Atley's Journal

Atley ate two servings of waffle and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  As soon as Nora arrived she was eating breakfast and Atley said, "I called you."  Nora said, "Well I was driving."  Atley said, "Nooooo, your Mom was driving!!"  Haha!!  For lunch she ate chicken, half of whole wheat tortillas, ate corn, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples. Atley has been very interested in Momma Emily's pregnant tummy recently.  This morning Emily was showing Atley where the baby's feet were located.  Well that's fine, but Atley wanted to know more; "Where is Miles' bum bum?!?"  LOL. cracked me up. First picture;  Atley was cutting again today with the scissors.  I drew some lines for her to follow and she worked at it for awhile and said, "These (referring to the scissors) don't work very well!"  Ha!  Following picture: Doing some more preschool activities; this time with Avi. Last picture: Linnea was taki...

Atley ate two servings of kix cereal and ate mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground turkey, most of whole wheat hamburger bun, no tomatoes, bites of avocado, and ate cherries. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend (or "toy exchange Monday!!") and as always it was a busy morning!!  In the first picture you can see what Atley played with first: she has several of the stuffed whales, dolphins, and a fish.  She appears fascinated by the fish!!  :)  She also has a blanket and she wraps them up or just covers them.  That's way more fun than using one of the dolls!! Avi and Atley were working on some scissor skills again and Avi said;  "Hey Gary! We're doing some  lining !!"  It's funny because it always sounds like; "We're doing some  lying !!"  Here's what "lining" means: Using a marker to draw a line or lines on the paper and then cutting on the line.  :) Next two pictures - Atley also did seve...

Atley ate half of oatmeal and ate baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of hamburger stew with meat, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  She ate whole wheat dinner roll and apricots. I want to remind everyone my vacation starts next week on Thursday July 4th and I'll be back on Monday July 15th.  I've told several of you, but in case someone is wondering we've rented a Forest Service cabin for 7 nights - no electricity or cell service; Cheers!! - and then go to Billings to see our Granddaughters.  Oh yes, my Son and Daughter-in-law live in Billings too so we'll probably say hi to them as well!!  :) This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Atley was talking to Baby Callahan.  He has a handful of hair in his left hand and is reaching for more with his right hand!  Ha!  As you can imagine Atley didn't hang around there very long!!  Also from yesterday, Lauralea read some books to the kids in the ...

Atley ate bites of French toast and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of ground beef with marinara sauce, most of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate cauliflower, and bites of fruit salad. Nora's Daddy Ryan gets a kick out of the fact that Atley still says he's got a "new truck!"  When he came around the corner this morning Atley said, "He's got a new truck!!"  Nora was in total agreement and said, "Yes he does."  And it will probably be that way for a long time going forward. Atley still says that about Avi and Svea's Daddy Andy and his truck.  This morning she said, "He got a new truck!!"  And it's been a long time since he bought his!  :) First picture: Linnea's flashlight wouldn't shine so Atley was trying to figure it out for her.  Atley eventually handed it to me and I just firmly thumped it on my knee and it immediately went on.  "Magic!"  Hey, they were impressed and that...

Atley ate three servings of whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pulled pork, whole wheat bun, ate some peas, and ate strawberries. This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon.  There are small apples falling off the neighbor's apple tree and the kids have been picking them up and tossing them around the yard.  So I went and got the garbage basket (semi-hidden behind Avi) and gave them a place to toss the little apples.  Right now the apples are "choke-able size" for Svea and Linnea and that makes me very nervous!!  So I'll be doing some major branch cutting this weekend!!  (I do have an agreement with my neighbor, just in case you thought you might be reading about me in the paper!!  "Neighbor destroys Neighbor's apple tree!!"  Haha!!  Anything hanging over my fence is legal!) Avilene said, "I'm going to Disney World." Then after a couple of moments she continued; "But it do...

Atley ate whole wheat bagel and grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, some brown rice, no stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries. This first note and picture are from yesterday afternoon.  This is my shirt from yesterday and I told the kids it was me and "I am a super hero."  So in the afternoon Linnea pointed at it and said, "Gary super girl."  LOL!!  It was so funny, except Atley and Nora were having no part of that!  They kept telling Linnea I was a "super boy."  Ha!  Linnea never did relent; "super girl!!"  :) Atley seemed to be feeling better than she was yesterday.  I'm judging that simply by the way she played compared to yesterday.  She was much busier and I never saw her lay on the couch once.  So that was good.  I took these next pictures when she was doing some preschool activities.  She said she was building a "house" in the following picture while Nora and Avi were sorting the colors. ...

Atley ate bran cereal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, bites of whole wheat hamburger bun, no cucumber, bite of avocado, and ate pears. First picture: This was not an easy morning for Atley, but she didn't complain or anything like that. She just wasn't her normal cheerful playful self.  So I took this picture after she'd laid like this several times for several minutes each time.  When it was nap time she laid down and I don't think she hardly moved.  Her eyes were closed almost immediately.  So I'm hoping a good long nap will help her feel better. Next picture: Linnea offered Atley a drink of "milk."  Linnea said, "Want some?"  Atley said, "No."  Linnea said, "What you want today? Water?"  Haha! Next picture: Atley did work on some puzzles and a couple of preschool activities, but nothing for very long.  She didn't feel much like focusing for more than just a couple of minutes and then...