.  She's getting some good height and distance to clear the Panda Bear!  Nicely done Mia!!  (That's for you Daddy!!)

I was changing a diaper and I asked Mia to take something to the garbage for me.  She went to the kitchen garbage and pretended to be scared.  And in typical Mia fashion she started singing, "Someone in the kitchen with Dinah...."  Ha ha ha!  Cooper was waiting for her and he said, "It's not a ghost!  It's Elliott!!"  :)

2/4/2015

Mia ate jelly toast and a bite of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bean & beef burrito, a large serving of sweet potatoes, and a large serving of tropical fruit.  Right before lunch I was putting food on their plates and I heard Mia say, "Get on my back Cooper!"  I poked my head around the corner and she was standing on the igloo preparing to jump!  What!?!  :)  Ha ha!  When she had finished lunch she found a piece of fruit on the table (at least I hope it came off the table - just kidding) and said, "I found a piece of fruit!"  I asked her if she was going to eat it and she replied, "Of course!"  Ha  ha ha!  She cracks me up!

I took these next two pictures when Mia was reading (or attempting to read) to Cooper.  The book is about farm animals and she was singing, "Over in the barnyard by the big shady tree..."  Cooper started singing along....and that led to the next picture!

Mia stopped reading and is scolding Cooper because he was singing along with her.  She was telling him to just be quiet and listen to her!  I wasn't feeling too sympathetic because we'd just finished Story Time and she was being quite noisy!  :)  So I started being silly along with her and she said, "You crack me up Gary!"  Love this age group - never a dull moment!

Mia spotted a neighbor walking their dog down the street and started yelling at Cooper, "Doggie doggie!"  Then she went to the window and was waving at them and said, "Hi Neighborhood!!"  Ha! We also colored coffee filters at Art Time and then sprayed the pictures with water and watched the ink run. It always dries so pretty!  And of course I had to spray them a bit with some water too!  Mia and Cooper both started yelling, "Spray me! Spray me!!"

2/3/2015

Mia ate two servings of cinnamon roll and ate canned prunes for breakfast.  (The kids love those prunes!)  For lunch she ate half of this combo: scrambled eggs, hash browns, cheese, and sausage.  She also ate half of waffle, and ate her melon mix.  At breakfast Mia thought it was hilarious when I missed the garbage with a prune seed!

Hmmm...there's a common theme in these next two pictures!  Way to use your heads Mia and  Cooper!!  :)  They found a new way to move the igloo around!  What you can't see in this picture is Elliott on the other side of the igloo wondering why it was moving!

Cooper and Mia were taking turns stacking blocks for their "motorcycle" and then pushing each other around.  Then it evolved into intentionally crashing and having to rebuild the blocks every time.  Elliott was quite intrigued with the whole process.  I like what the camera did for Mia's leggings!  The picture above is a closer representation of how they actually look.  The stripes in her pants are straight across just like her shirt.

Elliott had a handful of Mia's ponytail this morning.  I was actually very proud of her response - obviously it hurt, but she didn't retaliate.  She yelled for my help and then cooperated when I took his hand and showed him what a gentle touch looks and feels like while stroking Mia's hair.  "Gentle touches" is the phrase the children hear many times a day at Daycare!!  Good job Mia!

2/2/2015

Mia is not at Daycare today so there will be no Blog.  See you tomorrow!