Atley's Journal

Atley ate a large serving of bran cereal and two servings of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of chicken, whole wheat pita bread, no avocado, no peppers, no cucumbers, and ate pears.  At breakfast Atley looked out the window and said, "The snowstorm is NOT working; it's NOT snowing!"  Haha! First picture:  Well Atley arrived and she's doing what she does best!!  Being hilarious and making the other kids laugh.  In this picture Atley is showing Linnea the proper way to wear shorts!!  It was pretty cute how Linnea followed her lead and did the exact same thing Atley was doing!!  Following picture:  I turned the box upside down and it's a cave!!  Linnea was peeking in to see what Avi and Atley were doing.    More pictures: Lauralea was catching the bus this morning and entertaining the kids through the window.  Following picture: Atley was getting on her soccer gear!  Last picture: Atley and Avi doi...

Atley ate cream of wheat cereal and half of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of baked beef kabobs with meat, pineapple, zucchini, and peppers.  She ate brown rice and bites of pineapple on the side. First picture: This is from yesterday afternoon when Hudson, Baby Callahan, and Momma Maddy came to visit.  Lots of fun to see them all.  Just a head's up for everyone - Callahan will be starting at Little Treasures on April 1st!  Cheers! Next picture: Atley can make these books sound SO interesting!!  For example, this morning I counted NINE different songs she was singing (at a very high volume) while looking at the books.  This picture makes it looks like she's just totally absorbed in the book in her own quiet little world.  That's all pretty true except for the "quiet" part!  :) Next picture:  I moved the big box out of the play room just for something different this morning.  Before I moved it all the w...

Atley ate waffle and a bite of fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of Shepard's Pie with meat, carrots, potatoes, and green beans.  She ate whole wheat tortillas, and she ate her cherries. This first picture is left over from yesterday, but I was impressed with how well Atley was doing on this activity.  It's a puzzle of shapes, but also using colors which is how she is was able to make it work.  But it's exposing her to lots of shapes as well and I was happy to see how hard she worked at it.  Second picture:  Linnea was having fun running and working hard to keep up with Atley and Nora.  They were racing from the big window to the gate and back again; over and over.  I took this picture when they slowed down long enough to play with the school buses.  Notice that 2 of the 3 (Nora and Atley) are busy on their phones.  Yup, that looks about right!  :) This next note is a little crude, so brace yourself!  ...

Atley ate two servings of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate no "whole 30" chili with meat, sweet potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.  She ate whole wheat dinner roll, and no tropical fruit. First picture: Avi went into the preschool room first and when Nora and Atley followed Avi said, "I can't hear!!"  Haha!  And they hadn't even started their singing/reading thing!  That was funny and she knew she was being funny!  Every book Atley read out there was either "To grandma's house we go" or "Way up in the arctic."  And it was borderline deafening!!  :) Atley went potty on the toilet this morning and as she came into the play room she made a LOUD announcement!  "Hey guys!!  I went potty!!"  Which was pretty cute except the only ones not with us in the bathroom were Svea and Linnea.  They didn't seem to care much about Atley's announcement!  Haha!  And Atley didn't s...

Atley ate most of whole wheat English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of pork chop meat, ate whole wheat toast, bite of beets, no sweet potatoes, and ate applesauce. First picture: Atley and Linnea were the only ones here and Atley was out reading preschool books and when Lauralea came upstairs Atley moved beside the kitchen entrance to jabber at her.  Second picture;  Atley was being sweet to Svea and Linnea.  When she was done with the book she asked Svea if she wanted to "touch it."  The snow and snowflakes on the pages are "touch and feel." Atley also asked the little girls; "When I'm done do you wanna read it?!?"  :)  That was sweet Atley. I just thought this next picture was cute because these two were sitting side-by-side with the same toys, doing the same thing, and each had a stuffed animal too.  (I guess I can call Elmo an animal! Ha!)  Speaking of these two they were sitting about this close ...

Atley ate most of Chex cereal and ate peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of ground beef, half of whole wheat hamburger bun, no tomatoes, no avocado, and no oranges. Atley kept her diaper dry this morning so that was awesome; two trips to the potty.  We've been doing group sessions in the bathroom;  it always seems to help the next ones see the potty routine!  Here's how I would classify them: Avi is the "veteran" of the group, Atley is the "rookie," and I'll call Nora the potential "prospect."  :)  Good work this morning Atley! We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend so everything is new once again!!  First picture: Atley and Nora were looking at books and singing.  All Christmas songs!  For example; In the picture Atley has a "Care Bears" book and she's singing, "The twelve Days of Christmas!"  "And a partridge in a pear tree!" Next picture: What do you think these two are singing...

Atley ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, no green beans, and ate her applesauce.  At the breakfast table Atley was coughing and Nora (very sweetly) asked; "Are you ok Atley?"  No answer.  Again; "Are you ok Atley?"  No answer.  Avi said, "She's ok."  (ha!)  Nora; "Are you ok Atley?"  Again Avi answered, but this time said, "She's not ok."  Nora said, "Gary!!  Atley not talk to me!!"  Me: "Atley, please answer Nora. We answer when someone talks to us."  (I guess I was caught up in listening and being entertained by the entire exchange!!)  Haha! This first picture cracks me up!  Atley has been doing lots of this "eyes closed" look lately and it amuses me!  The music was playing here so we'll just assume she was feeling the music!  Ha!  She actually may have been because Music has been her language for a long time.  There is s...