Atley's Journal

Atley ate bites of French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of hearty paleo stew with meat, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots.  She also ate crackers and tropical fruit. First picture: This one is left over from yesterday afternoon!  I was telling families good bye out in the entrance room.  I wondered why Atley had not joined us like she always does and even more surprising than normal; she was being very quiet!  Haha!!  Well the picture tells the story!  I came into the room to find her in Callahan's baby seat!  Ha!  Well I'll get a picture Atley - got it - now get out before you break it!!  Haha!!  Cracked me up! Middle picture: Atley doing some highflying off the top of the igloo.  I love how her ponytail is flying!  Linnea had been standing back by the wall watching her jump over and over.  And every time Atley jumped she'd say: "You wanna watch ...

Atley ate two servings of waffle and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, whole wheat tortillas, corn, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples. This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon.  Lauralea was doing some "testing" with the kids for their developmental check list.  It's hard for the others to be silent when it's NOT their turn to answer!  (Good practice for them!)  Shortly after I took this picture Lauralea asked Nora, "When do we go outside?"  Well, Nora knows the answer because she's always talking about going outside "after we wake up from nap."  But it was being asked in a different way - which is part of the testing! Finally Nora just pointed across the table at Atley and said, "I want Atley to know!"  Hahaha!  Translated as; "ask her, not me!" Next picture: Atley arrived and she and Linnea were at the fence looking at Callahan.  Atley kept doing these "fake laughs...

Atley ate half of kix cereal and ate mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground turkey, whole wheat hamburger bun, bite of tomatoes, bite of avocados, and she ate her cherries. Nora is always saying something about Callahan having a penis when I'm changing him, but today was funny!  I was changing him and Nora said, "Does the little guy have a penis?"  Yes he does Nora.  So Atley asks, "Does Callahan have a "PEE-NUT-US?"  Haha!  (Three syllables with the best pronunciation!!) First picture: Atley is gazing at the Baby Callahan on the floor.  I think not.  Ha!  Pictures are funny because you can make them be anything you want them to be.  I'd just moved the "musical toy" over Callahan and Atley was absorbed in that!  :) Here are some more pictures from this morning's activities.  I'm very impressed with how Atley has made progress playing with the preschool trays.  I can pretty much trust her to get the tr...

Atley ate most of brown rice and ate raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate hamburger stew with meat, green beans, carrots, and tomatoes.  (She didn't really want to eat the stew, BUT she wanted more apricots!!)  She also ate two servings of whole wheat dinner roll and two servings of apricots.  So at breakfast the three table girls (Atley, Avi, Nora) were talking about "bandaids" for at least 10 minutes!  Atley and Avi both have bandaids this morning and Nora was chiming in about an old bandaid experience of some kind.  Finally Nora decided to whip out the trump card: "You can't eat my chocolate chip!!"  Haha!  Apparently the chocolate chip is used to wash down her antibiotic!!  :) I have some pictures left over from yesterday afternoon when Reid was hanging out with the kids again.  They love it and, not surprisingly, he likes being the "big dog" too!!  His Momma Lesley came earlier yesterday than he wanted and he said, "You ...

Atley ate French toast and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of ground beef with marinara sauce over whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate cauliflower, and half of fruit salad. This first picture is from yesterday afternoon when Reid was here and he'll be here again today.  He was showing off his handiwork (displayed on his legs) to his mesmerized and adoring viewers; Avi, Nora, and Atley.  :)  He called these "melty beads."  So I looked on amazon and sure enough there they are.  (Little plastic beads and you can make all kinds of shapes and designs, then "melt" them together with an iron.  The thought of Reid with an iron scares me!!)  Reid has always made me laugh and here's a zinger from yesterday that you may like - even though it doesn't have anything to do with the little kids.  As soon as he arrived he said, "I bet you be wondering why I'm wearing so much neon!!"  No, I bet I not be wondering!!  I didn't noti...

Atley ate two servings of whole wheat toast and bites of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, peas, and strawberries.  So for you observant types that noticed whole wheat toast for breakfast AND whole wheat toast for lunch here's the reason!!  Haha!  Our menu is set up to  not  have repeating breads or anything else in the same day.  However, we switched Wednesday's Lunch with Thursday's lunch, so there you have it!!  :)  And I won't bore you with the reason for that switch!! I was in the kitchen getting lunch on the plates and Nora started howling and screaming frantically like the apocalypse had settled in at Little Treasures!!  She was standing in the  center  of the mattress, no one around her, and no one else even on the mattress!!  What the heck is she screaming about!?! "A BUG, A BUG!"  Where?  "THERE!!  THERE!!  THERE!!"  I finally spotted it with the ...

Atley ate toasted whole wheat bagel and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, a large serving of brown rice, bites of stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries. I inadvertently pinched Avi's finger; not hard enough to hurt her, but it still made me cringe.  Atley was nearby and picked right up on that!!  Atley said, "That REALLY makes my finger hurt right here!!"  (Showing us where it made her finger hurt!!  Ha!)  Avilene said, "It was MY finger!!"  Ha! First picture: Atley and Avi were practicing their "sommersaults!"  (That was their words.) Next picture: Nora was in the preschool room reading books and kept asking Atley to join her.  "Do you wanna read with me Atley?  Do you wanna read with me Atley?"  By the time Atley joined her Nora was doing some drawing on the little board - whatever it's called.  Of course Atley started singing at a loud volume and Nora was soon hollering; "I can't h...