After what I now realize has been a whole lot of going and
doing over the past few weeks, we tried to settle down a bit this week and
remember our “home” routine. That turned
out to be a good plan, given the extreme heat in our corner of the world – well
above 100 degrees! – most of the week.
Ack!
Here are the fabulous highlights…
1)
Daddy has been teasing the girls by leaving the
collar up on his shirt sometimes, as things being “out of order” get them all
out of sorts. I planted this seed once
upon a time, but it’s so funny to hear them get all flustered, “Daddy, put your
collar down! You’re not Elvis!”
2)
The girls helped me make granola on Sunday. They were so proud to scoop out the oatmeal
and other ingredients, stir the bowl, and rake everything into a pan. And of course they’ve been so excited to eat
their creation most every day.
3)
One afternoon I was going to run a quick errand
while the girls stayed home with Daddy.
I told them I wouldn’t be long. “How
long will you be gone?” Baby A asked. “One
minute? Two minutes?” About 15 minutes, I told her. “That’s a LONG time!!!” she said.
4)
One morning the girls came with me to run a few
quick errands…the post office, the mall, and the grocery store. They were incredibly well-behaved, especially
at the mall where we bought new shoes for them.
I was dreading that part of the morning, but they were very good about
touching with one finger, even in pretty close quarters in the shoe store. We’ll still be doing our shopping in limited
doses, but I’m feeling more confident in what I can actually accomplish with them!
5)
The lady working the desk at the post office
gave the girls coloring / activity books.
When we got home we looked at the books – all about different landmarks
throughout the US – and the girls wanted to play with them. This was the first time both of them
[sorta-kinda] tried to color within the lines, using appropriate colors for the
pictures. And I was AMAZED that they
both followed directions on one of the activities, to “circle all the falcons”
among many different types of birds.
6)
We had one cooler day this week, and we decided
to take the girls to Jackson’s Orchard.
They were so very excited to get a snack and go down the “bumpy slide”
over and over and over. I love seeing my
family so at home there.
7)
Our girls have been full of imagination for so
long, but Baby A has really been talking it up lately. Particularly at bedtime, she has been telling
the tallest tales…incorporating different places she’s gone, animals she’s
seen, things she’s done. And when she
transitions between thoughts, she’s most often been saying, “And then, all of a
sudden…” It just cracks me up!
8)
Baby B was reading a book with Daddy one
day. I heard her looking at the table of
contents. She named the page number and
then said, “So this story must be on this page!” We often look at the table of contents
together, but this was the first time I’d seen one of the girls in action.
9)
The girls have been a hit and a miss with naming
their right and left hands (mostly hits, but not enough for me to be confident)…but
I think I’m crossing this off our list.
They’re pretty darn consistent when I say, “Give me your right hand,” or
“Turn left” in a store.
10)
We took the girls to story time at the book
store on Friday. I was so proud of how
they listened to the story and focused on the craft (a bookmark). We’re growing up!
Very thankful for this everyday fabulousness!
3 comments:
Yours are a whole year ahead of mine on right/left... mine have only gotten that within the last few months.
And, I'm impressed that you make your own granola. Is it hard?
Wow I never thought that it might be time to teach the girls right and left! Thanks for the idea!
We enjoy our library's story time in the summer but it hasn't started yet. We might check out one in one of the book stores in the city sometimes this summer. Always a fun treat!
"You're not Elvis!" ha!! love it!
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