Atley's Journal

Atley ate several bites of breakfast; kix cereal and mixed fruit.  For lunch she ate ground turkey, whole wheat bun, no lettuce, tomato, and no cherries. I'm posting some pictures from Friday afternoon that I think you'll enjoy!  Kenzie loves fixing the little girl's hair and Atley does a great job of sitting for her!  On Thursday Atley sat long enough for Kenzie to fix a cute braid in both of Atley's ponytails. Kenzie and Riley thought it was SO funny when they were sitting in the chair and Avi and Atley started pushing them around and around.  They said, "Take a picture of the little ones pushing us!!"  Atley and Avi were pushing pretty fast I might add!!  Atley was basically doing it with one hand and hanging on to her book with the other hand.   Then in the following picture Kenzie and Riley were arranging the kids on the chair and Kenzie was taking the pictures.  They were all cooperating amazingly well with the "older" girls.  Wel...

Atley ate oatmeal and applesauce for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of hamburger stew with meat, green beans, carrots, and potatoes.  She ate dinner roll and maybe a nibble or two of apricots. Hudson was pretty thrilled when he heard Atley say, "Bubba."  And she does say it real clear!  He said, "She can talk!!"  That's awesome; what'd she say?  He answered, "Bubba!  She said my name!!"  It was cute how excited he was!  :) Here are a couple of pictures from this morning's activities;  Nora and Atley were playing side-by-side with the toasters!  These little toasters are spring loaded and the springs are pretty stout and not easy for the kids to set!  However, they do send the "toast" flying!  Ha!  The 2nd picture:  Hudson had announced; "It's night night time everyone!  Lay down on your pillows!"  My first thought; This won't fly!  But it worked and everyone, including Nora, played along. ...

Atley ate most of french toast and two servings of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of the meat from pulled pork sandwich, bites of bread, bites of peas, and bites of watermelon. Hey Megan, Hudson spotted you driving back the opposite direction after waving at the kids at the window.  He said, "Hey!!  There's Megan again!"  :) Sometimes Atley will clear toys off a shelf and move on to the next shelf to clear it as well!  :)  And that seems to be the game; just clearing shelves!  Lauralea and I always called this the "dump and run" stage!  However, sometimes she has a plan and this first picture is an example.  She started by taking every book out of the bookrack and dumped them in a big pile.  Then she made several trips to line up a dozen or so books on the window step, then set down and started reading!  :) Here are a couple more pictures from this morning's activities.  Atley was taking combs to Nor...

Atley ate most of whole wheat toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bite or two of ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, she ate all her squash (first), and ate her fruit salad. When Avi's Daddy Andy was leaving he asked Avi, "Can I have a love?"  Nora was standing at the gate and just lifted up her arms and he hoisted her up and got a hug.  So cute!  So I told him he should be feeling pretty special because not everyone gets that opportunity with Nora!!  :)  Then Avi hugged her Daddy and of course Atley was ready for a turn as well.  I was totally waiting for his reaction when he reached over the gate and picked up Atley.  He was surprised!!  Yup, and that's why she can push that swivel/rocker chair around and around no matter what anyone else wants!!  Haha!! Pictures from this morning: There is a zipper on the back of the chair that they frequently squabble over - no more - After I took...

Atley ate half of her whole wheat bagel serving and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, a large serving of brown rice, no stir fry vegetables, and no raspberries. I took this first picture of Atley playing with the combs and she played with them off and on all morning!  She LOVES these combs!  This was minutes after we were done waving bye to Mommy at the window.  Yesterday she did this same thing immediately after I'd put a new ponytail in her hair.  Kenzie and Riley were watching and laughing uproariously!!  Silly Atley!! Atley and Nora played in the swivel/rocker chair again with Atley pushing (and sometimes rocking) and Nora riding and laughing.  (See picture from yesterday.  Ha!)  They love that chair!!  Atley is so strong and tough and I think she's realizing she can push harder than anyone else!  (It's about even with her and Hudson.)  So I've had to keep a close watch when all the kids are around ...

Atley ate bites of bran cereal and ate raisins for breakfast.  For lunch: From her chicken salad she ate chicken, olives, bite of cucumber, no tomato.  She ate avocado and her pears.  And bites of pita bread. I had an awesome time in Louisiana with my precious daughter and her husband.  (He's a great guy too!!)  I just have to include a couple pictures from my trip - I'm limiting it to just two pictures, ha! So here are a couple that are quite different from what we see in Montana and they typify the State of Louisiana!!  1st picture:  Love these boats and I'm going on a ride up some bayous on my next trip there!  2nd picture:  My daughter only lives about 40 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico and any houses right on the Gulf waters are built high!! The funnest part of trips are coming back to the Little Treasures Kids!!  In the next picture I told Atley to say Hi to Baby Linnea and she waved at her.  :)  Atley was much mo...

Atley is not here today, but I want to Post this Reminder for everyone! I am leaving tomorrow for the airport about 10:30 am, but I will be at the Daycare until then.  Lauralea will cover for me tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday.  Little Treasures is closed Wednesday the 22nd - Friday the 24th for Thanksgiving.  There will be  NO   BLOGS  until I'm back for Daycare on Monday the 27th.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  I'm SO very thankful to be able to go to Louisiana to see my daughter and her husband.  (And wear shorts during November!)