Atley's Journal

Atley ate whole wheat toast (in place of French toast) and strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of Whole 30 Chili with meat, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, peppers, and spices.  She ate whole wheat dinner roll and a large serving of tropical fruit.    This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when we ventured out on a very short "field trip." Ha.  Across the street and three houses down on Rainbow Drive they have their yard full of halloween decorations.  Atley pulled one wagon and Avi pulled the other wagon.  Everyone listened very well - "either that or we're heading back immediately" -  but we didn't stay long because the little boys naturally wanted to get out of the wagons when we stopped.   Next two pictures;  The first picture is a "big alien" and the second picture is "a Christmas tree I got for a present."  I love how you can see her drawings developing and getting more complex along w...

Atley ate raisin cinnamon English muffin and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of chicken, two servings of brown rice, ate broccoli, and ate pineapple.  I was putting breakfast on the table and Svea came to the gate and asked for help with some dress-up clothes.  I said, "Ask Avi to help you."  Avi immediately said, "Or Atley."  Haha. First picture:  Left over from yesterday afternoon.  First, I just thought it was cute because Atley is getting a bit big for this sit-n-spin!!  But she was making it spin fast and said, "This makes me dizzy."   Next picture:  We found another good doll house at a garage sale recently.  (By "we" I mean Lauralea.  Haha.)  It's very cool and in great shape and the girls were loving it.  Atley could not even break away to wave "bye" to Daddy at the window and waving bye is a big deal around here!!  When I told her Daddy was about to drive by she said...

Atley ate whole grain Chex cereal and ate peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate refried beans with hamburger and shredded cheese spread on top.  She ate bites of corn tortilla and ate mandarin oranges.  Ok, I'll get the Blogs back up and running!!  Our Family from Billings left yesterday and our Louisiana Family left today about Noon.  It was wonderful having everyone here and we were super super busy.  The best news; our Louisiana Family is going home to electricity after 28 days without it!!  I'm Very Thankful for that!! This first picture is left over from last Wednesday afternoon.  We have three or four blocks of wood in the yard that we use for the big kids learning to pound nails.  The kids like to tip the bocks over see what bugs are underneath.   We managed to get a Toy, book, and puzzle exchange done this weekend!  Primarily done by one of our workers; Svea and Avi's big Sister.  Thanks for all your hard work Sylvi...

 Hi Everyone!  Just a quick note to say there will be no Blog today and tomorrow.  The Blogs will resume on Monday the 28th.  I have a Dr appointment today and my excuse for tomorrow; our 3 Grandchildren are here.  It's lots of fun and VERY busy which is a challenge to take pictures and notes for the Blogs.  Thank you.

Atley ate two servings of whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork roast, whole wheat tortillas, ate carrots, and two servings of fruit salad.   The first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon.  Nora was running around the climber and managed to get in the picture as I took it.  Avi, Atley, and Svea are under the parachute.  In the second picture you can see the kids (including Miles) enjoying play at the sand table.   Next picture:  My Son-in-law and his Mother came yesterday and the girls are entertaining them.  Nora had a "water gun" she was aiming at them and Atley was taking pictures of them.  :)  Following picture: Atley and Avi doing some Art again with markers, crayons, stamps, and stickers.  Last picture: Outside fun!!  The "seating arrangement" wasn't working too well until I had Atley and Nora trade sides.  This worked much better!  Atley is almost big enough to ...

Atley ate two servings of raisin cinnamon English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken stir fry, brown rice, and two servings of mandarin oranges.   This story doesn't involve your child, but I thought you might like it.  Or maybe not.  Haha. Ok, I'm gonna tell a poop story.  If that grosses you out, then you better skip to the next paragraph!  I was in the kitchen at the sink and the big girls, primarily Avi and Atley, were yelling that there was "poop on the floor!!"  I went running out and sure enough Callahan had a few little piles of poop in a small area; maybe two feet in diameter.  (Avi had picked up some poop on her socks!)  Ok, this is not the first time for that and I did the smartest thing I could think of; yell for help!!  "HEY LAURALEA!!"  I'll bet she's glad she's working from home!  LOL!!  I seriously owe her a big bonus!!  Again.  I put Cal in the sink in the entry ...

Atley ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, two servings of biscuits, ate olives, avocado, and ate her mandarin oranges.    This first picture is left over from Friday afternoon.  It always makes me laugh when the youngest, or one of the youngest is pulling the big kids in the wagon or giving them rides in the chair.  And Cal was working hard and doing a good job.  Take a guess what Atley was saying to Callahan; "Faster Callahan, faster."  Haha.  Look at Atley's face; she's getting a big kick out of something!!  :) Nora wanted to look at videos on Christina's phone again like they did on Friday.  She was a bit shy to ask so she told Atley her idea.  Atley (talking to Christina) said, "Nora told me to ask if we could watch videos."  Haha.  NOTHING shy about Atley.  That made me laugh.  But I made an Executive decision; "we don't need to look at videos when I have so many activities...

Atley ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of salmon, ate whole wheat dinner roll, ate cauliflower, and two servings of mangoes.    Atley and Nora were wanting Christina to watch them run again and of course Christina was more than happy to do that.  Atley said, "Now I want you to laugh!"  Hahaha.  They were LOVING the attention and the fact that Christina was laughing at everything they were doing.  (For three days now!! Haha.)  Geez, I don't know where Christina got the genes to laugh at everything that happens!!  :)  It's not just me; You should have met my Mother!!  Christina and Gideon went to visit a friend this morning and Atley wanted me to continue doing just what Christina was doing.  "Gary, will you say WOO ATLEY and WOO NORA when we run!?  Haha. Sometimes when Nora, Atley, and Avi are doing their Pretend Play it can sound very real.  Nora's voice will be high-pitched an...

