Just like Dziadzia

My girl loves her dzia dzia (grandpa).  Last time he visited, the two of them shared a snack together.  Every time he took a drink, A had to take one too.  She watched out of the corner of her eyes to see when he'd put his glass down so she'd know when to put hers down.  Too precious!

Mama's helper

Before little sister was born, we got a few baby items out of storage.  This travel swing was one of them.  A would put a doll in it and pile blankets and pillows on top to "help."  We knew once the baby came, we'd have to keep an eye on our helper.  Sure enough, she brings her little sister blankets and toys and piles them on top of her.  We make sure she doesn't cover baby's face, and then we take the items off once A looks away.  I'm happy to have such a willing helper who does things without being asked!

Freezer box fort

We got a new deep freezer this summer.  A had fun using the box as a fort.  She would bring all of her toys and blankets from her bed to the fort and hang out in there.  Gotta love cheap, creative play!

Magnet puzzle

I got this Melissa and Doug magnet fishing puzzle on sale and A has really enjoyed it more than I thought she would!  We play with it, taking turns.  We tell each other which fish we caught or which fish we are going to try and catch.  I'm going to keep my eyes open for other magnet fishing puzzles.

Big Sister!!

Sorry we've been off the grid lately.  A became a big sister and we've been enjoying time at home with Daddy.  Today we are back to reality...just Mama and the girls.

A is a wonderful big sister.  She is always bringing Baby blankets and toys.  She'll run to her every time she hears a squeak to make sure Baby is okay.  She also loves to give hugs and kisses. 

I'm looking forward to watching these girls grow up and to seeing their sweet relationship blossom.

great game

This is a great game I found at a thrift store recently.  It has several ways of playing.  It comes with a set of dice (one colors and one shapes.).  You can play with or without the dice.  You can play with one or both.  It works with shape and color recognition, identification and taking turns. 

A has a lot of fun with this game and will play it alone or with one of us.  I'd never heard of it before, but I really like it!

Apple and Celery Prints

Yesterday while I was cutting up some celery, I was reminded of a project we did in my kindergarten class for Mother's Day.  We took the bottom of the celery stalk, and made rose prints with it.  I asked A if she would like to try.

After our celery prints, I cut an apple in half (horizontally) and A made star prints with the apple.  I know there is a story/book that goes along with finding a star inside of an apple, but can't remember the title.

This was a really quick art project and A had fun making flowers and stars.  She enjoyed showing her prints off and telling others how she had made them!