Atley ate two servings of cinnamon raisin English muffin and ate cherries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, two servings of whole wheat elbow noodles smothered in two servings of applesauce.  She also ate peas.   First picture; Atley and Nora were doing some of their usual dance moves in front of the mirror and I think this picture is so stinking cute.  It's very cute of both of them.  Second picture: Now this is in contrast to the dancing picture:  Haha, still cute, but a little construction work.  All four of these kids were banging the "drills" on the table at the same time.  Sometimes in unison, but always loud.  :) Today, just like yesterday, Atley and Nora didn't spend any time in the Preschool Room.  Too much fun getting attention from Christina and showing off for her.  Especially running and jumping on the mattress. They were reading in the next picture.  Gideon is looking at his book too.  This is on...

Atley ate three servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of "Hearty Paleo Stew" with meat, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and green beans.  She had two servings of saltines and ate tropical fruit.   At breakfast Atley was watching Nora chew her food and apparently Nora didn't chew to Atley's standards.  Atley said, "That is NOT healthy! You have to eat your food."  Hahaha.  (I'm assuming she meant "chew.") The big excitement for everyone today - including Grandpa Gary - Gideon and his Mommy are here.  Avi and Svea are at Seely Lake until mid-morning Friday so Atley and Nora were explaining the Daycare to Christina.  Atley said, "I am the biggest, but Avi is the oldest."  Nora said, "And I am the prettiest."  Oh man, I had to swallow hard about three times to keep from doing the biggest guffaw ever!!  Totally serious and it was SO stinking fun...

Just want to do a FYI for everyone.  My daughter Christina and Grandson Gideon will be here later today.  So excited to have them coming for a couple of weeks.  I think this is day 20 they've been without electricity in Louisiana from hurricane Laura.  (Think of the heat without air conditioning!!)  Also, I just want to mention that when the air quality is in the hazardous range I will not be taking the children outside.  I have two air purifiers from the Health Department (One was free! ahh, not really free. Thanks to all of us tax payers.) to help with the inside air while the smoke remains.   Atley ate three servings of waffle and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For Lunch she ate chicken, some whole wheat tortillas, half of corn, and ate baked cinnamon apples.  This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon.  Cracks me up!!  Can you tell what she's doing?  She has one of the cameras from the Preschool room an...

Atley ate kix cereal and two servings of mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate turkey burger, whole wheat hamburger bun, no tomato, bite of avocado, and ate mandarin oranges.    We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and this first picture represents what Atley spotted first and she was seriously excited!!  She said, "I missed this eagle!!  I LOVE this eagle SO much!!"  And she really does.  I remember that too from the last time it went through the rotation.  (16 weeks ago. Probably 17 counting vacation!)  Later she was playing with something else and Callahan picked the eagle up and took it to Atley.  Ha.  Then he tried to give her something different and Atley said, "No thank you."  Callahan said, "You're welcome."  :)  Here are some pictures from Atley's morning.  She and Svea were wearing masks and checking them out in the mirror.  (Wearing "masks" just doesn't seem like much fun t...

Atley ate oatmeal and two servings of baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger stew with meat, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and green beans.  She had two servings of whole wheat dinner roll and ate apricots.   This first picture is leftover from yesterday.  I was taking a picture of these three girls because they were having a secretive conference.  (They had their heads together whispering and it was super cute.)  At the same moment Atley spotted a bug on the blue balance beam.  Haha.  Look at her expression!!  Love this!!   Nora started howling like she was dying and I'd seen and heard nothing!??!  What the heck!?  "What happened Nora?"  Nora said, "Atley screamed at me!"  "What!?! I didn't hear it."  However, Atley then took ownership and said, "That's because I was close to her."  LOL!  Cracked me up. Pictures from this morning's activities.  First on...

Atley had two servings of French toast and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of pulled pork, ate whole wheat toast, peas, and two servings of watermelon.   Ok everyone, sorry, but no pictures on today's Blog!!  For some reason the pictures I took today will not load on Blogger.com so I'll try to figure that out tonight.  (Blogger.com has been updated so I may need to do something to make sure I'm still compatible.)  The Blog will no doubt be much shorter because I depend on the pictures to tell the stories!!  So I'll just try to paint the pictures for you.  Ha! Yesterday afternoon Atley yelled, "Gary!! Nora said a bad word!!"  "Oh really, what'd she say?"  Atley said, "She said she's not gonna get me any presents!"  LOL!!  The kids were waving bye to Momma Molly this morning.  Atley kind of stumbled backwards off the yellow bench and she was grabbing for any kind of "hand hold' she could find. ...

Atley ate two servings of whole wheat toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce on top of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, bite of cauliflower, and ate fruit salad.    First picture;  Atley, Nora, and Svea dancing in front of the mirror.  I love how they go right to the mirror to do their dancing.  :)  Following Nora's lead!  Second picture: Nora and Atley were playing with the big car ramp and I kept hearing; "No Miles, no!  No Miles, no!" Look at Miles' cute little innocent face.  :)   Last picture; Doing some puzzles.  The one Nora and Atley are working on is unique. (Compared to the more common puzzle like the one Avi has.)  Atley does a pretty good job with the different kinds of puzzles.